
Associate Professor
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET)
- Member of Interdepartmental Center SmartData@PoliTO - Big Data and Data Science Laboratory
Profile
Research interests
Biography
Mario R. Casu received the laurea degree summa cum laude in electronics engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electronics and communications engineering from the Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, in 1998 and 2001, respectively. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of the Politecnico di Torino.
His current research interests are Systems-on-Chip with specialized accelerators, System-level design and design methodology for FPGAs and ASICs, Embedded Machine Learning, and Circuits and Systems for Microwave Imaging. He is also interested in the design of circuits, systems, and platforms for industrial applications (biomedical, automotive, food). His past work focused mostly on latency-insensitive design of Systems-on-Chip (SoC) and on Networks-on-Chip.
In 2010-2011 he visited the system-level design research group of Prof. Luca Carloni in the department of Computer Science at Columbia University, where he worked on the design of SoC platforms with energy-efficient specialized accelerators. In 2017 he visited the Green-IC group of Prof. Massimo Alioto at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to work on the design of specialized on-chip accelerators for Machine Learning.
He was involved in 9 national academic research projects (of which 2 as principal investigator), 2 European academic research projects, and 7 national and international industrial projects (of which 2 as principal investigator).
He authored or co-authored more than 120 scientific papers.
He regularly serves as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals and in the technical program committee of international conferences (among which DAC, ICCAD, DATE).
Research topics
- Embedded Machine Learning - Heterogeneous Embedded Systems (ASIC, FPGA, CPU, GPU) for an optimized execution of ML algorithms (ML); - Design of embedded ML systems for biomedical and industrial applications.
- Microwave Imaging (MI) - Circuits and systems for generating, acquiring, and processing of signals used in MI for biomedical applications (breast cancer and stroke detection) and industrial applications (detection and classification of contaminants in packaged food).
- Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) - Mixed-signal integrated circuits for UWB transmitters and receivers; - UWB circuits and systems for biomedical applications: breast cancer detection
- System-on-Chip (SoC) - Latency-Insensitive Design to make SoC tolerant to interconnect delays; - Network-on-Chip design to efficiently interconnect SoC components (processord, accelerators, and memories); - SoC design starting from a high-level description; - Optimization of SoC implemented in FPGAs; - Electronic Design Automation (EDA) for SoC design.
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Conferences
- Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference, Program committee
- IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS) (11/11/2022-13/11/2022), Program committee
- IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NORCAS), Program committee
- IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC), Program committee
- Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference, Program committee
- IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NORCAS), Program committee
- IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC), Program committee
- Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference, Program committee
- International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), Program committee
- IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NORCAS), Program committee
- Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference, Program committee
- International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), Program committee
- IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NORCAS), Program committee
- International Symposium on Networks-on-Chip, Participation to the organizing committee
- International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), Program committee
- IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NORCAS), Program committee
- International Symposium on Networks-on-Chip, Participation to the organizing committee
- Design Automation Conference (DAC), Program committee
- IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NORCAS), Program committee
- Design Automation Conference (DAC), Program committee
- IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NORCAS), Program committee
- Design Automation Conference (DAC), Program committee
- IEEE Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NORCAS), Program committee
- International Symposium on System-on-Chip (SoC), Program committee
- International Symposium on System-on-Chip (SoC), Program committee
- International Workshop on Formal Methods for Globally Asynchronous Locally Synchronous Design (FMGALS), Program committee
Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico
- Visiting Researcher, presso National University of Singapore (1/5/2017-31/8/2017)
- Visiting Professor, presso Chongqing Technology and Business University (27/6/2016-4/7/2016)
- Visiting Researcher, presso Columbia University (15/11/2010-15/3/2011)
- Visiting Researcher, presso CEA Grenoble (1/4/2001-30/9/2001)
Other titles
- Honorary chair professor at the Chongqing Technology and Business University, China (2017-2019)
Roles as evaluator or expert
- Bando per la Creazione e lo Sviluppo di Unità di Ricerca. 2015
REGIONE AUTONOMA VALLE D'AOSTA - ASSESSORATO ATTIVITA' PRODUTTIVE - DIPARTIMENTO INDUSTRIA, ARTIGIANATO ED ENERGIA - RICERCA, INNOVAZIONE E QUALITA' - Bando a favore di imprese industriali per la realizzazione di progetti di ricerca e sviluppo negli ambiti della Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) della Valle d’Aosta. 2018
REGIONE AUTONOMA VALLE D'AOSTA - ASSESSORATO ATTIVITA' PRODUTTIVE - DIPARTIMENTO INDUSTRIA, ARTIGIANATO ED ENERGIA - RICERCA, INNOVAZIONE E QUALITA' - Bando “Aggregazioni R&S”. 2021
REGIONE AUTONOMA VALLE D'AOSTA - ASSESSORATO ATTIVITA' PRODUTTIVE - DIPARTIMENTO INDUSTRIA, ARTIGIANATO ED ENERGIA - RICERCA, INNOVAZIONE E QUALITA' - Bando a favore di imprese industriali per la realizzazione di progetti di ricerca e sviluppo negli ambiti della Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) della Valle d’Aosta. 2019
FINAOSTA S.P.A.
