Prof. Dr. Tassadaq Hussain Cheema
Technologist, Innovator and Entrepreneur
Specilization: Computer Architecture, Processor based System and Parallel Programming
Supercomputing and Artificial Intelligence for Big Data Applications
Tassadaq Porfolio
Dr. Tassadaq is a computer architect with more than 20 years of national and international experience as project developer, project managemer and project director. Tassadaq proposed computer architectures and software soltuions for industrial applications, he also gives training on writing successful grant proposals, selecting commercializable research, and developing business products. 

Tassadaq
received MSc (System-on-Chip) degree in 2009 from the Institut Supérieur d’Electronique de Paris (ISEP) France.
He worked for Infineon Technology digital design department south France. During the stay in Infineon, he worked over Ultra-low Cost Mobile Base Band Chips. From September-2009 to December-2014, he pursued his Ph.D. degree in Computer Architecture at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in collaboration with Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Microsoft Research Center (BSCMSRC). .

He is a member of HiPEAC: European Network on High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation, Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Microsoft ResearchCentre Spain.
Until August 2021, he had more than 18 years of industrial experience including, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre Spain, Infineon technology France, Microsoft Research Cambridge, PLDA Italia, IBM Zurich Switzerland, and REPSOL Spain. He has published more than 60 international publications and filed 10 patents.


Tassadaq's main research lines are Processor Based System Design, Parallel Programming, Embedded Machine Learning,  Augmented/Virtual Reality, Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, Software Defined Radio and Supercomputing for Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Computing.


Professional Associations
1)    HiPEAC: European Network on High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation
2)    BSC-Microsoft Research Centre
3)   The New Zealand Centre for Chiropractic Research
4) Université de Valenciennes France,  Laboratory of Industrial and Human Automation, Mechanics and Computer Science Department of Automation and Control

Awards
1) Won South Asia Triple Helix Award (SATHA) Innovation Award for the Project "A Supercomputing Platform for Artificial Intelligence"
2) Letter of Appreciation from DICE Foundation on DICE Mega Event of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
3) Project Supercomputing and Artificial Intelligence stood as 1st Runner-up in DICE Mega Event of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
4) Project Software Defined Radio System achieved 1st Runner-up position in DICE Mega Event of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
1.      Development of a patient monitor and remote medical data sharing for vital signs and mental stress. 12.6 Million Pak Rs. Funded by Higher Education Commission under Technology Transfer Support Fund (TTSF) 2021.

2.      Indigenous Development of Ventilator as Software Development Team-lead Rs. 12M Funded by Pakistan Science Foundation 2020 (Completed).

3.      Development Of A Scalable Heterogeneous Supercomputer, as PI HEC funding of 16 Millions under TDF-3rd Call 2018/19 (Completed)

4.      Design, Development And Production Of Hardware Based Gel Documentation System For DNA, RNA And Proteins Analysis, (Completed) HEC funding of 18 Millions under TDF-3rd Call 2018/19.

5.      Development of PCI interface to DPRAM in FPGA. Rs. 0.15M as PI awarded by National Engineering & Scientific Commission 2020.

6.      Spanish Ministry Severo Ochoa Mobility Grant to start collaboration with Barcelona Supercomputing Center (2019)

7.      Iris based Disease Diagnostic System as PI (Completed) HEC Funding of 2.52 Million under NRPU 2017/18.

8.      Applying deep learning approaches on BCI applications (Completed) in collaboration with New Zealand Centre for Chiropractic Research.

9.      Low Power Low Cost Supercomputer Architecture for Undeveloped Countries. As Project In-charge, funding 1 Million Pak Rs. by UCERD Pvt. Ltd. Islamabad. (Completed Year 2015-16)

10.      Design Ultra Low Cost Display Camera Interface for Mobile Baseband X-Gold Chip as Digital Designer at Infineon Technologies France (2008-09 Completed).

11.      Implementation of Reverse Time Migration on FGPAs as a Research Member at PLDA Italia, HiPEAC and REPSOL - BSC Research Center (2010 Completed).

12.      Programmable Memory Controller for Vector System-on-Chip as Research Member at Microsoft Research Cambridge (2012 Completed).

 
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