Ioannis Kouretas

Dr. Ioannis Kouretas received the diploma degree in computer engineering and informatics, in 2001 from the Computer Engineering and Informatics Department, University of Patras, Greece. In 2003 he earned his M.Sc. degree in Hardware and Software Integrated Circuits from the Computer Engineering and Informatics Department, University of Patras, Greece. From 2003 he worked as a research fellow at the VLSI Laboratory of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Patras. In 2012 he received his Ph.D. from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Patras, where he is currently working as faculty lecturer teaching digital system design courses. From Jul 2021 to Jan 2022, he worked on the research project "Sampling technique definition using coding, and FPGA firmware and electronic circuits development for a Mezzanine electronic card tester." Since October 2021 he has been working on the research project "Alternative Numbering Systems and Architectures for AI on Edge Devices" in collaboration with Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) – College of Engineering. Towards this purpose, he visited Khalifa University from March 2022 to May 2022 as a Visitor Researcher. He is a member of the team of inventors of the patent "Hardware activation function calculation in artificial neural Residue Number System (RNS) networks".