Dr. Lisa Wills

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Lisa Wills is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2014. Her research focuses on the intersection of computer architecture, microarchitecture, and hardware-software co-design, particularly in the context of big data analytics and genomics. She aims to solve complex computational problems, working towards simplifying the design and deployment of custom hardware that leverages hardware acceleration to advance healthcare and natural sciences. Her work includes significant contributions to performance analysis, hardware logic synthesis, and the development of novel architectures designed to optimize efficiency and accuracy in machine learning and data processing applications. Over the years, Wills has published in prestigious journals and conferences, collaborating with other researchers in the field to push the boundaries of architecture design and hardware capabilities in diverse application domains.

Research Interests

Courses

ECE 891: Internship ECE 557: Computer Architecture Hardware Acceleration ECE 552: Advanced Computer Architecture ECE 250D: Computer Architecture COMPSCI 557: Computer Architecture Hardware Acceleration COMPSCI 550: Advanced Computer Architecture COMPSCI 250D: Computer Architecture COMPSCI 210D: Introduction to Computer Systems

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)