Hi! I am a graduate student studying Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. I am currently investigating techniques to optimize neural network deployment, particularly for edge and other low power devices. I also enjoy studying Electronic Design Automation (EDA) – particularly opportunities for integrating machine learning with the design flow.

News

• June 25, 2024: Attended DAC’ 61 and presented a poster on my dissertation work at the PhD Forum.
• May 13, 2024: Attended MLSys and presented a poster at the Young Professional Symposium on a hierarchical DNN pruning framework.
• April 27, 2023: Passed my PhD preliminary exam!
• April 6, 2023: Presented Neural Network Partitioning for Fast Distributed Inference at ISQED 2023!
• July 12, 2022: Attended 59th DAC (Design Automation Conference) in San Francisco and presented Works-in-Progress poster for neural network partitioning.

Publications

• DIME: Distributed Inference Model Estimation for Minimizing Profiled Latency. Robert Viramontes and Azadeh Davoodi. Appearing at SmartSys workshop co-located with SmartComp in Osaka, Japan July 2024.
• Neural Network Partitioning for Fast Distributed Inference. Robert Viramontes and Azadeh Davoodi. Presented at the 24th ISQED in April 2023. Abstract. DOI.

Teaching

• Instructor
  • Spring 2024: ECE 252 - Introduction to Computer Engineering
• Teaching Assistant
  • Fall 2023: ECE 756 - Computer-Aided Design for VLSI
  • Spring 2023: ECE 556 - Design Automation of Digital Systems
  • Spring 2022: ECE 556 - Design Automation of Digital Systems
  • Fall 2021: ECE555 - Digital Circuits and Components

Other Experience

• Advanced Micro Devices, Internship
  • Summer 2022
  • Interned with Package CAD team to enhance workflows and mine manufacturing data
• DMC, Inc, System Engineer
  • 2017 - 2020
  • Full-stack web applications utilizing React and ASP.NET
  • C#/WPF application development
  • PLC programming, including Siemens S7-1200/1500 series and Rockwell ControlLogix/CompactLogix.

Hobbies

• Running 👟
  • Constantly oscillating between training for a marathon and regretting running a marathon.
  • I enjoy running with Movin’ Shoes Running Club in Madison!
• Fiber arts 🧶
  • I’ve recently picked up crocheting and knitting!
  • See some amigurumi crochet creations I’ve made:

Fred (Woobles)	Pierre (Woobles)	Barry (Pattern)

Ghosts (Pattern)

Contact Me

{first initial}{last name}@wisc.edu

(i.e. Bucky Badger would be bbadger@…)