Dr. Luca Benini

Professor

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Biography

Luca Benini holds the chair in Digital Circuits Systems at ETH Zurich and is a Full Professor at the University of Bologna. He received his PhD from Stanford University. His research interests focus on energy-efficient parallel computing systems, smart sensing micro-systems, and hardware for machine learning. Benini is a Fellow of the IEEE and ACM, and a member of the Academia Europaea and the Italian Academy of Engineering Technology. He has received several prestigious awards, including the 2016 IEEE CAS Mac Van Valkenburg Award, the 2020 EDAA Achievement Award, the 2020 ACM/IEEE Richard Newton Award, the 2023 IEEE CS E.J. McCluskey Award, and the 2024 IEEE CS Open Source Hardware Contribution Award.

Research Interests

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.