Teaching
Courses of Study Boards
Teachings
Master of Science
- Integrated systems technology. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Integrated systems technology. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Integrated systems technology. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Integrated systems technology. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Integrated systems technology. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Integrated systems technology. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Microelettronica digitale. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Microelettronica digitale. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Microelettronica digitale. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Microelettronica digitale. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Microelettronica digitale. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Microelettronica digitale. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Switching technologies for data centers. A.A. 2017/18, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA TELEMATICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Collaboratore del corso
- Embedded Electronic Systems for AI/ML. A.A. 2020/21, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Collaboratore del corso
- Embedded Electronic Systems for AI/ML. A.A. 2021/22, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Collaboratore del corso
- Embedded Electronic Systems for AI/ML. A.A. 2022/23, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Collaboratore del corso
- Programmable electronic systems. A.A. 2017/18, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA TELEMATICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Titolare del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Elettronica applicata e misure. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Titolare del corso
- Elettronica applicata. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Titolare del corso
- Elettronica applicata. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Titolare del corso
- Elettronica applicata. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Titolare del corso
- Elettronica applicata. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Titolare del corso
- Elettronica applicata. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Titolare del corso
- Elettronica applicata. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Titolare del corso
Research
Research fields
Research groups
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT EUROSOI - THEMATIC NETWORK ON SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY DEVICES AND CIRCUITS, (periodo sconosciuto) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - Green Factory for Composites, (2016-2019) - Responsabile Scientifico
Regionally funded research - Piattaforme Tecnologiche
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- TRATTAMENTO SEGNALI AUDIO AES/EBU PER MATRICE DI COMMUTAZIONE BASATA SU FPGA ESTENSIONE CONTRATTO 401/2008, (2009-2009) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - TRATTAMENTO DI SEGNALI AUDIO AES/EBU PER MATRICE DI COMMUTAZIONE BASATA SUL FPGA, (2008-2009) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research
Supervised PhD students
- Luca Urbinati. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 36, 2020-in progress)
Research subject: Embedded Machine Learning
Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science VLSI theory, design and applications - Mohammadamir Mansoori. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 34, 2018-2022)
Thesis: FPGA Acceleration of Domain-specific Kernels via High-Level Synthesis - Junnan Shan. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 33, 2017-2021)
Thesis: Performance and Power Optimization of Multi-kernel Applications on Multi-FPGA Platforms
Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science Electronic devices: modeling and characterization Modeling, simulation and CAD VLSI theory, design and applications
Publications
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- Mariano, Valeria; Tobon Vasquez, Jorge A.; Casu, Mario R.; Vipiana, Francesca (2023)
Brain Stroke Classification via Machine Learning Algorithms Trained with a Linearized Scattering Operator. In: DIAGNOSTICS, vol. 13. ISSN 2075-4418
Contributo su Rivista - Urbinati, Luca; Casu, Mario R. (2022)
A Reconfigurable Depth-Wise Convolution Module for Heterogeneously Quantized DNNs. In: 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Austin, Texas, USA, 27 May 2022 - 01 June 2022, pp. 128-132. ISBN: 978-1-6654-8485-5
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Mansoori, Mohammad Amir; Casu, Mario R. (2022)
HLS-based dataflow hardware architecture for Support Vector Machine in FPGA. In: 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Austin, Texas, USA, 27 May 2022 - 01 June 2022, pp. 41-45. ISBN: 978-1-6654-8485-5
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Darwish, Ali; Ricci, Marco; Zidane, Flora; Tobon Vasquez, Jorge A.; Casu, Mario R.; ... (2022)
Physical Contamination Detection in Food Industry Using Microwave and Machine Learning. In: ELECTRONICS, vol. 11. ISSN 2079-9292
Contributo su Rivista - Mariano, Valeria; Tobon Vasquez, Jorge A.; Casu, Mario R.; Vipiana, Francesca (2022)
Efficient Data Generation for Stroke Classification via Multilayer Perceptron. In: 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI), Denver, Colorado, 10-15 July 2022, pp. 890-891
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Society and Enterprise
Patents and other intellectual properties
- DISPOSITIVO DI IMAGING A MICROONDE PER IL MONITORAGGIO DI DEVIAZIONI DIELETTRICHE IN UN MEZZO. national and international Patent - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research