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Prof. Abderazek Ben Abdallah

Abderazek Ben Abdallah

Professor, Regent, Dean

School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Aizu, Room 202-A Tsuruga, Ikki-machi, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima 965-8580, Japan

Advanced Computing Systems Laboratory (Rooms 202-E/F)

+81-242-37-2574 (Ext. 3224) benab(@)u-aizu.ac.jp

Research Areas

Neuromorphic computing and AI hardware; energy-efficient computer architecture and many-core SoCs; networks-on-chip and 3D-ICs; and reliability and fault-tolerant systems.

Our research is driven by real-world applications, including AI-enabled prosthetics and biomedical systems, humanoid robotics, and smart energy systems.

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Biography

Abderazek Ben Abdallah is Professor, Regent, and Dean of the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Aizu, Japan, where he leads the Advanced Computing Systems Laboratory. His research focuses on next-generation computing systems, spanning computer architecture, AI and neuromorphic computing, 3D integrated circuits (3D-ICs), on-chip interconnects, and fault-tolerant embedded systems. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Tokyo, in 2002. At Aizu he has served on the Education and Research Council since 2014 and headed the Computer Engineering Division from 2014 to 2022.

He has authored four books, including Neuromorphic Computing: Principles and Organization, named one of the “Best Neuromorphic Computing Books of All Time” by BookAuthority in 2025. His record includes more than 160 publications, 17 patents (registered or pending), and funded research projects supported by JSPS KAKENHI, Fukushima Prefecture, and competitive university funds. He also led the development of the world’s first AI-driven off-grid solar carport.

He teaches computer architecture, parallel computer systems, neuromorphic computing, and embedded real-time systems. He has supervised 78 postdoctoral researchers and students to completion (4 postdocs, 11 Ph.D., 20 master’s, and 43 bachelor’s), from nine countries, and has served as an external Ph.D. examiner at the University of Otago (New Zealand) and Murdoch University (Australia). He has also taught invited courses at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the African University of Science and Technology, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Computer, IEEE Network, Frontiers in Neuroscience (Neuromorphic Engineering), and Intelligence & Robotics, and previously served on the editorial board of the Journal of Embedded Systems (2015–2020). He founded the IEEE MCSoC Forum and has chaired its steering committee since 2004, contributes to the IEEE P3722 standard on Responsible AI in Higher Education, and serves on IEEE CASS technical committees (CASEO and VSA). He is an IEEE CASS Distinguished Lecturer for 2026–2027. His honors include the Tunisian Presidential Prize for Scientific Research and Technology (2010), several Best Paper Awards, and election as a Full Member of Sigma Xi (2025). He is a Senior Member of IEEE and ACM.

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Career History
  • 2022.4–PresentRegent, University of Aizu
  • 2022.4–PresentDean, School of Computer Science and Engineering, UoA
  • 2022.4–PresentDirector, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UoA
  • 2014.4–PresentMember, Education and Research Council, UoA
  • 2014.4–2022.3Head, Computer Engineering Division, UoA
  • 2014.4–PresentProfessor, UoA
  • 2012.4–2014.3Senior Associate Professor, UoA
  • 2011.4–2012.3Associate Professor, UoA
  • 2007.10–2011.3Assistant Professor, The University of Aizu (UoA)
  • 2007.4–2007.9Assistant Professor, UEC, Tokyo
  • 2002.4–2007.3Research Associate, Univ. of Electro-Communications (UEC), Tokyo

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Books

Authored books

  1. A. Ben Abdallah and K. N. Dang, Neuromorphic Computing Principles and Organization, 2nd ed., Springer, 2025. Publisher page ❯
  2. A. Ben Abdallah and K. N. Dang, Neuromorphic Computing Principles and Organization, 1st ed., Springer, 2022. Named one of the Best Neuromorphic Computing Books of All Time (BookAuthority). Publisher page ❯
  3. A. Ben Abdallah, Advanced Multicore Systems-on-Chip: Architecture, On-Chip Network, Design, Springer, 2017. Chinese translation available. Publisher page ❯
  4. A. Ben Abdallah, Multicore Systems-on-Chip: Practical Hardware/Software Design, Atlantis Press, 2013. Publisher page ❯

Edited book

  1. A. Ben Abdallah (Ed.), Multicore Systems on Chips, Atlantis Press, 2010. Publisher page ❯

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Patents

Granted patents (Japan) · 9

  1. No. 7699791 – AI Processor (June 20, 2025)
  2. No. 7659250 – Multiple Error Detection Circuit (April 1, 2025)
  3. No. 7488989 – 3D System on Chip with TSV Group (May 23, 2024)
  4. No. 7277682 – Spiking Neural Network by 3D NoC (May 11, 2023)
  5. No. 7239099 – TSV Fault-Tolerant Router for 3D-NoC (March 14, 2023)
  6. No. 6846027 – Defect-Tolerant Router for NoC (March 3, 2021)
  7. No. 6804072 – Virtual Power Platform Control System (December 4, 2020)
  8. No. 6747660 – Optical NoC Setup Method Using Non-Blocking Switches (November 8, 2020)
  9. No. 6284177 – Fault-Tolerant Router, IC Using It, and Control Method (February 9, 2018)

Patent applications (Japan) · 8

  1. Candidate Operator Narrowing Method (2026)
  2. Method for Calculating the Neural Network Processor and Weight Data Redownload Cycle (2026)
  3. Neural Network Processor and Method for Selecting Neurons to Be Pruned (2026)
  4. Neural Network Processor (2024)
  5. Lacquering Robot System (2024)
  6. EV Power Consumption Prediction for Smart Grid (2023)
  7. Electricity Trading System and Method (2022)
  8. Migration Flow Generator for Homogeneous Systems (2022)

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Honors and Awards
  • 2026–2027IEEE CASS Distinguished Lecturer (IEEE Circuits and Systems Society)
  • 2026Best Conference Paper Awards (two papers), ICKII 2026
  • 2025Full Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
  • 2025Neuromorphic Computing: Principles and Organization named one of the Best Neuromorphic Computing Books of All Time (BookAuthority)
  • 2023Best Student Paper Award, ICET 2023
  • 2021Best Paper Award, ETLTC 2021; Best Student Paper Award, UNET 2021
  • 2019Best Paper Award, IEEE BigComp 2019
  • 2016–Senior Member, ACM
  • 2014–Senior Member, IEEE
  • 2010National President Award for Best Tunisian Researcher Living Abroad (Tunisia)
  • 2009–2011Member, High-Level Committee for Science and Technology, Office of the Prime Minister, Tunisia
  • 2009Best Presentation Award, FAN 2009; Letters of Appreciation from the Tunisian Ambassador and the Minister of Higher Education
  • 2007Best Paper Award, PDCAT 2007

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Education
  • 2002PhD (Doctor of Engineering) in Computer Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications (UEC Tokyo)
  • 1997M.Eng. in Computer Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
  • 1994B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, University of Sfax / Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)

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