Xuan (Silvia) Zhang
Associate Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact
- xuan.zhang@northeastern.edu
- 360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Research Focus
Artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, machine vision sensors, machine learning for electronic design automation, efficiency/security/privacy for autonomous systems, computer architecture, integrated circuits/VLSI design
Education
- PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell, 2012
Honors & Awards
- 2020 NSF CAREER Award
Research Overview
Artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, machine vision sensors, machine learning for electronic design automation, efficiency/security/privacy for autonomous systems, computer architecture, integrated circuits/VLSI design
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- Z. Dong, W. Cao, M. Zhang, D. Tao, Y. Chen, and X. Zhang, “CktGNN: Circuit graph neural network for electronic design automation,” in The Eleventh International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2023.
- J. Gao, W. Cao, and X. Zhang, “RoSE: Robust analog circuit parameter optimization with sampling-efficient reinforcement learning,” in Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2023.
- T. Ma, A. J. Boloor, X. Yang, W. Cao, P. Williams, N. Sun, A. Chakrabarti, and X. Zhang, “LeCA: In-sensor learned compressive acquisition for efficient machine vision on the edge,” in Proceedings of the 50th Annual International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2023.
- T. Ma, Y. Feng, X. Zhang, and Y. Zhu, “CamJ: Enabling system-level energy modeling and architectural exploration for in-sensor visual computing,” in Proceedings of the 50th Annual International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2023.
Sep 23, 2025
2025 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above.
Aug 13, 2025
Northeastern’s Silvia Zhang Joins Major Federal Effort to Revolutionize Wireless Chip Design
Xuan “Silvia” Zhang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is playing a key role in a groundbreaking $10 million federal initiative to transform how wireless communication chips are designed. The project, led by Princeton University’s Kaushik Sengupta, was selected by the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (Natcast) to develop AI-powered tools for creating advanced semiconductors.
Dec 19, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Xuan (Silvia) Zhang
Xuan (Silvia) Zhang joins the Electrical and Computer Engineering department in January 2024 as an Associate Professor.