FACT’s research areas include VLSI Design, Electronic Design Automation, Computer Architecture, Compiler Design, Programming Languages, and Systems Design. Specifically, recent research projects focus on technology-driven and application-driven design and architectural innovations. The technology-driven research projects include EDA/architecture for emerging memory technologies and 3D integrated circuits, hardware security, heterogeneous computing with CPU/GPU/FPGA, AI-powered EDA programs, and AI-assisted hardware design methodologies. The application-driven research projects include novel architectures for machine learning acceleration, neuromorphic computing, large language model hardware accelerators, and hardware acceleration for emerging applications such as bioinformatics, graphics analytics, and VR/AR.