Tao Zhang 「张涛」 Ph.D. Student Department of Computer Science Rutgers University tao [dot] zhang1 [at] rutgers [dot] edu Curriculum Vitae Google Scholar “ Ad Astra Per Aspera ”

Hi~ My name is Tao Zhang, and currently I'm a first-year Ph.D student in Department of Computer Science at Rutgers University, advised by Prof. Minesh Patel. Previously, I received my B.E. degree from Sun Yat-sen University in 2022 and my M.Phil. degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2024.

My research interests lie primarily in the area of Computer Architecture, EDA and Machine Learning.

News!

• 09/2023: One paper is accepted by ASP-DAC 2024.
• 03/2023: One paper is accepted by ISQED 2023.

Publications

[C2] APPLE: An Explainer of ML Predictions on Circuit Layout at the Circuit-Element Level [slides] Tao Zhang, Haoyu Yang, Kang Liu, Zhiyao Xie In Proceedings of the 29th IEEE/ACM Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference ASP-DAC 2024

[C1] Security and Reliability Challenges in Machine Learning for EDA: Latest Advances Zhiyao Xie,Tao Zhang, Yifeng Peng In Proceedings of the 24th IEEE International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design ISQED 2023

Teaching

• ELEC2350: Introduction to Computer Organziation
2023 Spring, Teaching Assistant, HKUST

Awards & Honors

• Dean's Fellowship, Rutgers University, 2024
• Research Travel Grant, HKUST, 2023
• Postgraduate Scholarship, HKUST, 2022,2023
• Student Award for Research and Innovation, SYSU, 2021
• Academic Progress Award, SYSU, 2020

Activities

• CEDA EDAthon, 2022, Hong Kong SAR
• HKUST ICDC Annual Symposium, 2023, Hong Kong SAR