Yuan Hsi (Tommy) Chou Email & Phone Number

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Vancouver, Canada Area

PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Tor Aamodt.My research focuses on the field of Computer / GPU architecture and Graphics. Current research is on ray tracing accelerators and GPU architecture.Publications:- Determinsitic Atomic Buffering (MICRO 2020)- Intersection Prediction for Accelerated GPU Ray Tracing (MICRO 2021)- Vulkan-Sim: A GPU Architecture.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Improved denoiser quality and performance for ray traced ambient occlusion, reflection, and caustics effects in a hybrid renderer (rasterization + ray tracing) using Vulkan API

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Master's degree with strong hands on project experience focusing on VLSI design and computer architecture

Hsinchu County/City, Taiwan

• Designed a compact masked AES core in 22nm technology
• Performed DPA and CPA side channel attacks on the implemented design with CustomSim simulation
• Conducted research on side channel attack protection and CMOS temperature sensors for hardware security

Austin, Texas Area

Specialized in Integrated Circuits and VLSI

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

• Designed low loss baluns through HSPICE and 3D EM simulations
• Learned about TDDB testing for device lifetime estimation through JEDEC standards (JESD35 and JESD92)
• Studied trends on front end modules for mobile phones based on market research and technology analysis reports
• Helped write and edit technical papers for submission to conferences
• Won outstanding paper award on one of the papers submitted to ICEPT 2016

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

• Developed a Trace structure used in chip packaging that achieved low insertion loss at high frequencies that will be applied for a patent
• Ran simulations with ANSYS HFSS, Q3D, SIwave, and modified package designs with Cadence Allegro Package Designer
• Wrote a research paper that will be published at IEEE ECTC 2016 Conference

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

• Performed thermal stress test experiments on packaged chips
• Assisted with data analysis and making experiment reports
• Translated technical documents from English to Mandarin

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Under Supervision of Prof. Tor Aamodt

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 3.79/4.00

Integrated Circuits and VLSI Track Courses Taken: - EECS 427: VLSI Design I - EECS 627: VLSI Design II - EECS 470: Computer Architecture.

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Activities and Societies: Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), Psi Chapter (ECE Honor Society at the University of Texas at Austin)

High School