Dr. Andy D. Pimentel
          Associate Professor
Computer Systems Architecture group
Informatics Institute
University of Amsterdam
Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, NL
Room C3.107, Voice: +31 20525 7578
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Biography

My research in a nutshell (a wordle of my paper titles)

Publications

Prospective interns

o If you intend to apply for an internship in my group (especially for Indian IIT students), please read this first!

Openings

o There are no openings at this moment.

Recent/upcoming events

o IEEE/ACM DAC 2012
o DATE 2012: System Specification and Modeling (Topic D1)
o 10th IEEE Symposium on Embedded Systems for Real-time Multimedia (IEEE ESTIMedia'12)
o IEEE/ACM ICCAD 2012
o SAMOS XII Conference

Projects

o CREED: CRoss-layer design space Exploration for Energy-aware MP-SoC Design (NWO funded)
o MODERN: Mapping on Demand for EneRgy-efficient Computation (NWO funded)
o MADNESS: Methods for predictAble Design of heterogeNeous Embedded Systems with adaptivity and reliability Support (EU FP7 funded)
o The Daedalus system-level design framework (STW/Progress+ funded)
o Sesame (Simulation of Embedded Systems Architectures for Multi-level Exploration) (STW/Progress funded)
o EASY: Embedded Adaptive Streaming sYstems (NWO funded)

Previous projects

o VISUALISE: VISUALisation-Integrated desIgn Space Exploration (NWO funded)
o SCALOPES: SCAlable LOw Power Embedded platformS (EU FP7/Artemis funded)
o ARTEMISIA: Architecture, Programming, and Exploration of Networks-on-Chip based Embedded System Platforms (STW/Progress funded)
o AETHER: Self-Adaptive Embedded Technologies for Pervasive Computing Architectures (EU FP6 funded)
o Bio-Artemis: can design principles from computer engineering be used for reverse-engineering cells?
o ARTEMIS: ARchitectures and meThods for Embedded MedIa Systems (STW/Progress funded)
o Performance evaluation of distributed, scalable data structures
o Stream prefetching for multimedia processors
o MERMAID (Modelling and Evaluation Research in Mimd ArchItecture Design)
o PROMMPT (design space exploration for the new 64-bit TriMedia processor)

Courses

o Datastructuren (programmeren in C en practicum deel)
o Architecture and Computer Organization
o Embedded Systems
o Compilerbouw (Introductory course on compiler technology)
o Parallel Computer Architecture course (until 2002)
o Computer Architecture course (until 2003)
o Bachelor graduation projects
o Master graduation projects

Professional activities

o Click here for my involvement in conferences, workshops, and journal special issues
o Director of Education, Graduate School of Informatics at the University of Amsterdam, 2012 -
o Director of the Undergraduate Computer Science program at the University of Amsterdam, 2009 - 2012
o Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Signal Processing Systems (Springer), 2008 -
o Member of the Editorial Board of Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (Elsevier), 2007 -
o Board Member of the Int. SAMOS Symposium, 2006 -
o Member of the European Network of Excellence on High-Performance Embedded Architecture and Compilation (HiPEAC), 2004 -
o Chair of the Educational Board of the ASCI national graduate school, 2006 - 2011
o Steering Committee Member of the ASCI Winterschool on Embedded Systems, 2004 -
o I have been involved in these PhD defenses (as a reviewer/opponent or as co-promotor)