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Biography
I am a Professor of Computer Science at Stony Brook University. I direct the Computer Architecture Stony Brook (COMPAS) Lab. Prior to joining Stony Brook, I completed my Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) under the supervision of Babak Falsafi. While completing my dissertation, I spent several years working remotely from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
Research interests
My research interests are in the area of computer architecture, with emphasis on the design of server systems. I work on the entire computing stack, from server software and operating systems, to networks and processor microarchitecture. My current research projects include FPGA accelerator integration into server environments (e.g., Intel HARP, Microsoft Catapult, and Amazon F1), FPGA programmability (e.g., virtual memory and high-level synthesis), accelerators for machine learning (e.g., transformers and convolutional neural networks), efficient network processing and software-defined networking, speculative performance and energy-enhancing techniques for high-performance processors, and programming models and mechanisms for emerging memory technologies (e.g., HBM and 3D XPoint).
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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Genesis Mission: AI-Driven Autonomous and Self-Healing Readout Electronics for Radiation-Tolerant HEP Detectors
Salman, E. (PI), Ferdman, M. (CoPI) & Milder, P. A. (CoPI)
09/1/26 → 05/31/27
Project: Research
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Energy Efficient and Fault Tolerant Acceleration of Deep Neural Networks
Salman, E. (PI), Ferdman, M. (CoPI), Milder, P. A. (CoPI), Robertazzi, T. (CoPI), Shterengas, L. (CoPI) & Stanacevic, M. (CoPI)
02/26/25 → 02/26/27
Project: Research
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SHF: Small: Massively Parallel Server Processors
Ferdman, M. (PI)
06/15/22 → 05/31/27
Project: Research
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SUNY-IBM AI Collaborative Research Alliance
Balasubramanian, A. (CoI), Balasubramanian, N. (CoI), Ferdman, M. (CoI), Kaufman, A. (CoI), Zadok, E. (CoI), Iacabucci, J. (PI), Beckmann, K. (CoI), Cady, N. (CoI), Cho, J. (CoI), D'Cruz, J. (CoI), Dunn, K. (CoI), Ghose, K. (CoI), Kosar, T. (CoI), Mazumder, B. (CoI), Park, S. (CoI), Xiong, J. (CoI), Yin, P. (CoI), Yu, K. (CoI), Ma, T. (CoI), Milder, P. A. (CoI), Qin, H. (CoI), Dimitrov, N. (CoI), Hu, H. (CoI), Imran, A. (CoI), Li, H. (CoI), Tarkesh Esfahani, E. (CoI), Bichuch, M. (CoI), Chowdhury, S. (CoI), Kojaku, S. (CoI), Perebeinos, V. (CoI), Yang, Z. (CoI), Yao, F. (CoI) & Wang, Z. (CoI)
01/1/22 → 12/31/28
Project: Research
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Artificial Intelligence Collaborative Research Alliance
Balasubramanian, A. (CoI), Balasubramanian, N. (CoI), Ferdman, M. (CoI), Kaufman, A. (CoI), Zadok, E. (CoI), Iacabucci, J. (PI), Beckmann, K. (CoI), Cady, N. (CoI), Cho, J. (CoI), D'Cruz, J. (CoI), Dunn, K. (CoI), Ghose, K. (CoI), Kosar, T. (CoI), Mazumder, B. (CoI), Park, S. (CoI), Xiong, J. (CoI), Yin, P. (CoI), Yu, K. (CoI), Ma, T. (CoI), Milder, P. A. (CoI), Qin, H. (CoI), Dimitrov, N. (CoI), Hu, H. (CoI), Imran, A. (CoI), Li, H. (CoI), Tarkesh Esfahani, E. (CoI), Bichuch, M. (CoI), Chowdhury, S. (CoI), Kojaku, S. (CoI), Perebeinos, V. (CoI), Yang, Z. (CoI), Yao, F. (CoI) & Wang, Z. (CoI)
05/14/19 → 09/30/27
Project: Research
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Enabling Efficient SpMM for Sparse Attention on GEMM-Optimized Hardware with Block Aggregation
Ji, T., Balasubramanian, N., Ferdman, M. & Milder, P., Feb 21 2026, Proceedings of the 2026 ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field Programmable Gate Arrays, FPGA 2026. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 67-78 12 p. (Proceedings of the 2026 ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field Programmable Gate Arrays, FPGA 2026).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Message from the Program Chairs
Ferdman, M. & Shen, X., Aug 22 2025, In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Supercomputing. Part of 213821, p. vResearch output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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What Gets Measured Gets Managed: Mitigating Supply Chain Attacks with a Link Integrity Management System
So, J., Ferdman, M. & Nikiforakis, N., Nov 22 2025, CCS 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 3027-3041 15 p. (CCS 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A Case for Hardware Memoization in Server CPUs
Samandi, F., Ratnasegar, N. & Ferdman, M., 2024, In: IEEE Computer Architecture Letters. 23, 2, p. 231-234 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Infrastructure for Exploring SIMT Architecture in General-Purpose Processors
Karman, N., Wei, K., Scott, D., Ratnasegar, N., Canpolat, O., Mai, H. & Ferdman, M., 2024, Proceedings - 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software, ISPASS 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 316-318 3 p. (Proceedings - 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software, ISPASS 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review