The Team | Boris Vaisband

Boris Vaisband

As of October 2019, I am a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at McGill University working on heterogeneous systems integration. Previously, I was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles. I received a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in 2011, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester, NY, in, respectively 2012 and 2017. Previously, I held hardware design positions at Intel Corporation, Israel, Cisco Systems Inc., CA, and Google Inc., CA. My current research interests are heterogeneous integration, neuromorphic circuits and systems, and formulation of design methodologies, including power delivery, communication, thermal aware design and floorplanning, and testing. Some applications of interest are ultra-large-scale artificial intelligence systems, high performance computing, hardware obfuscation, Internet of Things, and bio-compatible devices.

I am a senior member of the IEEE ('12), and a member of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society ('16) and the IEEE Electronics Packaging Society ('18).

Mousa Karimi - Research Associate

Mousa Karimi (Member, IEEE) received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Azad University, Boushehr Branch, Iran in 2009. He obtained his M.Sc. in K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran in 2012. He studied his Ph.D. in Laval University, Quebec City, Canada. Currently, he is with CMC Microsystems, Canada and a Research Associate in THInK Team, McGill university, doing research on neuromorphic circuits. His research interests include implantable microsystems, analog/ digital/mixed-mode integrated circuits, wireless neural interfacing, and efficient-power converter design. Since the start of his Ph.D. program, he has won several awards, including Mitacs scholarship for collaboration with Thales-MITACS-NSERC/CRD, end of doctoral studies, and ReSMiQ postgraduate awards.

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Yousef Safari - PhD Student

Yousef Safari is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. During the Summer of 2022, he held a research internship position at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. His research interests include heterogeneous systems integration and advanced electronic packaging. He is a member of the IEEE ('20), the IEEE Electronics Packaging Society ('21), and the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society ('21).

Rezvan Mohammadrezaee - PhD Student

I received a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, Iran in 2020. Starting from winter 2021 I am working on my Ph.D. degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) under the supervision of Prof. Boris Vaisband at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. My research interests are heterogeneous system integration, emerging integrated circuit technologies, and interconnects.

Dima Al Saleh - PhD Student

I received my B.Sc. in Computer and Communication Engineering from the American University of Beirut (AUB), in 2021. Under the supervision of Professor Boris Vaisband, I am currently working on my Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. My research interests include artificial intelligence, heterogeneous 3D integration, and neuromorphic computing.

Fahad Rahman Amik - PhD Student

Fahad Rahman Amik is a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervised by Professor Boris Vaisband. He received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering with the distinction of Magna Cum Laude from North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before joining McGill, he worked as a full-stack software developer for 2 years in Bangladesh. Currently, he is leveraging heterogeneous integration with machine learning.

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Ataollah Saeed Monir - MSc Student

I received my B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tabriz University, Iran in 2021. As of winter 2022, I am working on my M.SC. degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) under the supervision of Prof. Boris Vaisband at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. My research is directed towards neuromorphic engineering and integrated circuits.

Adam Corbier - Undergraduate Student

I am currently working on my B.Eng. degree in Computer Engineering at McGill University. I received a French Baccalaureate with High Honours in 2021 from Ecole Jeannine Manuel Paris. Under the supervision of Prof. Vaisband, I am working on a compact thermal simulator for heterogeneous integration platforms.

Samuel Dayo - Undergraduate Student

I am currently working to completing my B.Eng. degree in Honours Electrical Engineering at McGill University. Under the supervision of Prof. Vaisband. I am working on weight adjustment verification for charge-trap transistor-based neuromorphic circuits. My research interests include artificial intelligence, robotics, neuromorphic computing, and emerging integrated circuit technologies.

Okyanus Gumus - Undergraduate Student

I am currently working towards completing my B.Eng. Honours Electrical Engineering degree at McGill University. Under the supervision of Prof. Vaisband, I am working on a digital leaky-integrate-and-fire circuit for use in charge-trap transistor-based neuromorphic circuits. My research interests include neuromorphic circuits, VLSI, emerging IC technologies, and design.