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  [### Speech and NLP

 ](/speech-and-nlp)We explore efficient computations of natural language processing (NLP) and speech recognition applications from software and hardware perspectives.



 

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  [### Probabilistic AI

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  [### RecSys

 ](/recsys)Recommendation systems form the backbone of popular internet services like entertainment streaming, e-commerce and social media (e.g., Netflix, Amazon, Facebook).



 

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  [### Heterogeneous System Modeling and Optimization

 ](/heterogeneous-system-modeling-and-optimization)With Moore's law ending, there is a major push towards heterogeneity, where the modern SoCs consist of general-purpose CPUs, specialized hardware accelerators, GPUs, and FPGAs.



 

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  [### Accelerator Discovery and Programmability

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  [### eNVM

 ](/envm)In the face of the memory wall, DRAM technology scaling issues, the exploration and evaluation of emerging, alternative memory technologies is an essential pursuit for enabling efficient future memory systems.



 

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  [### Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning

 ](/privacy-preserving-machine-learning)We characterize performance overhead of privacy-preserving computation techniques, focusing on homomorphic encryption (HE) technique.



 

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  [### “Agile” Chip Building (CRAFT, ChipKit, Chip Gallery)

 ](/agile-chip-building-craft-chipkit-chip-gallery)Research test chips are the ultimate experiment to demonstrate the true value of novel computer architecture innovations.



 

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  [### Climate/Carbon

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  [### Robobees 2.0/Drones

 ](/robobees-drones)Aerial robots or drones have a variety of applications, such as package delivery, search and rescue, surveillance, sports photography, and more.



 

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