Ajay Joshi Among Charles River Faculty Promoted to Full Professor

CISE Faculty Affiliate Ajay Joshi (ECE) was promoted to full professor Joshi specializes in computer architecture and digital VLSI circuit design, with additional focus on silicon photonics, network-on-chip design, machine learning, and hardware. He is regarded among the top authorities in silicon photonic network architecture, and his recent work using AI in microelectronics is garnering significant praise. Supported by major grants through the NSF and DARPA, he is a past recipient of the Google Faculty Research Award, an NSF CAREER Award, his college’s Dean’s Catalyst Award, and his department’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has published dozens of articles and papers in leading engineering journals and conference proceedings.

Joshi was among 20 faculty from the Charles River Campus who were promoted.

Each has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in their individual areas of expertise and have helped to advance the caliber of research and scholarship at Boston University.

“The faculty members we recognize today…are pushing their respective fields forward, forging multidisciplinary collaborations to discover solutions to pressing societal challenges, authoring foundational texts that help advance our understanding of the world, and working to inspire a new generation of young scholars and professionals,” says Jean Morrison, University provost and chief academic officer. “In doing so, they exemplify each day the excellence and impact of Boston University’s talented academic community.”

Read the full article by BU Today staff here.