The Custom Computing Research Group in Department of Computing conducts research in various areas of specialised computing platforms focusing on efficiency, performance and productivity, particularly:
Theory and practice of reconfigurable computing, including:
- compilation techniques and tools
- run-time reconfigurable design
- reconfigurable systems and platforms, including heterogeneous clusters
Models, architectures, development methods and tools for:
Applications of custom-designed systems in areas such as:
- computational finance, including the first paper in this area
- media processing and graphics
- security and design validation
Our research also covers other applications such as computational biology, medical imaging, software-defined radio, machine learning, seismic computation, database search, and ecological modelling.
We are responsible for several surveys on reconfigurable computing, Gaussian random number generators, and low-power techniques for FPGAs, and a textbook on system-on-chip.
Currently we are involved in various collaborative projects, including Custom Computing for Advanced Digital Systems, EPiCS, FASTER, and REFLECT.
Our research has led to a Research Excellence Award from Imperial College in 2006, as well as many awards at international conferences, including ARC (2012), FPL (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010), ERSA (2004), FPT (2005, 2008), ASAP (2008), SAMOS (2008), and SPL (2008, 2009).