FASTER · Scaling effects in reconfigurable fabrics
Examines how gate-all-around (GAA) and complementary FET (CFET) technology nodes affect reconfigurable-system evaluation.
IEEE International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology (FPT)
Senior Researcher · imec · Leuven
Siva Satyendra
Sahoo
Designing adaptable computing systems for emerging technologies.
I connect semiconductor technology, computer architecture, and intelligent design methods to shape efficient, adaptable, and dependable systems.
Technology · architecture · design intelligence
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Full record ↗SHiFT · Heterogeneous switches for FPGA fabrics
Explores technology-aware FPGA optimization by allowing different switch structures within the same reconfigurable fabric.
IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD)
AxO-ReQ · Reliable approximate neural acceleration
Designs redundancy-aware approximate multipliers for reliable acceleration of quantized neural networks.
Compilers, Architecture, and Synthesis for Embedded Systems (CASES) · IEEE TCAD
ChiSER · Resource-aware chiplet exploration
Uses surrogate models to explore chiplet-based deep-neural-network accelerators under resource constraints.
ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC)
Read more ↗XRel-Graph · Cross-layer reliability management
Applies graph learning to coordinate reliability decisions across layers in embedded mixed-criticality systems.
ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC)
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Five connected fields.
One systems perspective.
Each field is a doorway into the questions, methods, visuals, and publications behind the work.
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Emerging Computing
Approximate, neuromorphic, memory-oriented, and unconventional computing for efficient intelligent systems.
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Reconfigurable Systems
FPGA circuits, accelerators, and adaptable fabrics shaped around emerging workloads and technologies.
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Technology-Aware Design
Architecture and system exploration grounded in devices, integration, memory, and implementation realities.
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Dependable Systems · the “-ilities”
Reliability, safety, security, and sustainability as connected system design objectives.
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AI for Design Automation
Learning-guided synthesis, modeling, and exploration for complex hardware design spaces.
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Recently published works
Recent publications span approximate arithmetic, reconfigurable fabrics, chiplet exploration, and learning-guided dependability.
15Peer-reviewed journals
28Conference proceedings
4Book chapters
Recent publications · 2025–2026
View all publications ↗[FPT '26]Conference poster
FASTER: Fabric Analysis of Semiconductor Technology Scaling Effects for Reconfigurable System Evaluation under GAA and CFET Nodes
[IEEE TCAD '26]Journal article · CASES
AxO-ReQ: Redundancy-Aware Approximate Multipliers for Reliable Quantized Neural Acceleration
[ICCAD '26]Conference paper
SHiFT: Enabling Switch Heterogeneity in Technology-aware FPGA Fabric Optimization
[DAC '26]Conference paper
ChiSER: Surrogate-Enhanced Resource-aware Exploration of Chiplet-based Deep Neural Network Accelerators
[DAC '26]Conference paper
XRel-Graph: Graph Learning-Driven Cross-Layer Reliability Management in Embedded Mixed-Criticality Systems
[IEEE ESL '25]Journal article
EMGAxO: Extending Machine Learning Hardware Generators With Approximate Operators
03 · Teaching & supervision
Curiosity first. Big picture, precise questions, real hardware.
I use top-down explanations and real-world analogies to help students connect abstract models to working systems.
04 · Journey
Industry perspective, academic depth.
A path through semiconductor research, AI architecture, physical design, electronic design automation, and teaching.
2023 — present
Senior Researcher
imec · Leuven, Belgium
Technology-aware architecture design and semiconductor pathfinding for next-generation computing systems.
2021 — 2022
Senior Staff Engineer · AI Computing
Samsung SAIT · Bangalore, India
Architecture modeling, design-space exploration, and workload mapping for modern AI inference engines.
2019 — 2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
TU Dresden · Dresden, Germany
Electronic-system design, AI/ML for EDA, embedded machine learning, teaching, and student supervision.
2012 — 2014
Digital Design Engineer
Intel · Bangalore, India
Physical design and design-quality assessment for dense VLSI systems-on-chip.
2008 — 2010
Assistant Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services · India
Data integration, business intelligence, and performance management.
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