My research interests are in neuromorphic (a.k.a brain-inspired) computing, applied machine learning, circuits and architectures for hardware machine learning systems, VLSI circuits and computer-aided design. I am a co-editor of the book, entitled "Simulation and Verification of Electronic and Biological Systems" (Springer, 2011), co-edited one additional book, and authored and co-authored over 200 journal and conference publications, and seven book chapters.

My work has been recognized by various distinctions including the ICCD Best Paper Award in 2020, the ICCAD Ten Year Retrospective Most Influential Paper Award in 2019, four IEEE/ACM Design Automation Conference (DAC) Best Paper Awards in 2003, 2008, 2011, and 2016, the ISCAS Honorary Mention Best Paper Award from the Neural Systems and Applications Technical Committee of IEEE Circuits and Systems (CAS) Society at IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) in 2016, the IEEE/ACM William J. McCalla ICCAD Best Paper Award from IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD) in 2012, the US National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2008, two Inventor Recognition Awards from Microelectronics Advanced Research Corporation (MARCO) in 2006 and 2007, two Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Inventor Recognition Awards in 2001 and 2004. At the 50th IEEE/ACM Design Automation Conference in 2013, I was honored with the Best Paper Hat Trick Award for receiving the prestigious DAC best paper award three times, the DAC Prolific Author Award, and the DAC Top 10 Author in Fifth Decade Award. I recieved several Best Paper Award nominations from ICCAD. At Texas A&M, I was recongnized with the 2018-2019 Eugene E. Webb Faculty Fellow, 2013-2014 William and Montine P. Head Fellow, 2011-2012 TEES Fellow Award from the College of Engineering, and the ECE Outstanding Professor Award in 2008.