From Field Programmable Gate Arrays to Laboratories-on-Chip
Event details
| Date | 24.01.2014 |
| Hour | 14:00 |
| Speaker |
Prof. Philip Brisk, University of California Bio: Dr. Brisk received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, all in Computer Science, from UCLA in 2002, 2003, and 2006 respectively. From 2006-2009, he was a postdoctoral scholar at the EPFL Processor Architecture Laboratory. Since 2009, he has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, Riverside. His research interests include programmable microfluidics and laboratory-on-a-chip technology, FPGA architecture and CAD, and embedded processors with application-specific and/or reconfigurable accelerators. |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
The Application of Computer Engineering Principles to Programmable Biochemistry
Emerging laboratory-on-a-chip (LoC) technology is poised to revolutionize various aspects of biochemistry through automation, miniaturization, and programmability.
In this talk, I will start by illuminating principle similarities between LoCs and the semiconductor industry, focusing on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs); specifically, I will introduce the problem of FPGA routing, and point out situations where near-identical problems occur in the design and software control of several different LoC technologies. Next, I will describe two recent algorithmic contributions to FPGA routing that reduce the runtime and memory footprint. The final part of the talk will introduce a programming language, compiler, and runtime framework to enable scientists to execute biological protocols on LoCs. Software control, coupled with integrated sensors, provides a cyber-physical control loop. For the first time, scientists can conceptualize, specify, and automatically execute biological protocols that involve real-time decision-making based on sensory feedback. As a proof of concept, I have implemented a software-based fault tolerance scheme within the framework and evaluated its execution.
Emerging laboratory-on-a-chip (LoC) technology is poised to revolutionize various aspects of biochemistry through automation, miniaturization, and programmability.
In this talk, I will start by illuminating principle similarities between LoCs and the semiconductor industry, focusing on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs); specifically, I will introduce the problem of FPGA routing, and point out situations where near-identical problems occur in the design and software control of several different LoC technologies. Next, I will describe two recent algorithmic contributions to FPGA routing that reduce the runtime and memory footprint. The final part of the talk will introduce a programming language, compiler, and runtime framework to enable scientists to execute biological protocols on LoCs. Software control, coupled with integrated sensors, provides a cyber-physical control loop. For the first time, scientists can conceptualize, specify, and automatically execute biological protocols that involve real-time decision-making based on sensory feedback. As a proof of concept, I have implemented a software-based fault tolerance scheme within the framework and evaluated its execution.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. Yusuf Leblebici
Contact
- Prof. Yusuf Leblebici