Research
📚 Conference Publications
Space Microdatacenters
N. Bleier, M. Mubarik, G. Swenson and R. Kumar
56th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO-56), 2023
🏆 IEEE Micro Top Picks Honorable Mention 2024
📄 Paper • 📥 PDF
Hardware Acceleration of Neural Graphics
M. Mubarik, R. Kanungo, T. Zirr and R. Kumar
50th International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA-50), 2023
📄 Paper • 📥 PDF • 📑 arXiv • 📊 Slides • 🎥 Talk
Exploiting Short Application Lifetimes for Low Cost Hardware Encryption in Flexible Electronics
N. Bleier, M. Mubarik, S. Balaji, F. Rodriguez, A. Sou, S. White and R. Kumar
Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference (DATE), 2023
📄 Paper • 📥 PDF
Rethinking Programmable Earable Processors
N. Bleier, M. Mubarik, S. Chakraborty, S. Kishore, R. Kumar
49th International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA-49), 2022
📄 Paper
Printed Machine Learning Classifiers
M. Mubarik, D. Weller, N. Bleier, M. Tomei, M. J. Aghassi-Hagmann, M. Tahoori, R. Kumar
53rd IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO-53), 2020
🏆 IEEE Micro Top Picks Honorable Mention 2021
📄 Paper
Printed Microprocessors
N. Bleier, M. Mubarik, F. Rasheed, J. Aghassi-Hagmann, M. Tahoori, and R. Kumar
47th International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA-47), 2020
⭐ ISCA 50-year Retrospective (1996-2020)
📄 Paper
📑 Preprints
Understanding Interactions Between Chip Architecture and Uncertainties in Semiconductor Supply and Demand
R. Kanungo, S. Swamy, N. Bleier, M. Mubarik and R. Kumar
📑 arXiv
🎤 Invited Talks & Presentations
“Hardware Acceleration of Neural Graphics”
ISCA 2023 • Orlando, FL, June 2023
📊 Slides • 🎥 Lightning Talk
“Neural Graphics: An Architecture’s Perspective”
ECE498SJP: Accelerator Architectures • UIUC, May 2023
📊 Slides
“Printed Machine Learning Classifiers”
MICRO-53 • October 2020
🎥 Video
“Hardware for Deep Learning”
ECE511: Advanced Computer Architecture • UIUC, 2021
📊 Slides
📊 Impact
- 2× IEEE Micro Top Picks - Honorable Mentions (2021, 2024)
- ISCA 50-year Retrospective - Selected for inclusion in 25-year retrospective
- Rising Star Recognition - ML & Systems (2023)
- Publications at premier venues: ISCA, MICRO, DATE
🤝 Professional Service
Conference Roles
Program Committee (PC) Member:
- 53rd International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2026
- 63rd Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2026
- The ACM International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS), 2026
- 9th Annual Conference on Machine Learning and Systems (MLSys), 2026
- 62nd Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2025
- 52nd International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2025
- 8th Annual Conference on Machine Learning and Systems (MLSys), 2025
- 31st International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA), 2025
- International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS), 2025 - Artifact Evaluation Committee Member
- Emerging Vision and Graphics Systems and Architectures (EVGA), co-located with the 51st International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2024
Reviewer:
- ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization (TACO)
Workshop Organization
- ML and Systems Rising Stars, 2024 - Present
- Emerging Vision and Graphics Systems and Architectures (EVGA), co-located with the 51st International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2024