Dinesh Bhatia

Professional Preparation

Ph.D. - Computer Science
University of Texas at Dallas - 1990

M.S. - Computer Science
University of Texas at Dallas - 1987

B.E. - Electrical Engineering
Regional Engineering College - 1985

Research Areas

Research Interests and Specialization

Architecture and Computer-Aided Design for Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Reconfigurable Computing, Custom Computing Systems, and domain-specific architectures supporting AI Systems.

Medical Electronics, Personal Medical Devices, AI in Medicine

Power Electronics, Embedded Systems.

Others:

All aspects of reconfigurable and adaptive computing architecture and CAD for field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)
Physical design automation of VLSI Systems
Biomedical electronics and systems
Medical devices
Natural energy scavenging
Applications of wireless sensor networks.

Teaching Interests

Physical design automation of VLSI systems,
Digital Logic, Switching theory,
Reconfigurable computing,
Introduction to Engineering and Contemporary topics in Engineering
VLSI systems,
Data structures and algorithms,
Microsystems design,
VLSI architecture,
Combinatorial optimization, Graph theory and algorithms.

Publications

FPGA-Accelerated CNN Reconstruction for Low-Power Sparse-Array Ultrasound Imaging 2025 - Journal Article

Assistive Technology for Neurological, Geriatric, and Pediatric Bladder Care: A Low-Power Wearable Ultrasound Solution 2025 - Conference Paper

Machine learning based fast and accurate High Level Synthesis design space exploration: From graph to synthesis 2023 - Journal Article

Application of Machine Learning in FPGA EDA Tool Development 2023 - Journal Article

PPA Based CNN Architecture Explorer 2022 - Conference Paper

Robust Estimation of FPGA Resources and Performance from CNN Models 2022 - Conference Paper

Predicting Post-Route Quality of Results Estimates for HLS Designs using Machine Learning 2022 - Conference Paper

MLSBench: A Benchmark Set for Machine Learning based FPGA HLS Design Flows 2022 - Conference Paper

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Awards

Circuits and Systems Society Distinguished Lecturer. - IEEE [2007]

William H. Middendorf Award for Research Excellence - ECECS Department, University of Cincinnati [1995]

Appointments

Department Head
Electrical and Computer Engineering [2024–Present]

Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2010–Present]

Program Head
University of Texas at Dallas [2004–2006]
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Associate Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2000–2010]

Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati [1997–2000]

Director
University of Cincinnati [1991–2000]

Assistant Professor
University of Cincinnati [1991–1997]

Visiting Assistant Professor
Southern Methodist University [1990–1991]

Presentations

Machine Learning in EDA Tool Development: An FPGA-Based Study, Tutorial Talk, Asia Pacific Circuits and Systems Conference, Hyderabad, November 19, 2023.

2023/11

Estimation and Prediction in FPGA Design Flows, Invited Talk, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, October 16, 2024.

2024/10

Additional Information

Awards and Honors

IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Distinguished Lecturer, 2007-08.

Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Computers, July 1999-2003.

Best MS Thesis Award, ECE Department, 1998-99. Karthik Gajjalapurna, Advisee.

News Articles

Event to Explore the Fast-Evolving World of Medical Devices

The University of Texas at Dallas will host the first Texas Medical Device Symposium on Friday, Nov. 2.

The symposium provides an opportunity for the public to hear the latest findings in the field from leading academic researchers, clinicians and representatives of companies making the devices. The symposium also includes an opportunity for researchers to learn more about the federal process for getting a medical device approved for use.

Activities

Chair, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Dallas Chapter. 2013.

Vice Chair, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Dallas Chapter. (2011, 2012)

General Chair, International Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2011), Dallas, Texas, May 2011

Treasurer and Technical Program Committee, SRC Texas Analog Center of Excellence and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Workshop on Analog Circuit Challenges in Biomed Application, July 2009.