LIST OF RESEARCH TEAM MEMBERS

Research Team Members

This is a list of research fellows (PostDocs), PhD students, and MSc/BSc students, I'm currently supervising or I supervised in the past.

PostDocs

Nuša Zidarič, PROACT project (January 2022 -- December 2024)

Mohamed Bamakhrama, DaedalusRT project (October 2013 -- May 2014)

Sven Verdoolaege, Intel project (July 2011 -- July 2012)

Hristo Nikolov, Intel project (July 2011 -- July 2012), SCALOPES project (June 2009 -- June 2011)

PhD Students

Mick Remmerswaal, Applications of AI to Intrusion Detection Systems in IoT

Jiawen Qi, Brain-inspired LLM for Edge Devices

Guorui Lu, Neuromorphic AI Processing for Healthcare

Fatemeh Mehrafrooz, NeuroSoC project

Roozbeh Siyadatzadeh, NeuroSoC project

Sumiran Mehra, NimbleAI project

Abolfazl Sajadi, PROACT project

Faezeh Saadatmand, DSE 2.0 project

Xiaotian Guo, AutoDiCE project
    "Distributed DNN Inference at the Edge",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 2025, ISBN 978-94-93391-89-5
    First Job after graduation: Compiler Engineer at Snap Inc., The Netherlands.

Erqian Tang, Scholarship from China

Svetlana Minakova, ALOHA project
    "System-level Design for Efficient Execution of CNNs at the Edge",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, November 2022, ISBN ,
    First Job after graduation: Applied AI/ML Scientist at Signify, The Netherlands.

Sobhan Niknam, rCPS3 project
    "Generalized Strictly Periodic Scheduling Analysis, Resource Optimization, and Implementation of
     Adaptive Streaming Applications",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, August 2020, ISBN 978-90-9033402-8,
    First Job after graduation: PostDoc Researcher, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Hongchang Shan, Scholarship from China
    "Towards High Performance and Efficient Brain Computer Interface Character Speller:
     Convolutional Neural Network based Methods",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, February 2020, ISBN ,
    First Job after graduation:

Peng Wang, CSC scholarship
    "On the Power Efficiency, Low Latency, and Quality of Service in Network-on-Chip",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, February 2020, ISBN 978-90-9032677-1,
    First Job after graduation:

Christian M. Fuchs , (co-supervision with Aske Plaat)
    "Fault-Tolerant Satellite Computing with Modern Semiconductors",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, December 2019, ISBN 978-94-028-1766-9,
    First Job after graduation:

Alexandar Mechev, (co-supervision with Aske Plaat, Huub Rottgering and Huib Intema)
    "Orchestration of Distributed LOFAR Workflows",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, December 2019, ISBN ,
    First Job after graduation: Software Engineer at Exact, The Netherlands

Jelena Spasic, CREED project
    "Improved Hard Real-Time Scheduling and Transformations for Embedded Streaming Applications",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, November 2017, ISBN 978-94-6299-783-7,
    First Job after graduation: Electronics Engineer, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland.

Di Liu, CSC scholarship
    "Latency, Energy, and Schedulability of Real-Time Embedded Systems",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, September 2017, ISBN 978-94-6299-658-8,
    First Job after graduation: Assistant Professor, National Pilot School of Software at Yunnan University, China.

Emanuele Cannella, MADNESS project
    "Semi-partitioned Scheduling and Task Migration in Dataflow Networks",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, October 2016, ISBN ,
    First Job after graduation: Software Engineer, Lely Industries, The Netherlands.

Teddy Zhai, NEST project
    "Adaptive Streaming Applications: Analysis and Implementation Models",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, May 2015, ISBN ,
    First Job after graduation: Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Irdeto Inc., The Netherlands.

Mohamed Bamakhrama, TSAR project
    "On Hard Real-Time Scheduling of Cyclo-Static Dataflow and its Application in System-Level Design",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, March 2014, ISBN 978-90-90-28032-5,
    First Job after graduation: PostDoc Researcher, LIACS -- Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Mohammad Al Hissi, SoftSoC project

Tsvetan Shoshkov, Daedalus project (guest PhD, Sept 2013 -- March 2014)

Harve Kabamba, NFP fellowship (guest PhD, Sept 2011 -- Dec 2012)

Dmitry Nedezhkin, NEVA, SoftSoc projects
    "Parallelizing Dynamic Sequential Programs using Polyhedral Process Networks",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, December 2012, ISBN 978-90-9027264-1,
    First Job after graduation: AT Consulting, Moskow, Russia.

