Cross-layer Computing Summer School: Circuits to System

Through the generous sponsorship of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, National Science Foundation, Cadence and Texas Instruments, we are hosting a summer school/workshop on Computer System, Architecture and Circuits with a focus on computing hardware. This workshop will be held on August 11-12, 2022 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. This workshop is primarily targeted at women and under-represented students who are currently enrolled in computer engineering, electrical engineering and computer science programs with an interest in hardware developments such as computer architecture, circuits, EDA, embedded systems, semiconductor devices, etc. We welcome applications from sophomore, junior, senior undergraduate students, and newly enrolled graduate students.

This workshop will cover emerging developments in computer system, architecture, circuit and design automation providing students a broad view of the state-of-the-art technology for modern computing devices. This workshop will contain a mix of technical presentations and professional panel discussions led by academic and industry leaders for students to get prepared to their professional careers in both industry and academia. Mentoring sessions will provide insight and training to participants on various important topics such as applying to graduate schools, finding good mentors, searching for internships and industry jobs, etc. The students will also have opportunities to talk face-to-face with our invited speakers which include many well-known industry companies such as Texas Instruments, Cadence, Nvidia, Western Digital, Intel, Meta, and renown academic professors. Students selected to attend the workshop will be fully covered on their travel expenses. A detailed program will be announced soon.

Important Dates

Applications Due: May 27, 2022

Acceptance Notification: May 31, 2022

Workshop Dates: August 11-12, 2022

Jie Gu, Northwestern University

Russ Joseph, Northwestern University

Seda Memik, Northwestern University

Qi Zhu, Northwestern University