Andy D. Pimentel

Associate Professor

University of Amsterdam

Biography

Andy Pimentel leads the Parallel Computing Systems (PCS) group within the Systems and Networking Lab at the Informatics Institute of the University of Amsterdam. The PCS group performs research on the design, programming and run-time management of multi-core and multi-processor computer systems. The modeling, analysis and optimization of the extra-functional aspects of these systems, such as performance, power/energy consumption but also the degree of productivity to design and program these systems, play a pivotal role in our work.

Interests

System-level design of multi-core embedded systems
System-level modeling and simulation
Design space exploration
Performance and power analysis
Hardware/software co-design
Run-time resource management

Education

PhD in Computer Science, 1998

University of Amsterdam
MSc in Computer Science, 1993

University of Amsterdam

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Selected Publications

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A.D. Pimentel. Exploring Exploration: A Tutorial Introduction to Embedded Systems Design Space Exploration. In IEEE Design & Test, Vol. 34 (Nr. 1), 2017.

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W. Quan, A.D. Pimentel. A Hybrid Task Mapping Algorithm for Heterogeneous MPSoCs. In ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (ACM TECS), Vol. 14 (nr. 1), 2015.

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Z.J. Jia, T. Bautista, A. Nunez, M. Thompson, A.D. Pimentel. A System-level Infrastructure for Multi-dimensional MP-SoC Design Space Co-exploration. In ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (ACM TECS), Vol. 13 (Nr. 1s), 2013.

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P. van Stralen, A.D. Pimentel. Fitness Prediction Techniques for Scenario-based Design Space Exploration. In IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (IEEE TCAD), pp. 1240-1253, Vol. 32 (Nr. 8), 2013.

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A. Gerstlauer, C. Haubelt, A.D. Pimentel, T. Stefanov, D.D. Gajski, J. Teich. Electronic System-Level Synthesis Methodologies. In IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (IEEE TCAD), pp. 1517-1530, Vol. 28 (No. 10), 2009.

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C. Erbas, S. Cerav-Erbas, A.D. Pimentel. Multiobjective Optimization and Evolutionary Algorithms for the Application Mapping Problem in Multiprocessor System-on-Chip Design. In IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, pp. 358-374, Vol. 10 (No. 3), 2006.

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A.D. Pimentel, C. Erbas, S. Polstra. A Systematic Approach to Exploring Embedded System Architectures at Multiple Abstraction Levels. In IEEE Transactions on Computers, pp. 99-112, Vol. 55 (No. 2), 2006.

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A. D. Pimentel, P. Lieverse, P. van der Wolf, L.O. Hertzberger, E.F. Deprettere. Exploring Embedded-Systems Architectures with Artemis. In IEEE Computer, pp. 57-63, Vol. 34 (No. 11), 2001.

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Activities (selected)

MT member of the Informatics Institute, UvA, 2016-present
Vice-chair of the Systems and Networking Lab, Informatics Institute, UvA, 2011-present
Director of Education of the Graduate School of Informatics at the UvA, 2012-present
Editorial Board member of Journal of Signal Processing Systems, Springer, 2008–present
Editorial Board member of Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Elsevier, 2007–present
Co-founder and Steering Committee member of the Int. Conference on Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, MOdeling, and Simulation (SAMOS), 2001–present
Program Chair of IEEE/ACM International Conference on Hardware/Software Codesign and System Synthesis (CODES+ISSS), 2016 and 2017
Local Arrangements Chair of Embedded Systems Week (ESWeek), 2015, Amsterdam
General Chair of the 10th Int. Conference on High-Performance and Embedded Architectures and Compilers (HiPEAC), 2015, Amsterdam
Topic Chair, Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE), 2011-2016
General Chair, 11th Int. Conference on Systems, Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation (SAMOS), 2011, Samos, Greece
General Chair, IEEE Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia (ESTIMedia), part of the Embedded Systems Week, 2010, Scottsdale, USA
Program Co-Chair, 10th Int. Conference on Systems, Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation (SAMOS), 2010, Samos, Greece
Program Chair, IEEE Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia (ESTIMedia), part of the Embedded Systems Week, 2009, Grenoble, France
Program Co-Chair of the Support Tools and Environments topic, EuroPar conference, 2009, Delft, the Netherlands
Program Chair, IEEE Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia (ESTIMedia), part of the Embedded Systems Week, 2008, Atlanta, USA
TPC member of DAC, DATE, CODES+ISSS, ICCAD, ICCD, SAMOS, FPL, ESTIMedia, SCOPES, SAC, and more