Dr Rajkumar Sarma is working as a Post-doctoral Researcher at the University of Limerick. He received his PhD from Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India in June 2020. He is currently working on the Science Foundation of Ireland (SFI)-funded Automatic Design of Digital Circuits (ADDC) project that focuses on the development of a machine learning-based system that autonomously generates digital circuits from high-level descriptions. His research interests include (but are not limited to) Analog and Digital VLSI design, Low-power architecture design, Quantum Cellular Automata, Prototype development using FPGA etc. His recent research consists of designing efficient Multiply-Accumulate (MAC) architecture, which is compatible with IEEE half-precision and single-precision floating-point inputs. The architecture primarily consists of an efficient multiplier, signed/unsigned MAC and fixed/floating-point MAC design. Sarma has expertise in various Cadence tools such as Virtuoso, Assura, Genus, Innovus, Superlint App etc. He is also skilled with AMD Xilinx ISE/Vivado tools for FPGA prototyping on 7 series FPGA boards.
The researcher has more than 25 research publications in reputable journals and conferences, including Neural Computing and Applications (NCAA) and CMC-Computers, Materials and Continua. His contributions to multiplier architectures, MAC architectures and normalization-based architectures for floating-point arithmetic have been recognized in peer-reviewed publications. Sarma has also published four books on Hardware Description Languages (HDL), FPGA prototyping and other VLSI-related topics. Moreover, he has published numerous patents, demonstrating his innovative contributions to the field. These patents cover diverse topics, from compressor-based multiplier circuits to anti-theft security systems for vehicles. One of the patents on Signed Floating Point MAC Architecture (SFMAC) is granted recently by the India Patent Office (IPO). As a supervisor, Dr Sarma has supervised numerous postgraduate theses and undergraduate final-year projects (FYP), leading to successful research outcomes and subsequent publications. His commitment to student development is evident in the positive contributions of his students in the IC design and testing industry.