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Research Interests
My research broadly focuses on designing and optimizing unconventional (more-than-Moore) architectures and technologies for energy-efficient, sustainable, reliable, and secure computing, for a wide range of platforms including embedded systems, internet-of-things (IoT), and high-performance computing systems. More specific more-than-Moore technology interests include (1) Silicon photonics; (2) Optical computing; (3) Neuromorphic computing; (4) In-memory computing; (5) Stochastic computing; (6) Monolithic 3D (M3D) integration; (7) Polymer and transparent conductive oxides based photonic devices and sensors.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Colorado State University
2018
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Colorado State University
2013
Bachelor of Engineering, Gujarat University
2009
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Collaborative Research: DESC: Type I: Transforming Integrated Electro-Photonic Fabrics for Light Speed Communication and Computation
Thakkar, I. (PI)
7/1/25 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
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CAREER: Towards Sustainable Computing with Carbon-Efficient Integrated Electro-Photonic Fabrics
Thakkar, I. (PI)
7/1/25 → 6/30/30
Project: Research project
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DOE EPSCoR: Light-Matter Interactions in Artificial Spin Lattices
Hastings, J. (PI), Balk, J. (CoI), Delong, L. (CoI), Dietz, H. (CoI), Gannon, W. (CoI), Guiton, B. (CoI), Huang, C. (CoI), Murthy, G. (CoI), Rottmann, P. (CoI), Strachan, D. (CoI) & Thakkar, I. (CoI)
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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DOE EPSCoR Implementation: Light-Matter Interactions in Magnetic Metamaterials
Hastings, J. (PI), Balk, J. (CoI), Delong, L. (CoI), Dietz, H. (CoI), Gannon, W. (CoI), Guiton, B. (CoI), Huang, C. (CoI), Murthy, G. (CoI), Rather, S. (CoI), Rottmann, P. (CoI), Strachan, D. (CoI) & Thakkar, I. (CoI)
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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DOE EPSCoR: Light-Matter Interactions in Artificial Spin Lattices
Hastings, J. (PI), Balk, J. (CoI), Delong, L. (CoI), Dietz, H. (CoI), Gannon, W. (CoI), Guiton, B. (CoI), Huang, C. (CoI), Murthy, G. (CoI), Rottmann, P. (CoI), Strachan, D. (CoI) & Thakkar, I. (CoI)
9/1/23 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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A Light-Speed Large Language Model Accelerator with Optical Stochastic Computing
Afifi, S., Alo, O., Thakkar, I. & Pasricha, S., Jun 29 2025, GLSVLSI 2025 - Proceedings of the Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI 2025. p. 922-928 7 p. (Proceedings of the ACM Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, GLSVLSI).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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HEANA: A Hybrid Time-Amplitude Analog Optical Accelerator with Flexible Dataflows for Energy-Efficient CNN Inference
Sri Vatsavai, S., Karempudi, V. S. P. & Thakkar, I., Feb 7 2025, In: ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems. 30, 2, 24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SafeLight: Enhancing Security in Optical Convolutional Neural Network Accelerators
Afifi, S., Thakkar, I. & Pasricha, S., 2025, 2025 Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference, DATE 2025 - Proceedings. (Proceedings -Design, Automation and Test in Europe, DATE).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
STAR: A Mixed Analog Stochastic In-DRAM Convolutional Neural Network Accelerator
Afifi, S., Thakkar, I. & Pasricha, S., 2025, In: IEEE Design and Test. 42, 1, p. 47-55 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
A Comparative Analysis of Microrings Based Incoherent Photonic GEMM Accelerators
Vatsavai, S. S., Karempudi, V. S. P., Alo, O. A. & Thakkar, I., 2024, Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, ISQED 2024. (Proceedings - International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, ISQED).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
1 Scopus citations