About me
Sean Longyu Ma is a Lecturer in the School of Computer Science. Sean received his Bachelor’s degree (Communication) from Harbin Engineering University in 2010, his Master’s degree in Integrated Circuit from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2016, and his PhD from the University of Auckland in 2023. Sean has almost ten years of industrial experience, working as an FPGA & integrated circuit design engineer. His research areas are as follows:
- Digital design using FPGA platforms
- RISC-V core customization, including sub-system integration or customized instructions.
- The algorithm (not subject to Error correction codes) implementation using parallel computing devices such as FPGAs.
- High-level Synthesis design using FPGAs
He is actively looking for driven individuals interested in working toward a PhD or research-based Master’s degree under his supervision. Applicants are preferrable to have a solid background in CS/EE, particularly FPGA/GPU, circuits and systems, machine learning and a strong interest in integrative cross-disciplinary projects.
Join us and you will have the opportunity to:
(a) Receive careful guidance from professional academic staff, learn techniques for writing and publishing scholarly articles, and publish papers at high-level international conferences/journals, laying a solid foundation for continuing in research or academic positions in the future.
(b) Engage in cutting-edge scientific research in the fields of artificial intelligence algorithms implementation, RISC-V customization and heterogeneous computing. Access the latest technologies, and broaden your horizons.
(c) Utilize the abundant GPU server resources in our lab, with each Ph.D. student having access to the latest graphics cards (A100/4090), allowing for the fastest data acquisition for research.
(d) Work with the latest FPGA platforms in the industry, including:
AMD Versal AI Core Series VCK190 Evaluation Kit
AMD VCU128 Development Kit
AMD U250 Development Kit
AMD Zynq ZCU102 Development Kit
AMD KV260/KR260 Development Kit
AMD VCU118 Development Kit
AMD Zynq ZCU104 Development Kit
AMD Virtex VCU1525 Development Kit
AMD Kintex KCU1500 Development Kit