Lubomir Bogdanov, Daedalus project (guest PhD, Feb 2012 -- June 2012)

Sjoerd Meijer, NEVA, TSAR, SCALOPES projects
    "Transformations for Polyhedral Process Networks",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, December 2010, ISBN 978-90-9025792-1,
    First Job after graduation: Compiler Engineer at ACE Associated Compiler Experts B.V., The Netherlands.

Hristo Nikolov, ARTEMISIA project
    "System-Level Design Methodology for Streaming Multi-Processor Embedded Systems",
    Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, April 2009, ISBN 978-90-9024163-0,
    First Job after graduation: PostDoc Researcher, LIACS -- Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Master Students

Wouter de Zwijger,
    "Increasing Explicit Parallelism in Polyhedral Process Networks using Transformations",
    Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 2012-06, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, June 2012,

Bart van der Drift,
    "Smart Grid: Combining RF mesh grid and public carrier networks for last-mile communications",
    Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 2011-03, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, June 2011,
    First Job after graduation: Software Engineer/Programmer at Delmation BV, The Netherlands

Joris Huizer,
    "Code Migration Support in ESPAM",
    Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 2011-02, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, May 2011,
    First Job after graduation: Software Engineer at ORDINA, The Netherlands

Joris Huizer,
    "Dynamic Scheduling Support in ESPAM",
    Software Project, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, July 2009,

Mikel Azkarate-askasua,
    "JPEG2000 Image Compression in Multi-Processor System-on-Chip",
    Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report CE-TR-2008-05, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, July 2008,
    First Job after graduation: Junior Researcher (Ph.D. student), IKERLAN Technology Research Centre, Mondragon, Basque Country, Spain.

Emanuele Cannella,
    "Performance Evaluation of Multi-threading Operating Systems in MPSoCs generated by ESPAM",
    Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report CE-TR-2008-02, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, June 2008,
    First Job after graduation: .

Ying Tao,
    "Heterogeneous Multiprocessor System Design with ESPAM: Integration of Hardware IP Cores",
    Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 06-21, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, December 2006,
    First Job after graduation: Research Assistant (Ph.D. student), LIACS at Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Wei Zhong,
    "Embedded System-Level Platform Synthesis and Application Mapping for
    Heterogeneous and Hierarchical Multiprocessor Systems",
    Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 06-05, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, May 2006,
    First Job after graduation: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China.

Kai Huang,
    "Automatic Platform Synthesis and Application Mapping for Multiprocessor Systems On-Chip",
    Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 05-30, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, August 2005,
    First Job after graduation: Research Assistant (Ph.D. student), TIK Laboratory at ETH, Zurich, Switzerland.

Ji Gu,
    "Automatic Platform Synthesis and Application Mapping for Multiprocessor Systems On-Chip",
    Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 05-30, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, August 2005,
    First Job after graduation: TOIO position at Technical University of Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Bachelor Students

Johan IJsveld,
"Camera Controlled Robot",
Bachelor's Thesis, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, July 2009,

