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Career overview
Robin Geens is a PhD researcher at the MICAS research group (KU Leuven), advised by Prof. Marian Verhelst, and a Visiting Researcher at Stanford University’s Tambe Lab. He explores the hardware-software co-design fit of Generative AI on the edge, investigating how algorithms efficiently map to custom silicon.
His work spans from developing custom accelerator architectures specifically for State Space Models (SSMs) to integrating these cores into heterogeneous multi-core systems. Robin holds a Magna Cum Laude MSc in Electrical Engineering from KU Leuven and received a merit-based PhD grant from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO).
Awards & honors
- Individual PhD grant: Strategisch Basisonderzoek Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO)
- ISSCC'26 Next-Generation Circuit Designer
