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Name Yajun Ha
Title Professor
School ShanghaiTech University
Department School of Information Science and Technology
Email hayj@shanghaitech.edu.cn
Phone +86-021-20685371
Url https://sist.shanghaitech.edu.cn/hayj_en/main.htm

Work

  • 2017 - Present
    Professor (Tenured)
    ShanghaiTech University
    Professor at the School of Information Science and Technology, leading research in energy-efficient circuits, FPGA architectures, and AI IC design.
    • Principal Investigator for multiple National Natural Science Fund projects
    • Director of Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Energy Efficient and Custom AI IC
  • 2014 - 2017
    Adjunct Associate Professor
    National University of Singapore
    Collaborating with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on research and academic projects.
  • 2014 - 2017
    Co-Director & Scientist
    Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), A*STAR
    Led the I2R-BYD Joint Lab, focusing on autonomous electric vehicle technologies.
  • 2004 - 2013
    Assistant Professor
    National University of Singapore
    Conducted research and taught courses in electrical and computer engineering.
  • 1999 - 2004
    Affiliate Researcher
    IMEC, Belgium
    Researcher in the Design Technology Division, focusing on VLSI and FPGA design.

Activity

Education

  • 2000 - 2004

    Leuven, Belgium

    PhD
    Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Electrical Engineering
  • 1997 - 2000

    Singapore

    M.Eng
    National University of Singapore
    Electrical Engineering
  • 1992 - 1996

    Zhejiang, China

    B.S
    Zhejiang University
    Electrical Engineering

Awards

  • 2022
    Best Paper Award
    IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS)
    Awarded for the paper 'Hierarchical and Recursive Floorplanning Algorithm for NoC-Based Scalable Multi-Die FPGAs'.
  • 2021
    EDAthon 2021 Champion
    IEEE CEDA Hong Kong Chapter
    Won the championship in the EDAthon 2021 competition, showcasing expertise in electronic design automation.
  • 2021
    First Place, DAC 2021 System Design Contest
    Design Automation Conference (DAC)
    Led a team to achieve first place in the DAC 2021 System Design Contest.
  • 2020
    Second Place, DAC 2020 System Design Contest
    Design Automation Conference (DAC)
    Achieved second place in the DAC 2020 System Design Contest.
  • 2017
    Best Paper Award
    Computing Frontiers Conference
    Awarded for the paper 'Quality Optimization of Resilient Applications under Temperature Constraints'.
  • 2009
    Highlight Paper Award
    International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)
    Awarded for the paper 'An Ultra Low-Energy/Frame Multi-standard JPEG Co-processor in 65nm CMOS with Sub/Near Threshold Power Supply'.