Student project: Towards an Ultra-Efficient Hardware AI accelerator: Boosting Performance per Watt and area

*Important for non-EU students: You'll need to be registered at a Dutch university to meet immigration requirements.

Squeezing every joule and every micron for AI performance, within a novel architecture.

What you will do

• Review and understand the concepts and requirements of the current AI accelerator architecture (3wks)
• Review the state-of-the-art architectures to find solutions for increasing the efficiency of the architecture (3wks)
• Workload development (3wks)
• Model the enhancements and prove the efficiency increase (6wks)
• Integrate the model into the system architecture (7wks)
• Investigate the bottlenecks, especially memory, interconnect and compute, and mitigate the proposed architecture (7wks)
• Prepare a demonstration of the proposed System Architecture (5wks)
• Prepare the documentation, including a comprehensive report and presentation (5wks)
  
  Total time: 9 months (39 weeks)
  
  

What we do for you

• Gain experience working with a team of world-class researchers at imec, tackling real-world, cutting-edge challenges.
• Develop practical AI solutions suited for industries like robotics, automotive, and healthcare.
• Work with advanced sensors and testing setups at imec, gaining exposure to state-of-the-art technologies.
• Opportunity to contribute to research that could be published in top scientific journals and conferences.

Who you are

• You are a Master's student with a background in Computer engineering, electrical engineering or Computer Science and a strong interest in developing novel AI architectures.
• You possess SystemC modelling skills and a good understanding of Hardware architectures.
• You possess programming skills in Python, particularly with AI libraries such as PyTorch.
• You are available for a 9-month period, including time for thesis writing.
• You have the legal right to undertake an internship or thesis in the Netherlands.
• Hands-on experience with sensors and development demonstrations is preferred (but not required).
• You are a self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• You are eager to learn, explore, and develop novel AI algorithms and architectures.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• You possess strong analytical skills.
   

Interested

Does this position sound like an interesting next step in your career at imec? Don’t hesitate to submit your application by clicking on ‘APPLY’.
Should you have more questions about the job, you can contact jobs@imec.nl.