Author: Luca Stornaiuolo

Author(s) Luca Stornaiuolo, Massimo Perini, Marco D Santambrogio, Donatella Sciuto Conference 2019 IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops (IPDPSW) Abstract FPGAs are considered a valuable solution for embedded system applications thanks to their performance, energy efficiency and capability to face system failures. However, the number of available applications is limited due to the learning curve needed to customize FPGA-based accelerators. As proof of this, Xilinx recently released PYNQ, a platform for Zynq SoC that relies on Python and overlays to ease the integration of functionalities of the programmable logic into applications. In this work, we build upon this framework to implement an optimized embedded design for audio alignment and we integrated it in the Python applications workflow. In particular, we provide a custom accelerator designed for PYNQ and…

Author(s) Letizia Clementi, Riccardo Cavadini, Fabiola Casasopra, Marco Rabozzi, Sara Notargiacomo, Marco D Santambrogio Conference 2019 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) Abstract The STEM field is characterized by a strong gender gap, both in Business and in Academia. Previous studies showed how the gender gap presents some peculiarities: women result to publish less than men across all disciplines, and this is the reason why this publication gap is often referred to as “productivity puzzle”. Strongly believing that gender should not influence the choice of the career to pursue, recent literature in organization has paid greater attention to gender related issues, analyzing the role played by team heterogeneity on performance. Such studies often obtained controversial outcomes, suggesting that the relationship between group heterogeneity and performance is a complex phenomenon. The…