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

News

The paper ‘A Case for Security-aware Design-Space Exploration of Embedded Systems’ by Pimentel was accepted for the Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications (special issue on Design Space Exploration and Resource Management of Multi/Many-Core Systems).
EU H2020 ITN/ETN project on approximate computing for power and energy optimisation granted!
The paper ‘Deep Learning Model Reuse and Composition in Knowledge Centric Networking’ by Sapra and Pimentel was accepted for ICCCN 2020.
The paper ‘CITTA: Cache Interference-aware Task Partitioning for Real-time Multi-core Systems’ by Xiao and Pimentel was accepted for ACM LCTES 2020.
The paper ‘An Evolutionary Optimization Algorithm for Gradually Saturating Objective Functions’ by Sapra and Pimentel was accepted for ACM GECCO 2020.
The paper ‘Constrained Evolutionary Piecemeal Training to Design Efficient Neural Networks’, by Sapra and Pimentel was accepted for IEA/AIE 2020.
The paper ‘Schedulability Analysis of Global Scheduling for Multicore Systems with Shared Caches’ by Xiao, Altmeyer and Pimentel was accepted for IEEE Transactions on Computers.

Selected Publications

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

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

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Z.J. Jia, T. Bautista, A. Nunez, M. Thompson, A.D. Pimentel (2013). 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).

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P. van Stralen, A.D. Pimentel (2013). 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).

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A. Gerstlauer, C. Haubelt, A.D. Pimentel, T. Stefanov, D.D. Gajski, J. Teich (2009). 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).

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C. Erbas, S. Cerav-Erbas, A.D. Pimentel (2006). 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).

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

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

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Activities (selected)

Board member, ICT Research Platform Nederland (IPN), 2020-present
Member of the executive management, Informatics Institute, UvA, 2016-present
Director of Education, Graduate School of Informatics at the UvA, 2012-present
Editorial Board member, Journal of Signal Processing Systems, Springer, 2008–present
Editorial Board member, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Elsevier, 2007–present
Co-founder and Steering Committee member, Int. Conference on Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, MOdeling, and Simulation (SAMOS), 2001–present
Finance Chair, IEEE/ACM Embedded Systems Week, 2019 and 2020
Program Chair, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Hardware/Software Codesign and System Synthesis (CODES+ISSS), 2016 and 2017
Local Arrangements Chair, Embedded Systems Week (ESWeek), 2015
General Chair, 10th Int. Conference on High-Performance and Embedded Architectures and Compilers (HiPEAC), 2015
Topic Chair, Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE), 2011-2016
General Chair, 11th Int. Conference on Systems, Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation (SAMOS), 2011
General Chair, IEEE Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia (ESTIMedia), 2010
Program Co-Chair, 10th Int. Conference on Systems, Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation (SAMOS), 2010
Program Chair, IEEE Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia (ESTIMedia), 2009
Program Co-Chair, Support Tools and Environments topic, EuroPar conference, 2009
Program Chair, IEEE Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia (ESTIMedia), 2008
TPC member of DAC, DATE, CODES+ISSS, ICCAD, ICCD, SAMOS, FPL, ESTIMedia, SCOPES, SAC, and more

Teaching

Contact

a.d.pimentel@uva.nl
+31 20 5257578
P.O. Box 94323, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Visiting address: Room C3.107, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam
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