Title：Artificial Intelligence Driving Innovation of Computing Architecture
Location: Grand Ballroom, 4th Floor, Crowne Plaza Kunming City Centre
Time: 9:15-10:00, Oct. 24, 2025, Friday
Speaker: Prof. Shaojun Wei, School of Integrated Circuits, Tsinghua University, China

Abstract: Since the birth of electronic computers, humanity has experienced multiple eras, including scientific computing, personal computing, mobile computing and cloud computing, and now is advancing toward the era of smart computing. The ubiquity of computing stems from the strong support of integrated circuits. Moore's law and von Neumann's architecture serve as two powerful engines driving the continuous progress of computing technology. However, as Moore's law is slowing down, the current mainstream computing chip architecture is facing huge challenges such as low computational efficiency, high power consumption, and high cost. Performance wall, power wall and memory wall are impeding the forward momentum of computing technology. Seeking new computer architecture has become an urgent task, but it also provides a new opportunity. As the Turing Award winners John Hennessy and David Patterson said, today is "a new golden age of computer architecture". The combination of software definition chip technology based on reconfigurable computing technology and 3D integration technology has explored a new way for the innovation of computing architecture. Although far from fully breaking free from the von Neumann architecture, it significantly enhances chip computational efficiency and energy efficiency, holding substantial practical significance in the era of artificial intelligence.

Bio: 

Prof. Shaojun Wei was born in Beijing in 1958. He is Doctor of Applied Science. Now he is the professor of Tsinghua University, PhD. supervisor, fellow of China Institute of Electronics (CIE), fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) and academician of the international Eurasian Academy of Science. He is the Vice President of the China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA), President of VLSI Design Branch, CSIA, the JSTC Chair to represent CISA in the World Semiconductor Council (WSC).

The research interests of Dr. WEI are VLSI design methodology, communication specific IC development, mobile computing technology and reconfigurable computing technology. He has published more than 300 papers and 10 monographs in above areas. He has won many awards during last 20 years, including the National 2nd Prize for Advanced Technology in 2002; Beijing 1st and 2nd Prize for Advanced Technology in 2001 and 2004; the Award for Key Technology & Invention, Ministry of Information Industry in 2003; China Patent Golden Award, State Intellectual Property Office of China & World Intellectual Property Organization in 2004 and 2015; the Outstanding Founder in ZhongGuanCun Science Park in 2001 and the Outstanding Leading Person in Semiconductor Industry, CSIA in 2003, the 1st Prize for Science and Technology, China Institute of Electronics in 2012, 2017, 2020 and 2022, 1st Prize for Science and Technology of Ministry of Education in 2014 and 2109; the National 2nd Prize for Technology Invention in 2015; EETimes World Electronics Achievement Awards in 2018; SEMI Special contribution Award; IEEE CAS Industrial Pioneer Award in 2020; Aspencore China IC Design Awards in 2021 etc.