As feature-size scaling and" Moore's Law" in integrated CMOS circuits further slows down,
attention is shifting to computing by non-von Neumann and non-Boolean computing models …

Designing an analog electrical circuit requires substantial effort and time by a highly-skilled
designer. Many tools have been devised to aid engineers in the design procedure, from …

The advancement of many engineering systems relies on novel design methodologies,
design formulations, design representations, and other advancements. In this dissertation …

Unlike most studies on passive vibration control devices wherein mechanical topologies are
fixed and only parameters need to be optimized, this study proposes a generic automatic …

The puzzle of automatically synthesizing analog and radio frequency (RF) circuit topology
has not yet been offered with an industrially-acceptable solution although endeavors still …

Passive vibration absorbers (PVAs) play a crucial role in mitigating excessive vibrations in
engineering structures. Traditional PVA design typically begins with proposing a beneficial …

In this article, an active learning strategy is introduced for reducing evaluation cost
associated with system architecture design problems and is demonstrated using a circuit …

When applying evolutionary algorithms to circuit design automation, circuit representation is
the first consideration. There have been several studies applying different circuit …

Abstract Design automation presents a trade off between: using expert knowledge to restrict
the possible solutions examined; or spending time searching through many, possibly …

An associative memory is an essential building block for high-level networks for cognitive or
brain-like computing. In this paper we consider the problem of designing associative …