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Lisa Wills

Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science
D304 LSRC, 308 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708
D304 LSRC, 308 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Computer Science · 2019 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · 2019 - Present Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

In the News


Published October 15, 2019
New Faculty, Bold Thinking

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Recent Publications


Transferable Pre-Synthesis PPA Estimation for RTL Designs With Data Augmentation Techniques

Journal Article IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems · January 1, 2024 In modern VLSI design flow, evaluating the quality of register-transfer level (RTL) designs involves time-consuming logic synthesis using EDA tools, a process that often slows down early optimization. While recent machine learning solutions offer some adva ... Full text Cite

Message from Program Chairs

Journal Article Proceedings - 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Workload Characterization, IISWC 2024 · January 1, 2024 Full text Cite

Fast, Robust and Transferable Prediction for Hardware Logic Synthesis

Conference Proceedings of the 56th Annual IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture, MICRO 2023 · October 28, 2023 The increasing complexity of computer chips and the slow logic synthesis process have become major bottlenecks in the hardware design process, also hindering the ability of hardware generators to make informed design decisions while considering hardware co ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


AI Institute: Athena: AI-Driven Next-generation Networks at the Edge

ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2026

CAREER: Effectuating Hardware-Accelerated Systems with Domain-Specific Primitives

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Columbia University · 2014 Ph.D.