Invited talk - Network-on-Chip: Design Trends and Open Problems, by Prof. Soumya Joshi

Prof. Soumya Joshi Associate Professor (BITS Pilani University, India), invited by Bioinspired MEMS and Biomedical Devices research unit, ENTEG, and its chairman Prof. A.G.P. Kottapalli, will give a talk on Network-on-Chip: Design Trends and Open Problems.

Abstract: Network-on-Chip (NoC) is a viable technique to implement System-on-Chip (SoC) design that integrates a number of intellectual property (IP) cores into a single chip. In NoC, communication between the cores takes place via an underlying router network. The talk covers the basics of NoC by providing a brief insight into topology design, routing algorithms, and FPGA implementation aspects. It gives an overview of the different research directions associated with NoC by focusing more onto NP-hard problems. The talk also covers case studies of solving well-known NP-hard problems in NoC by providing mathematical modeling and meta-heuristic solutions.

Bio: Dr Soumya received Masters and PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in the area of Embedded Systems. Currently, she works as an Associate Professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, India. Before joining, she worked as Scientist at Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore, India. Her research interests include Network-on-Chip Design, reconfigurable computing, fault-tolerant system design , Verification, and real-time systems. She has completed many sponsored projects in the area of Network-on-Chip. She currently has collaborations with Austria, Norway, Germany and Australia.