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Our lab is focused on designing and creating efficient hardware systems to meet the growing computational needs of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. We pursue a Physics-to-Systems approach where we combine algorithmic understanding with tailored hardware and architectures. We try to map unique features of emerging materials to the needs of algorithms and applications to build natural and energy-efficient computing systems. Our research interests lie at the intersection of physics, computer science and electrical engineering. 

We believe that such an interdisciplinary approach connecting architectures and algorithms to materials and devices is essential in the new era of electronics driven by domain-specific hardware. 

This is in contrast to Moore’s Law-driven era that has centered around a single device, the field-effect transistor. The new era of electronics calls for a new kind of scientist who needs to be deep in one field but also broad enough to be able to make connections to related disciplines across the computing stack. 

 

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 Research Areas

We extend algorithms and architectures that match features of emerging hardware to cater to the needs of computation.
Designing efficient circuits with new functionalities often involves mapping materials directly to applications.
We seek to translate emerging materials and phenomena into physics-based circuit models to design benchmark circuits.

 Recent News

October 16, 2025

We are thrilled to share that “Pushing the boundary of quantum advantage in hard combinatorial optimization with probabilistic computers” is now out in Nature Communications 

October 7, 2025

Kemal’s paper “DAC-Free p-bits: Asynchronous Self-Coloring and On-Chip Annealing” will appear in IEDM 2025!

September 25, 2025

We are thrilled to welcome Jared to OPUS!

July 31, 2025

We are thrilled to welcome Kriteen Shrestha as a graduate student to OPUS!

July 10, 2025

We are excited to have Jared (Class of '28 UC Santa Barbara) join OPUS Lab!

April 28, 2025

Shaila Niazi and Navid Anjum Aadit secure UCSB-wide Graduate Fellowships

April 8, 2025

We’re thrilled to share that Kyle has been awarded the highly competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP).

March 21, 2025

We are excited to welcome Kyle to OPUS.

March 7, 2025

We are thrilled to host Simon as a visiting researcher supported by a DAAD Fellowship to visit UC Santa Barbara's OPUS Lab.

January 27, 2025

OPUS Lab is recognized for its work on Stochastic Neuromorphic Computing with Probabilistic Bits