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Welcome to the Emerging Circuits and Computation (ECC) Group

Our group, comprised of Mustafa Altun and his scholars & students, is in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Istanbul Technical University. In terms of research, we aim to develop new computing paradigms as well as circuit design and electronic design automation (EDA) techniques especially for future and emerging technologies. We also have a special interest in electronics reliability in both circuit and system levels. In terms of teaching, we offer courses on digital/analog circuit design as well as on computational nanoelectronics.

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Group news

  • Apr. 2021 We will present our work "Efficient Hardware Implementation of Convolution Layers Using Multiply-Accumulate Blocks" in IEEE-ISVLSI 2021.
  • Apr. 2021 We will present our work "A Study on Hardware-Aware Training Techniques for Feedforward Artificial Neural Networks" in IEEE-ISVLSI 2021.
  • Nov. 2020 We have received TUBITAK Project Performance Award given to our completed TUBITAK 3501 project on computing with nano-crossbar arryas" for its outcomes and future impacts.
  • Oct. 2020 We have received TUBITAK Project Performance Award given to our completed TUBITAK 1002 project on reversible computing for fault tolerance" for its outcomes and future impacts.
  • Sept. 2020 Our patent "CMOS compatible device based on four-terminal switching lattices" is granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • May 2020 We will present our work "Efficient Hardware Implementation of Artificial Neural Networkcompleted s Using Approximate Multiply-Accumulate Blocks" in IEEE-ISVLSI 2020.
  • Apr. 2020 Our project on hardware implementation of artificial neural networks received a grant from the TUBITAK Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program (1001).
  • Apr. 2020 We have received Science Academy Young Scientist Award (BAGEP) given to 40 scientists among nearly 400 applicants in Turkey; we are the only awardee in the field of electrical and electronics engineering.
  • Jan. 2020 We will present our work "Efficient Time-Multiplexed Realization of Feedforward Artificial Neural Networks" in IEEE-ISCAS 2020.
  • Jan. 2020 We will present our work "A Novel Method for the Realization of Complex Logic Functions Using Switching Lattices" in IEEE-ISCAS 2020.
  • Nov. 2019 Four years in a row, we present our works in a premier conference on electronic design automation DATE with 6 published papers; good success!
  • Nov. 2019 We will present our work "Nano-Crossbar based Computing: Lessons Learned and Future Directions" in a premier conference on electronic design automation DATE 2020.
  • Nov. 2019 We will present our work "CMOS Implementation of Switching Lattices" in a premier conference on electronic design automation DATE 2020.
  • Oct. 2019 We will give a keynote talk "Computing with Nano-crossbar Arrays" in CENICS 2019.
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Our progress by the numbers, 2013-2020

Founded in 2013, our group has made many achievements including:

  • Nearly $1.075.000 was received to be spent for our group. $400.000 came from an international EU H2020 project; $100.000 came from an international TUBITAK-NSF project; and $500.000 came from six different national TUBITAK projects. We are the principal investigator (PI) of all these 8 projects. Additionally, $50.000 came directly from our industry partners and $25.000 came from university-internal sources.
  • 61 peer-reviewed papers were published/accepted in leading journals and conferences. 36 of them are solely made in ECC -- all authors are from our group; 10 of them are coauthored by our collaborators from industry; and 21 of them are coauthored by our collaborators from academia.
  • 3 patents were granted. Two of them are US patents and one of them is a TR patent.
  • 10 Masters students graduated from our group; 6 Doctoral students are expected to graduate by 2023; and 2 Posdoctoral researchers joined us.
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Joining our group

  • For current open positions in the area of artificial neural network implementations click here.
  • For current open positions in the area of nano-crossbar implementations click here.
  • Visiting professors/researchers and postdoc scholars are very welcome. They are highly encouraged to apply for the following programs:
    • European Union H2020 Individual Fellowships (MSCA - IF)
    • TUBITAK Research Fellowship Program For Foreign Citizens (2216)
    • TUBITAK National Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program (2218)
    • TUBITAK Fellowship for Visiting Scientists and Scientists on Sabbatical Leave (2221)
    • TUBITAK International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers (2232)
    • TUBITAK-EU H2020 Co-Funded Brain Circulation Scheme (2236)
  • Various funded research projects available for graduate and undergraduate students on the following topics:
    • Circuit/system design for emerging technologies based on crossbar arrays
    • Hardware implementation of artificial neural networks
    • Stochastic, bit stream, and time based computing
    • Reliability of electronic circuits and systems
    • Approximate computing

Collaborating with our group

  • We are wide open to national/international collaborations with academia and industry.
  • We are dedicated to establish new partnerships for EU H2020 work programmes including, but not limited to:
    • Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
    • Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
  • We are dedicated to establish new partnerships within EU Cost actions and joint international calls.
  • We are also interested in industry based and market driven partnerships through EUREKA.
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If interested in our group, please contact Mustafa at altunmus@itu.edu.tr or stop by EEF 3005 (coffee guaranteed).

Selected recent publications

  • The paper published in IEEE Access, 2021
  • The paper published in IEEE TCAD, 2021
  • The paper published in Thin Solid Films, 2021
  • The paper published in IEEE TNANO, 2021
  • Group pictures

  • Our traditional iftar dinner in Karaköy, 2019
  • Birthday party in our lab., 2018
  • ECC show up, 2017
  • Group dining in Baltalimani, 2016
  • Retrieved from "https://www.ecc.itu.edu.tr/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=4253"
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