Group

Principal Investigators

Dr. James Plank

Dr. James Plank

Professor, EECS

jplank@utk.edu

Dr. Garrett Rose

Dr. Garrett Rose

Professor, EECS

garose@vols.utk.edu

Dr. Catherine Schuman

Dr. Catherine Schuman

Assistant Professor, EECS

cschuman@vols.utk.edu

Dr. Ahmedullah Aziz

Dr. Ahmedullah Aziz

Assistant Professor, EECS

aziz@utk.edu

Dr. Nathaniel Cady

Dr. Nathaniel Cady

Professor, SUNY Polytech

Affiliated Faculty and Researchers

Dr. Hritom Das

Dr. Hritom Das

Post-Doctoral Researcher

Dr. Mark Dean

Dr. Mark Dean

Professor, EECS; IBM Fellow

markdean@utk.edu

Dr. Md Sakib Hasan

Dr. Md Sakib Hasan

Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Mississippi

Dr. Roger Horn

Dr. Roger Horn

Research Professor

Dr. Shruti Kulkarni

Dr. Shruti Kulkarni

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Dr. Maryam Parsa

Dr. Maryam Parsa

Assistant Professor, George Mason University

Dr. Andy Sarles

Dr. Andy Sarles

Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering Department

Dr. Mst Shamim Ara Shawkat

Dr. Mst Shamim Ara Shawkat

Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. J. Douglas Birdwell

Dr. J. Douglas Birdwell

Professor Emeritus, EECS

birdwell@utk.edu

Graduate Researchers

Musabbir Adnan

Musabbir Adnan

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Shamiul Alam

Shamiul Alam

Advisor: Ahmedullah Aziz

Sk Hasibul Alam

Sk Hasibul Alam

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Shelah Ameli

Shelah Ameli

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Nishith Chakraborty

Nishith Chakraborty

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Rocco Febbo

Rocco Febbo

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Bryson Gullett

Bryson Gullett

Advisor: James Plank

Jack Hutchins

Jack Hutchins

Advisor: Ahmedullah Aziz

John Murray

John Murray

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Karan Patel

Karan Patel

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Manu Rathore

Manu Rathore

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Charlie Rizzo

Charlie Rizzo

Advisor: James Plank

Tanjina Sabrin

Tanjina Sabrin

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Ben Sergent

Ben Sergent

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Nick Skuda

Nick Skuda

Advisor: James Plank

Tokey Tahmid

Tokey Tahmid

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Jonathan Ting

Jonathan Ting

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Md Rahatul Islam Udoy

Md Rahatul Islam Udoy

Advisor: Ahmedullah Aziz

Lexi Velas

Lexi Velas

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Ryan Weiss

Ryan Weiss

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Undergraduate Researchers

Graham Buchanan

Graham Buchanan

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Will Buziak

Will Buziak

Advisor: James Plank

Jiawei Chen

Jiawei Chen

Advisor: James Plank

Zach DeGuira

Zach DeGuira

Advisor: Garrett Rose

George Evans

George Evans

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Tanner Fowler

Tanner Fowler

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Louise Fry

Louise Fry

Advisor: James Plank

Grayson Hays

Grayson Hays

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Braden Hechmer

Braden Hechmer

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Dominic Kennedy

Dominic Kennedy

Advisor: James Plank

Mark Lee

Mark Lee

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Casey Mackinnon

Casey Mackinnon

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Luke McCombs

Luke McCombs

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Amelie Nagle

Amelie Nagle

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Austin Oliver

Austin Oliver

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Julia Steed

Julia Steed

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Alex Twilla

Alex Twilla

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Anderson Walsh

Anderson Walsh

Advisor: James Plank

Kuba Zeligowski

Kuba Zeligowski

Advisor: Catherine Schuman

Samantha Zimmerman

Samantha Zimmerman

Advisor: Garrett Rose

Alumni

Jason Chan

Jason Chan

MS, Computer Engineering, 2015.
Advisor: Mark Dean.

Chris Daffron

Chris Daffron

MS, Computer Engineering, 2015.
Advisor: Mark Dean.
Most recent info:
Intel.

Meg Drouhard

Meg Drouhard

MS, Computer Science, 2015.
Advisor: Doug Birdwell.
Most recent info:
PhD student at the University of Washington.
User Researcher, Tableau Software, Seattle.

Josh Willis

Josh Willis

MS, Computer Science, 2015.
Advisor: Doug Birdwell.

Alex Klibisz

Alex Klibisz

BS, Computer Science, 2016.
Research Advisor: James Plank.
Most recent info: Senior Software Engineer - Tesla

Daniel Caballero

Daniel Caballero

BS, Computer Science, 2017.
Research advisor: Garrett Rose.

Jacob Davis

Jacob Davis

MS, Computer Engineering, 2017.
Advisor: James Plank.
Most recent info: Garmin.

Patricia Eckhart

Patricia Eckhart

MS, Computer Engineering, 2017.
Research Advisor: Mark Dean Most recent info:
RF and Intelligent Systems, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Victoria Florence

Victoria Florence

BS, Computer Engineering, 2017.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
Graduate Student, University of Michican

Miles Gepner

Miles Gepner

BS, Computer Science, 2017.
Research Advisor: Garrett Rose Most recent info:
Graduate Student, University of Massachusetts

Philip McKnight

Philip McKnight

BS, Computer Science, 2017.
Research Advisor: James Plank Most recent info:
Security Research Engineer, Cisco

Elvis Offor

Elvis Offor

BS, Computer Engineering, 2017.
Research advisor: Garrett Rose. Most recent info:
PNNL in Washington State.