Mick Remmerswaal, Applications of AI to Intrusion Detection Systems in IoT
Jiawen Qi, Brain-inspired LLM for Edge Devices
Guorui Lu, Neuromorphic AI Processing for Healthcare
Fatemeh Mehrafrooz, NeuroSoC project
Roozbeh Siyadatzadeh, NeuroSoC project
Sumiran Mehra, NimbleAI project
Abolfazl Sajadi, PROACT project
Faezeh Saadatmand, DSE 2.0 project
Xiaotian Guo, AutoDiCE project *"Distributed DNN Inference at the Edge", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 2025, ISBN 978-94-93391-89-5 First Job after graduation:* Compiler Engineer at Snap Inc., The Netherlands.
Erqian Tang, Scholarship from China
Svetlana Minakova, ALOHA project *"System-level Design for Efficient Execution of CNNs at the Edge", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, November 2022, ISBN , First Job after graduation:* Applied AI/ML Scientist at Signify, The Netherlands.
Sobhan Niknam, rCPS3 project *"Generalized Strictly Periodic Scheduling Analysis, Resource Optimization, and Implementation of* *Adaptive Streaming Applications", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, August 2020, ISBN 978-90-9033402-8, First Job after graduation:* PostDoc Researcher, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hongchang Shan, Scholarship from China *"Towards High Performance and Efficient Brain Computer Interface Character Speller:* *Convolutional Neural Network based Methods", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, February 2020, ISBN , First Job after graduation:*
Peng Wang, CSC scholarship *"On the Power Efficiency, Low Latency, and Quality of Service in Network-on-Chip", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, February 2020, ISBN 978-90-9032677-1, First Job after graduation:*
Christian M. Fuchs , (co-supervision with Aske Plaat) *"Fault-Tolerant Satellite Computing with Modern Semiconductors", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, December 2019, ISBN 978-94-028-1766-9, First Job after graduation:*
Alexandar Mechev, (co-supervision with Aske Plaat, Huub Rottgering and Huib Intema) *"Orchestration of Distributed LOFAR Workflows", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, December 2019, ISBN , First Job after graduation:* Software Engineer at Exact, The Netherlands
Jelena Spasic, CREED project *"Improved Hard Real-Time Scheduling and Transformations for Embedded Streaming Applications", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, November 2017, ISBN 978-94-6299-783-7, First Job after graduation:* Electronics Engineer, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland.
Di Liu, CSC scholarship *"Latency, Energy, and Schedulability of Real-Time Embedded Systems", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, September 2017, ISBN 978-94-6299-658-8, First Job after graduation:* Assistant Professor, National Pilot School of Software at Yunnan University, China.
Emanuele Cannella, MADNESS project *"Semi-partitioned Scheduling and Task Migration in Dataflow Networks", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, October 2016, ISBN , First Job after graduation:* Software Engineer, Lely Industries, The Netherlands.
Teddy Zhai, NEST project *"Adaptive Streaming Applications: Analysis and Implementation Models", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, May 2015, ISBN , First Job after graduation:* Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Irdeto Inc., The Netherlands.
Mohamed Bamakhrama, TSAR project *"On Hard Real-Time Scheduling of Cyclo-Static Dataflow and its Application in System-Level Design", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, March 2014, ISBN 978-90-90-28032-5, First Job after graduation:* PostDoc Researcher, LIACS -- Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Mohammad Al Hissi, SoftSoC project
Tsvetan Shoshkov, Daedalus project (guest PhD, Sept 2013 -- March 2014)
Harve Kabamba, NFP fellowship (guest PhD, Sept 2011 -- Dec 2012)
Dmitry Nedezhkin, NEVA, SoftSoc projects *"Parallelizing Dynamic Sequential Programs using Polyhedral Process Networks", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, December 2012, ISBN 978-90-9027264-1, First Job after graduation:* AT Consulting, Moskow, Russia.
Lubomir Bogdanov, Daedalus project (guest PhD, Feb 2012 -- June 2012)
Sjoerd Meijer, NEVA, TSAR, SCALOPES projects *"Transformations for Polyhedral Process Networks", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, December 2010, ISBN 978-90-9025792-1, First Job after graduation:* Compiler Engineer at ACE Associated Compiler Experts B.V., The Netherlands.
Hristo Nikolov, ARTEMISIA project *"System-Level Design Methodology for Streaming Multi-Processor Embedded Systems", Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands, April 2009, ISBN 978-90-9024163-0, First Job after graduation:* PostDoc Researcher, LIACS -- Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Wouter de Zwijger, *"Increasing Explicit Parallelism in Polyhedral Process Networks using Transformations"*, Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 2012-06, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, June 2012,
Bart van der Drift, *"Smart Grid: Combining RF mesh grid and public carrier networks for last-mile communications", Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 2011-03, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, June 2011, First Job after graduation:* Software Engineer/Programmer at Delmation BV, The Netherlands
Joris Huizer, *"Code Migration Support in ESPAM", Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 2011-02, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, May 2011, First Job after graduation:* Software Engineer at ORDINA, The Netherlands
Joris Huizer, *"Dynamic Scheduling Support in ESPAM"*, Software Project, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, July 2009,
Mikel Azkarate-askasua, *"JPEG2000 Image Compression in Multi-Processor System-on-Chip", Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report CE-TR-2008-05, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, July 2008, First Job after graduation:* Junior Researcher (Ph.D. student), IKERLAN Technology Research Centre, Mondragon, Basque Country, Spain.
Emanuele Cannella, *"Performance Evaluation of Multi-threading Operating Systems in MPSoCs generated by ESPAM", Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report CE-TR-2008-02, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, June 2008, First Job after graduation:* .
Ying Tao, *"Heterogeneous Multiprocessor System Design with ESPAM: Integration of Hardware IP Cores", Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 06-21, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, December 2006, First Job after graduation:* Research Assistant (Ph.D. student), LIACS at Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Wei Zhong, *"Embedded System-Level Platform Synthesis and Application Mapping for* *Heterogeneous and Hierarchical Multiprocessor Systems", Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 06-05, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, May 2006, First Job after graduation:* Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China.
Kai Huang, *"Automatic Platform Synthesis and Application Mapping for Multiprocessor Systems On-Chip", Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 05-30, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, August 2005, First Job after graduation:* Research Assistant (Ph.D. student), TIK Laboratory at ETH, Zurich, Switzerland.
Ji Gu, *"Automatic Platform Synthesis and Application Mapping for Multiprocessor Systems On-Chip", Master's Thesis, Internal Technical Report 05-30, LIACS - Leiden University, The Netherlands, August 2005, First Job after graduation:* TOIO position at Technical University of Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands