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We are delighted to welcome back Dr. Irfan to our CALAS team in his new role as a Postdoctoral Researcher! As one of Prof. Ray’s distinguished PhD graduates, Dr. Irfan brings valuable expertise and fresh perspectives to our research community. … Continue reading →

Heartfelt congratulations to Ashraf on the acceptance of his paper “Efficient CUR Decomposition for Interpretable Low-rank Approximations and Imaging Applications” in Neurocomputing! With an impressive impact factor of 5.719, this prestigious journal recognizes the outstanding contribution to the field. This … Continue reading →

We are delighted to welcome Mang and Simon from Tsinghua Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) who will be joining our CALAS lab next month. As top engineers from the USA, they bring exceptional expertise that will enhance our research capabilities. Their … Continue reading →

Following our initial hosting of StarFive representatives on March 6, we are delighted to announce the formal establishment of the “StarFive-CityUHK EE RISC-V Ecosystem Joint Laboratory” in partnership with Hong Kong Investment Management Co., Ltd. (HKIC). This milestone was celebrated … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Shiyu Shen, Dr. Hao Yang, and Professor Winston have had their paper, “VeloFHE: GPU Acceleration for FHEW and TFHE Bootstrapping”, accepted for publication in the prestigious Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems … Continue reading →

We are delighted to welcome Mr. Haochen CAI (Elvis) to our CALAS team. Elvis received his B.Eng. degree in Electronic Information Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He then proceeded to earn his M.Sc. in … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that our CALAS UG student, Mr. Justin Siu, has been recognized as a co-author of the paper awarded Best Paper in the Work-in-Progress category at the IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC) held at Princeton … Continue reading →

   On March 6, 2025, at 4:30 pm, we had the pleasure of hosting a distinguished delegation from StarFive—comprising their leader, technical expert, market researcher, and HR—at our CALAS lab. During their visit, we showcased our ongoing research in cryptography … Continue reading →

Prof. Ray’s unwavering support for our research and well-being was on full display during our lunch at Café 103 in The Ritz-Carlton. Over a spread of succulent dishes, he inquired about our ongoing projects, offered invaluable guidance, and showed genuine … Continue reading →

Thrilled to announce Candice and team’s paper “ConBOOM: A Configurable CPU Microarchitecture for Speculative Covert Channel Mitigation” has been accepted by Electronics! With 5 reviewers’ rigorous feedback (4 requiring detailed revisions), the team mastered constructive rebuttals under Prof. Ray’s guidance and CALAS’s support. Kudos to Prof. Yao, Henry, Sanka, and … Continue reading →