Michael Wilder

Michael Wilder

BS, Computer Engineering, 2017.
Research advisor: Garrett Rose.

Jeremy Anantharaj

Jeremy Anantharaj

BS, Computer Science, 2018.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
Amazon, Seattle.

Grant Bruer

Grant Bruer

BS, Computer Science and Physics, 2018.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
PhD Student at Georgia Tech

Ksenia Burova

Ksenia Burova

MS, Computer Science, 2018.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
RAM Technologies in San Diego

Adam Disney

Adam Disney

PhD, Computer Science, 2018.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
Lecturer, EECS Department, University of Tennessee

Trevor Dixon

Trevor Dixon

BS, Computer Science, 2018.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
Pariveda Solutions in Dallas

Matthew Legate

Matthew Legate

Worked with us in 2018.
Research Advisor: Catherine Schuman.

Leroy Todd

Leroy Todd

Worked with us in 2018.
Research Advisor: James Plank.
Most recent info:
Graduate Student, University of Tennessee

Clarence Wong

Clarence Wong

MS, Computer Engineering, 2018.
Research Advisor: Garrett Rose Most recent info:
Army, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL.

Sherif Amer

Sherif Amer

PhD, Computer Engineering, 2018.
Research advisor: Garrett Rose.
Most recent info:
Engineer - Emerging Memory, Micron, Boise, ID.

Gangotree Chakma

Gangotree Chakma

PhD, Electrical Engineering, 2019.
Research advisor: Garrett Rose. Most recent info:
Design Engineer at Micron.

Syd Shelby

Syd Shelby

BS, Computer Science, 2020.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
Associate Software Development Engineer in Computational Biology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.

Hongyu An

Hongyu An

Worked with us in 2019.
Advisor: Catherine Schuman
Most Recent Info: Assistant Professor, ECE Department, Michigan Technological University.

MaryBeth Burst

MaryBeth Burst

BS, Mathematics, 2019.
Research Advisor: James Plank.
Most recent info:
Children's Program Coordinator at Centro Hispano in Knoxville (AmeriCorps VISTA).

Chris Dean

Chris Dean

BS, Computer Science, 2019.
Advisor: James Plank.
Most Recent Info:
MS, University of North Carolina
Cisco

Mihaela Dimovska

Mihaela Dimovska

Worked with us in 2019.
Advisor: Catherine Schuman
ORNL Intern, Summer, 2019
Phd Student at Tennessee/Minnesota

Michael Goin

Michael Goin

BS, Computer Science, 2019.
Research Advisor: James Plank.
Most recent info:
Product Engineering Lead at Neural Magic in Boston.

Wilkie Olin-Ammentorp

Wilkie Olin-Ammentorp

PhD, SUNY Polytech, 2019.
Research advisor: Nathaniel Cady. Most recent info:
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine, School of Health Sciences, UCSD.

Michael Peek

Michael Peek

Worked with us from 2015 through 2019.
Advisor: James Plank.
Most recent info: National Institute for Mathematical and Biologigal Synthesis, UT, Knoxville.

John Reynolds

John Reynolds

PhD, Computer Science, 2019.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
Machine Learning Engineer, LucD, Nashville, TN.

Grace Zhao

Grace Zhao

MS, Computer Science, 2019.
Research Advisor: James Plank.
Most recent info:
Google.

Jonathan Ambrose

Jonathan Ambrose

MS, Computer Engineering, 2020. Advisor: Mark Dean
Most recent info:
Red Wire Technologies.

Kody Bloodworth

Kody Bloodworth

BS, Computer Science, 2020.
Advisor: James Plank.
Most recent info: PYA Analytics in Knoxville.

Sam Brown

Sam Brown

MS, Electrical Engineering, 2020.
Research advisor: Garrett Rose. Most recent info:
Design Verification Engineer, Texas Instruments

Brent Hurst

Brent Hurst

MS, Computer Science, 2020
Advisor: James Plank.
Most recent info: Computer Science Teacher - Knoxville Christian School

Sagarvarma Sayyaparaju

Sagarvarma Sayyaparaju

PhD, Computer Engineering, 2020.
Advisor: Garrett Rose
Most recent info: Architecture Research Scientist, Intel, Bangalore, India.

Alec Yen

Alec Yen

BS, Electrical Engineering, 2020.
Research advisor: Mark Dean.Most recent info:
PhD program at MIT.

Aaron Young

Aaron Young

PhD, Computer Engineering, 2020.
Research advisor: Mark Dean. Most recent info:
Architectures and Performance Group, Oak Ridge National Lab.

Arden Davis

Arden Davis

Arden transfereed from UT in 2021.
Research advisor: James Plank

Parker Mitchell

Parker Mitchell

BS/MS, Computer Engineering, 2019.
Research Advisor: Mark Dean.
Post-Masters Researcher: ORNL until 2021.
Most recent info:
Azure Hardware Architecture, Microsoft.

John Carmack

John Carmack

BS, Computer Science, 2022.
Research Advisor: James Plank.
Associate Software Engineer, Anaplan in San Francisco

Katherine Huckabay

Katherine Huckabay

BS, Computer Engineering, 2022.
Advisors: James Plank and Garrett Rose.
Most Recent info: Texas Instruments

ChaoHui Zheng

ChaoHui Zheng

MS, Computer Science, 2022.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
Google

Adam Foshie

Adam Foshie

PhD, Computer Engineering, 2023.
Research Advisor: Garrett Rose.
Most recent info:
Texas Instruments

Thomas Neuefeind

Thomas Neuefeind

BS, Computer Science, 2023.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ankush Patel

Ankush Patel

MS, Computer Science, 2023.
Research advisor: James Plank. Most recent info:
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