Research Interests
My research interests are focused on embedded systems and hardware and software co synthesis. During the previous years, I had been involved in implementing multimedia algorithms in embedded systems, targeting low power consumption while retaining a high performance. Towards this goal, I have researched methodologies to design custom memory hierarchies, exploiting them using high level algorithmic transformations. Also, I have investigated the implementation of IP cores at the circuit level, based on the non-conventional residue number system (RNS). Currently, I am working on (a) implementing high level multimedia algorithms in VHDL (IP Cores) and interfacing them with popular soft-cores (like microblaze or picoblaze), and (b) on evaluating the Data Reuse methodology of motion estimation algorithms, that I have been working on during the previous years, on multicore machines.
Research Projects
  • 2002-2005, Primary researcher in the research program AMDREL(Architectures and Methodologies for Dynamic Reconfigurable Logic) IST-2001-34379, funded by the European Community in 5 th IST Framework(1/3/2002 - 30/06/2005) (http://vlsi.ee.duth.gr/amdrel).
  • 2005, Primary researcher in the research program INOS (Intelligent Networked Optical Sensor), funded by the European Community in 6th IST Framework (http://aceos.telecom.ntua.gr/
  • 2002, Primary researcher in the research program EASY (Energy Aware System on Chip design of the HIPERLAN/2 standard) IST-2000-30093,funded by the European Community in 5 th IST Framework (1/09/2001 - 31/8/2004) (http://easy.intranet.gr/).
  • 2001-2003, Primary researcher in the research program PRENED 1999 "A Methodology for memory management for low power multimedia processors", funded by the research account of D.U.Th. (GeneralSecretariat for Research and Technology), (1/07/2001-30/06/2003).
  • 2000-2001, Primary researcher in the research program PENED 1999 "A Methodology for memory management of real-time and low power embedded multimedia systems", funded by GSRT (General Secretariat for Research and Technology) (Responsible: Assistant Professor D. Soudris).