Engineering Electrical

Curriculum Vitae of Yunsi Fei

University of Connecticut Email: ****@****.*****.***

Electrical & Computer Engineering Tel: 860-***-****

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Storrs, CT 06269-2157, USA URL: http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~yfei

Current Status

08/2004 to present: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer

Engineering,

University of Connecticut.

Research areas: Configurable and extensible processor

Secure computer architecture

Mobile computing and underwater sensor networks

Integrated circuit and embedded system design automation

Power analysis and optimization of system-on-a-chip

System synthesis and hardware-software co-design

Professional Experience

1999-2004: Research assistant, Princeton University,

Princeton.

2002-2004: Research visitor at NEC Labs America, Princeton, NJ.

1996-1999: Research assistant, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

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Education

Princeton University. PhD in Electrical Engineering. Completed in Aug. 2004.

Dissertation: System-level energy analysis and optimization of embedded systems

Advisor: Prof. Niraj K. Jha

Princeton University. Master of Arts in Electrical Engineering. May 2001.

Tsinghua University, China. Master of Science in Electronic Engineering, July 1999.

Tsinghua University, China. Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering, July 1997.

Research Grants

CAREER: Architectural enhancement and design methodologies for secure processing in

embedded systems, National Science Foundation Computer and Network Systems, 09/01/2009-

08/31/2014, single PI, $405,000.

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Needs: Advanced Computer Security, U.S.

Department of Education, 08/15/2009-08/14/2012, co-PI, $522,000.

MRI: Development of Instrumentation for an Autonomous Underwater Sensor Network

System, National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation, 08/01/2008

07/31/2011, senior personnel, $500, 000.

CRI: Developing a novel Infrastructure for underwater acoustic sensor networks,

National

Science Foundation Computing Research Infrastructure, 08/01/2007 07/31/2010, senior

personnel, $320, 000.

A multi-level/multi-faceted framework for energy-efficient application-specific

instruction set

processor synthesis, National Science Foundation, CCF Foundations of Computing Processes

and Artifacts (CPA) program,

04/01/200603/31/2010, single PI, $275,000.

Coordinated management of mobile computer systems: balancing Quality-of-Service (QoS)

and

energy efficiency, UConn Research Foundation large grant,

06/01/2006-04/30/2008, single

PI,

$32,000.

Seed fund for UConn Underwater Sensor Networks Lab, contributed by UConn s three

departments (CSE, ECE, and EEP), School of Engineering, and BECAT center, co-PI, $42,750.

UConn School of Engineering Dean s commitment, 08/01/2006-06/30/2008, single PI,

$20,000.

Awards

NSF CAREER award, Trustworthy Computing Program, CNS, 2009

Graduate Student Fellowship, Princeton Univ., 1999-2000

Outstanding Graduate Students Fellowship, Tsinghua Univ., 1998

Social Practice (summer internship) Scholarship, Tsinghua Univ., 1998

Honored Graduate of Tsinghua University, 1997

12-9 Memorial Fellowship, Tsinghua Univ., 1995, 1996

Distinguished Students Scholarship, Tsinghua Univ., 1992, 1993, 1994

Teaching Activities

Fall 05: Undergraduate-level course Electrical and Computer Engineering Principles

Spring 05/06/07/08/09: Undergraduate-level course Digital Systems Design

Fall 04/06/07/08: Graduate-level course Advanced VLSI Design

Fall 07/Spring 08: Graduate-level seminar course (Computer Engineering)

Publications

Journal Publications:

Professional Activities

IEEE member, IEEE Computer Society member, ACM/SIGDA member

Panelist for National Science Foundation, Trustworthy Computing program, Apr. 2009

Panelist for National Science Foundation, Computer and Communication Foundation,

Computing Processes and Artifacts (CPA) program, Dec. 2006

Chair for IEEE Connecticut Section Women-in-Engineering Affinity group (2006-current)

TPC member,

2008 - current)

Faculty advisor for IEEE UConn chapter (2005 - 2008)

Faculty search committee member of UConn ECE department (2004 - 2005, 2005 - 2006)

Evaluation committee member of UConn ECE senior design projects (2004 - current)

Mentor for UConn ECE NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program

Committee member of ACSSPU (Association of Chinese Students and Scholars of Princeton

Univ.) (1999-2000)

Advised Students

Current PhD students: Xuan Guan, Tiansi Hu, Juan Carlos Martinez Santos (LASPAU

grantee),

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Hai Lin (Proposal Defense: Dec. 3, 2009)

Past graduate students: Chulwoo Park, Jingxing Sun

Current undergraduate student participating in research: Claude J. Manville

Undergraduate alumni supported by NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates)

program: Jeff Wroten (graduated in 2006), Kolawole Ladoja (graduated in 2007)

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