We are excited to congratulate Zijian Ding, a second-year PhD student supervised by Prof. Jason Cong, on being selected for the competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
The fellowship recognizes outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based degrees in NSF-supported STEM disciplines.
Zijian’s research bridges artificial intelligence and hardware design, with a focus on software-to-HLS transformation, foundation models for performance prediction, and efficient design optimization. His work aims to accelerate and simplify hardware development by integrating cutting-edge AI and machine learning techniques.
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of funding, national recognition, and professional development support. Zijian’s selection is a testament to both his academic excellence and the potential impact of his research in advancing intelligent systems.
Congratulations, Zijian, on this well-deserved honor!