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Prof. Hamid Sarbazi-Azad is a computer scientist and professor specializing in high-performance computer architecture, memory/storage systems, supercomputing, systems-on-chip (SoC), networks-on-chip (NoC), AI architecture. His research bridges computer architecture, storage systems, and AI accelerators, with applications in supercomputing, cloud computing, quantum computing simulation, and machine learning applications. With more than two decades of academic and research experience across Iran, Europe, and Asia, he has published extensively in leading computer science conferences, international reputable journals, authored and edited numerous books, supervised a large number of graduate researchers, secured major research grants, and holds patents in advanced computing technologies.
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SARBAZI AZAD HAMID
Biography
Education
PhD in Computing Science — University of Glasgow (1997–2002)
Thesis: Performance Analysis of Wormhole Routing in Multicomputer Interconnection Networks.
MSc in Computer Engineering (Computer Architecture) — Sharif University of Technology (1992–1994)
Thesis: The Design and Implementation of a Vector-Signal Coprocessor for 8088 Microprocessor.
BSc in Computer Engineering (Computer Hardware) — Shahid Beheshti University (1987–1991)
Final Project: The Design of a Robot Controller for Solving the Hanoi Towers Problem.
Academic & Professional Positions
Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (2010–Present)
Director, Supercomputing Center, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM) (2007–2025)
Head, School of Computer Science, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM) (2003–2020)
Tenured Faculty Member, Sharif University of Technology (2005–Present)
Associate Professor, Sharif University of Technology (2005–2010)
Assistant Professor, Sharif University of Technology (2002–2005)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (2001–2002)
Associate Lecturer (Part-time), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (2000–2001)
Faculty Member, Iranian Organization for Evaluation of Education (1994–1997).
Visiting Positions
Visiting Professor, Chosun University (2023–2026)
Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore (2021)
Visiting Professor, Johannes Kepler University Linz (2018)
Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore (2018)
Visiting Professor, University of Franche-Comté (2012)
Visiting Professor, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) (2009–2010).
Selected Publications
H. Sarbazi-Azad et al., A Survey on SSD Wear Leveling Techniques, Computer Science Review (2026).
H. Sarbazi-Azad et al., MQSimNet: An Open-Source Simulator for Next-Generation Network-Based SSDs, The Journal of Supercomputing (2025).
H. Sarbazi-Azad et al., A Low-Latency On-Chip Cache Hierarchy for Load-to-Use Stall Reduction in GPUs, ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization (2025).
H. Sarbazi-Azad et al., Performance Analysis and Modeling for Quantum Computing Simulation on Distributed GPU Platforms, Quantum Information Processing (2024).
H. Sarbazi-Azad et al., Cross-Core Data Sharing for Energy-Efficient GPUs, ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization (2024).
Awards & Honors
Distinguished Book Author, Sharif University of Technology (2022, 2020, 2015)
Best Paper Award, CADS (2018)
Best Paper Award, NOCS (2017)
Winner, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Prize for Contributions to IT Research and Education (2014)
Distinguished Researcher, Sharif University of Technology (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013)
TWAS Young Scientist Prize in Engineering Sciences (2007)
Khwarizmi International Award in Basic Sciences (2006)
Distinguished Researcher of Iran (2005)
PhD Thesis nominated for the UK Best PhD Dissertation Competition in Computer Science (2002).
