Fadi Kurdahi
A Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Irvine, he has been a faculty member since 1987 and currently serves as Director of the Center for Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems (CECS). He also founded and leads the highly regarded and rapidly growing Master of Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems (MECPS) program to address the growing demand for expertise in these fields.
His research spans VLSI system design, digital systems automation, and embedded and cyber-physical systems. From 2017 to 2022, he served as Associate Dean of the Samueli School of Engineering, advancing its educational mission. He also holds a joint appointment in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences.
An IEEE and AAAS Fellow, Prof. Kurdahi earned his M.S. & Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from USC and his undergraduate degree from the American University of Beirut. He remains passionate about advancing engineering research and education as well as preparing students for the rapidly evolving challenges of embedded and cyber-physical systems.
Appointments
Academic
Distinguished Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, 2025 – present
Director, Center for Embedded & Cyber-Physical Systems (CECS)
University of California, Irvine, 2012 – present
Director, Professional Master of Embedded & Cyber-Physical Systems
University of California, Irvine, 2022 – present
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, 1998 – 2025
Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies
Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2017 – 2022
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, 1993 – 1998
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, 1987 – 1993
Industry
Chief Scientific Advisor
The Blue Box Biomedical Solutions, Barcelona, Spain, 2019 – Present
Founder, VP of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer
Morpho Technologies, Irvine, CA, 2000 – 2002
Consultant
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), 1995 – 1996
Educational Background
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering
M.S. in Computer Engineering
B.E. in Electrical Engineering
Awards and Honors
IEEE Fellow (2005)
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
AAAS Fellow (2009)
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Best Paper Award (2002)
IEEE VLSI Transactions
Best Paper Award (2006)
IEEE International Conference on Quality Electronic Design
Distinguished Alumnus Award (2008)
The American University of Beirut
Best Paper Award (2016)
IEEE Asia-Pacific Design Automation Conference
Research Interests
VLSI System Design and Design Automation
Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems
Low-Power, Process-Aware Systems-on-Chip Design
Reconfigurable Computing
Publications
MorphoSys: An Integrated Reconfigurable System for Data-Parallel and Computation-Intensive Applications
H. Singh, M.-H. Lee, G. Lu, F.J. Kurdahi, N. Bagherzadeh, E.M. Chaves Filho
IEEE Transactions on Computers, 2000
Citations: 1319
REAL: A Program for REgister ALlocation
F.J. Kurdahi, A.C. Parker
Proceedings of the 24th ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference, 1987
Citations: 452
Design and Implementation of the MorphoSys Reconfigurable Computing Processor
M.-H. Lee, H. Singh, G. Lu, N. Bagherzadeh, F.J. Kurdahi, E.M.C. Filho
The Journal of VLSI Signal Processing, 2000
Citations: 228
Power-Aware Scheduling Under Timing Constraints for Mission-Critical Embedded Systems
J. Liu, P.H. Chou, N. Bagherzadeh, F. Kurdahi
Proceedings of the 38th Annual Design Automation Conference, 2001
Citations: 154
Techniques for Area Estimation of VLSI Layouts
F.J. Kurdahi, A.C. Parker
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, 1989
Citations: 151
Media
Articles & Reviews
Contact
kurdahi@uci.edu
Engineering Hall, Room 3207, UC Irvine