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Nicola Nicolici

Nicola Nicolici

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
31
Citations
4787
World Ranking
6511
National Ranking
280

Overview

Nicola Nicolici is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada. Their research spans across various domains within engineering and computer science, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering, hardware and architecture, and computer networks and communications. Subfields they have contributed to include biomedical engineering and computer vision and pattern recognition.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
  • Interconnection Networks and Systems
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Advanced Neural Network Applications
  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
  • Ultra-Wideband Communications Technology
  • Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis

Nicola Nicolici has published extensively in venues such as:

  • IEEE Design and Test
  • IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Computers
  • Electronics
  • Sensors

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nicola Nicolici include:

  • "Fast Inner-Product Algorithms and Architectures for Deep Neural Network Accelerators," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Computers
  • "Parallelized Field-Programmable Gate Array Data Processing for High-Throughput Pulsed-Radar Systems," 2025, Sensors
  • "Thresholding Decision-Directed Descent (T3D): A Tuning Solution for DDR5 DRAM DFEs," 2024, IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems
  • "Karatsuba Matrix Multiplication and Its Efficient Custom Hardware Implementations," 2025, IEEE Transactions on Computers
  • "Interview With Janet Olson," 2023, IEEE Design and Test

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Trevor E. Pogue
  • Mitchell Cooke
  • Aaron D. Pitcher
  • Metody Georgiev
  • Natalia K. Nikolova

Best Publications

  • Algorithms for State Restoration and Trace-Signal Selection for Data Acquisition in Silicon Debug

    Ho Fai Ko;N. Nicolici

  • On using lossless compression of debug data in embedded logic analysis

    E. Anis;N. Nicolici

  • Variable-length input Huffman coding for system-on-a-chip test

    P.T. Gonciari;B.M. Al-Hashimi;N. Nicolici

  • Low Cost Debug Architecture using Lossy Compression for Silicon Debug

    Ehab Anis;N. Nicolici

  • Scan architecture with mutually exclusive scan segment activation for shift- and capture-power reduction

    P. Rosinger;B.M. Al-Hashimi;N. Nicolici

  • Distributed Embedded Logic Analysis for Post-Silicon Validation of SOCs

    Ho Fai Ko;A.B. Kinsman;N. Nicolici

  • Post-silicon validation opportunities, challenges and recent advances

    Subhasish Mitra;Sanjit A. Seshia;Nicola Nicolici

  • Improving Compression Ratio, Area Overhead, and Test Application Time for System-on-a-Chip Test Data Compression/Decompression

    P.T. Gonciari;B.M. Al-Hashimi;N. Nicolici

  • Resource-Efficient Programmable Trigger Units for Post-Silicon Validation

    Ho Fai Ko;Nicola Nicolici

  • Design-for-debug for post-silicon validation: Can high-level descriptions help?

    Nicola Nicolici;Ho Fai Ko

  • Functional scan chain design at RTL for skewed-load delay fault testing

    Ho Fai Ko;N. Nicolici

  • Power-Aware Testing and Test Strategies for Low Power Devices

    Dimitris Gizopoulos;Kaushik Roy;Patrick Girard;Nicola Nicolici

  • Automated trace signals identification and state restoration for improving observability in post-silicon validation

    Ho Fai Ko;Nicola Nicolici

  • Power-constrained testing of VLSI circuits

    Nicola Nicolici;Bashir M. Al-Hashimi

  • Power-Aware Testing and Test Strategies for Low Power Devices

    Patrick Girard;Nicola Nicolici;Xiaoqing Wen

  • Low power mixed-mode BIST based on mask pattern generation using dual LFSR re-seeding

    P.M. Rosinger;B.M. Al-Hashimi;N. Nicolici

  • Minimisation of power dissipation during test application in full-scan sequential circuits using primary input freezing

    N. Nicolici;B.M. Al-Hashimi;A.C. Williams

  • Resource-constrained system-on-a-chip test: a survey

    Q. Xu;N. Nicolici

  • Multiple scan chains for power minimization during test application in sequential circuits

    N. Nicolici;B.M. Al-Hashimi

  • Finite precision bit-width allocation using SAT-modulo theory

    Adam B. Kinsman;Nicola Nicolici

  • Interactive presentation: Low cost debug architecture using lossy compression for silicon debug

    Ehab Anis;Nicola Nicolici

Frequent Co-Authors

Bashir M. Al-Hashimi
Bashir M. Al-Hashimi King's College London
Qiang Xu
Qiang Xu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Krishnendu Chakrabarty
Krishnendu Chakrabarty Arizona State University
Kaushik Roy
Kaushik Roy Purdue University West Lafayette
Gordon W. Roberts
Gordon W. Roberts McGill University
Borivoje Nikolic
Borivoje Nikolic University of California, Berkeley

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