Insights from a Computer Science Conference: DATE 2024

In the last week of March, I attended the Design, Automation, and Test in Europe 2024 Conference. This academic conference is focused on techniques and methods for designing better electronic systems. It covers a wide range of topics, from optimizing Neural Networks for a particular hardware platform to new fabrication methods for building new hardware for AI applications.

The conference lasted three (very intensive) days, with cutting-edge paper presentations and keynotes from academic and industry leaders. There was a broad spectrum of…