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Zhiru Zhang is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, where he joined as an Assistant Professor in August 2012, before becoming an Associate Professor in July 2018 and a Professor in November 2024. He is a member of the Computer Systems Laboratory. Zhang earned both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and received his B.S. in Computer Science from Peking University in 2001. In 2006, he co-founded AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc., leveraging his dissertation research in high-level synthesis, which was later acquired by Xilinx in 2011. His work predominantly revolves around new applications, optimization algorithms, and design automation tools for heterogeneous computing, with recent publications addressing high-level synthesis, accelerator architectures, and algorithm-hardware co-design in machine learning. Zhang has received numerous accolades, including the Ross Freeman Award for Technical Innovation from Xilinx, and several paper awards and nominations in prestigious conferences. He is also recognized for his teaching excellence with multiple awards from the College of Engineering at Cornell University.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with research in areas such as design automation and machine learning.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Served in a role focusing on advanced research in electrical and computer engineering.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Began academic career in electrical and computer engineering, focusing on design automation.
Xilinx •
Led software development projects and initiatives.
Department of Architecture