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R. Iris Bahar is a distinguished professor with extensive experience in computer architecture, electronic design automation, and digital circuit design. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and her Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She served as a Professor Emerita at Brown University for 26 years, holding dual appointments in the Departments of Engineering and Computer Science, before joining the Colorado School of Mines as Department Head of Computer Science in January 2022. Her research focuses on energy-efficient and reliable computing at the system and device levels, with applications including near-data processing, hardware/software design, and robust machine learning techniques for robot scene perception. Bahar is a recipient of multiple prestigious awards including the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. She is also an IEEE Fellow and an ACM Distinguished Scientist. Her recent projects explore energy-efficient system designs and the development of robust robotic perception technologies.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Held dual appointments in Engineering and Computer Science.
Colorado School of Mines • Golden, CO
Leadership role in the Department of Computer Science.
Department: Department of Economics