Keynote speakers
Davide Rossi, Associate Professor, University of Bologna; Director of Research Line, Digital Design and Open Hardware, CHIPS-IT;
Title:: Past, Present and Future of RISC-V: The PULP Perspective
Abstract:Open-source hardware has evolved from early experimental efforts such as OpenRISC and OpenCores into a major driver of innovation in digital systems. The emergence of the RISC-V instruction set architecture accelerated this transformation, enabling a global ecosystem of open and extensible processor platforms. Within this context, the PULP (Parallel Ultra-Low Power) platform has played a key role in advancing open hardware for energy-efficient and heterogeneous computing. This keynote will present the PULP perspective on the evolution of RISC-V and how open hardware has reshaped research in computer architecture and digital design. Finally, it will discuss the next step of this journey: transforming open research platforms into engines for technology transfer through initiatives such as Digital Design and Open Hardware Division in CHIPS-IT, supporting the growth of the Italian and European semiconductor ecosystem.
Bio: Davide Rossi received the PhD degree from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2012, where he currently holds the position of Associate Professor. He is the Director of the Digital Design and Open Hardware Department at CHIPS-IT. His research focuses on energy-efficient digital architectures for heterogeneous and reconfigurable multi- and many-core systems-on-chip. This includes architectures, design and implementation strategies, and runtime support aimed at addressing performance, energy efficiency, and reliability challenges in both high-end embedded systems and ultra-low-power computing platforms, including aspects related to heterogeneous integration. In these research areas, he has authored more than 100 papers published in international peer-reviewed conferences and journals.