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Prof. David Atienza

Professor of Embedded Systems,
Associate VP of Research Centers and Platforms at EPFL

David Atienza Alonso is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Head of the Embedded Systems Laboratory (ESL) and Associate Vice President of Research Centers and Platforms at EPFL, Switzerland.

Previously, he was the Scientific and Executive Director of the EPFL EcoCloud from 2021 to 2024. He received his MSc and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and engineering from UCM, Spain, and IMEC, Belgium, in 2001 and 2005, respectively. His research interests include system-level design methodologies for high-performance multi-processor system-on-chip (MPSoC) and low-power Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems, including new 2-D/3-D thermal-aware design for MPSoCs and many-core servers, ultra-low power edge AI architectures for wireless body sensor nodes and smart embedded systems, HW/SW reconfigurable systems, dynamic memory optimizations, and network-on-chip design.

David Atienza is currently Associate Vice President for Centers and Platforms.