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Lisa Wills

Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science
D304 LSRC, 308 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708
D304 LSRC, 308 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Computer Science · 2019 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · 2019 - Present Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

In the News


Published October 15, 2019
New Faculty, Bold Thinking

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Recent Publications


BigLittleMCA: A Spatially-Optimal Tiled Hardware Accelerator for MCMC Image Processing

Journal Article ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization · May 20, 2025 Markov-Chain Monte-Carlo (MCMC) algorithms offer a general framework for performing interpretable inference but have high overheads due to the computational complexity of the sampling process and the large number of samples required to ... Full text Cite

Transferable Presynthesis PPA Estimation for RTL Designs with Data Augmentation Techniques

Journal Article IEEE Transactions on Computer Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems · January 1, 2025 In modern VLSI design flow, evaluating the quality of register-transfer level (RTL) designs involves time-consuming logic synthesis using electronic design automation tools, a process that often slows down early optimization. While recent machine learning ... Full text Cite

Message from Program Chairs

Journal Article Proceedings 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Workload Characterization Iiswc 2024 · January 1, 2024 Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


AI Institute: Athena: AI-Driven Next-generation Networks at the Edge

ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2026

CAREER: Effectuating Hardware-Accelerated Systems with Domain-Specific Primitives

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Columbia University · 2014 Ph.D.