ECE SEMINAR AYSE COSKUN

As the energy demands of computing escalate, especially with the growing prevalence of AI, there is a critical need to enhance both the efficiency and sustainability of computing systems. This talk will first present strategies for designing energy- and temperature-aware systems using advanced design and packaging techniques, including 3D integration, on-chip photonics, and optically controlled memories. Next, it will explore how AI-powered methods can automate performance debugging using system telemetry data, thereby improving efficiency and minimizing waste. Lastly, the talk will introduce approaches for transforming data centers into “flexible computing” systems that can participate in emerging power grid programs and respond to fluctuations in green energy availability. The overarching goal is to chart a new course for designing sustainable computing systems that effectively integrate hardware and software innovations.
Prof. Ayse K. Coskun is a full professor at Boston University (BU) at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, where she leads the Performance and Energy Aware Computing Laboratory (PeacLab) to solve problems towards making computer systems more intelligent and energy-efficient. Coskun is also the Director of the BU Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE) and recently served as the interim Associate Dean for Research at BU College of Engineering. Coskun’s research interests intersect design automation, computer systems, and architecture. Her research outcomes are culminated in several technical awards, including the NSF CAREER Award, the IEEE CEDA Ernest Kuh Early Career Award, and an IBM Faculty Award. Coskun has been an avid collaborator of industry (including with IBM TJ Watson, Oracle, AMD, Intel) and received several patents during her time at Sun Microsystems (now Oracle). Her research team has released several impactful open-source software artifacts and tools to the community (such as PACT and Prodigy). Coskun regularly participated in outreach programs and founded a new forum called “Advancing Diversity in EDA” (DivEDA). She currently serves as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Computer Aided Design. Coskun received her PhD degree in Computer Engineering from University of California San Diego.