Email: asir@berkeley.edu
Asir is an incoming Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) department at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and his B.Sc. from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. His research focuses on advancing energy-efficient electronics through the atomic-scale engineering of heterogeneous materials and nanodevices, aiming to address the fundamental energy and latency limits of traditional materials, devices, and architectures. His interdisciplinary work has been recognized with honors, including the 2022 IEEE-EDS Ph.D. Fellowship, 2022 MRS Gold Graduate Award, and 2023 AVS Russell & Sigurd Varian Award, along with several best paper and presentation awards at the 2022 IEEE VLSI Symposium, MRS Fall Meeting, 2023 SRC TECHCON, and 2023 AVS Symposium. He held research internships at TSMC and IBM Watson Research Center. Outside of research, Asir enjoys traveling, coffee chats, and playing tennis.
Zayna Lateef
Email: Zayna.Lateef@berkeley.edu
Zayna is a senior undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). Her research focuses on materials and devices for emerging memory technologies and AI-driven automation. She previously worked at NASA and Tesla as an electrical engineering intern and is a Fung Fellow through the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership at UC Berkeley. Outside of research, Zayna enjoys surfing, listening to music, and gardening.
Justin Shih
Email : Justin.Shih@berkeley.edu
Justin is a senior undergraduate at UC Berkeley, majoring in Physics. His research focuses on topological materials physics for nanoelectronic applications. He is also interested in thermal management strategies in advanced electronic systems. Justin is currently an intern at UC Berkeley Marvell NanoLab. Outside of research, Justin enjoys learning languages, listening to music, and watching anime.
Akshat Kumar
Email: akshat_kumar@berkeley.edu
Akshat is a first-year Master's student at UC Berkeley, majoring in Chemical Engineering (ChemE). His research focuses on reliability analysis of emerging memory technologies and probing their atomistic transport. He graduated from IIT Madras with a Bachelor's in ChemE and has previously worked at IISc as a research intern. Outside of research, Akshat enjoys listening to music, playing table tennis, and travelling.