Tao Wei’s Research Profile

July 26, 2019
Wei, Tao, 2021

Recent Grants1

Grant
 8/27/2022. Co-PI. National Science Foundation. “CYPHER: CISE-CCF-SHF: Introducing a New In-Sensor Computing Architecture for Intelligent 3-D Imaging Systems.”
7/29/2022. Co-PI. National Science Foundation. “CYPHER: CISE-CCF-SHF: Introducing a New In-Sensor Computing Architecture for Intelligent 3-D Imaging Systems.”
7/19/2021. Co-PI. National Science Foundation. “Introducing A New In-Sensor computing Architecture for Intelligent 3-D Imaging Systems.”
7/12/2020. Co-PI. Navatek, US Office of Naval Research. “RE-ROUTE: Network Cyber-Physical Security and Resiliency”
12/6/2018. PI. RI Commerce Corporation. “Precision Measurement Using High Frequency Radars for Metal Industry.”
10/3/2018. PI. US of Office of Naval Research. “ONR YIP: Sub-Terahertz-Range-Interrogated Fiber-Optic Devices for High-Speed Distributed Sensing Applications.”
9/5/2018. PI. URI Research Foundation. “Simulation Measurements and Analysis Testing of PCLe SSD Cards.”
8/29/2018. Co-PI. Greene Tweed & Co., Inc. “RFID for Bolt Identification with Sensing Capability.”
9/12/2017. PI. URI Research Foundation. “Joint Research Project Between Dapu Tech and URI.”
7/31/2017. PI. US Office of Naval Research. “ONR YIP: Sub-Terahertz-Range-Interrogated Fiber-Optic Devices for High-Speed Distributed Sensing Applications.”
6/2/2017. PI. US Office of Naval Research. “ONR YIP: Sub-Terahertz-Range-Interrogated Fiber-Optic Devices for High-Speed Distributed Sensing Applications.”
2017. PI. US Office of Naval Research. “ONR Young Investigator Program Award.”

Recent Publications1

Citation
Xu Z, Yu M, Ying Q, Jeong Y, Wei T. A Novel FPGA Simulator Accelerating Reinforcement Learning-Based Design of Power Converters. Proceedings of the 2023 ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field Programmable Gate Arrays, 2023; 51-51. doi: 10.1145/3543622.35731376
Xu Z, Zhang X, Wei T, Kim KW, Jeong Y. An FPGA-based Power Converter Simulation Accelerator towards Highly Time-Efficient Machine Learning-Aided Design Methodology. 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2022; 1-8. doi: 10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947960
Karakuş E, Bruckner M, Wei T, Yang Q. In-Sensor Neural Network Preprocessing for ADAS Computer Systems. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Architecture and Storage (NAS), 2022; 1-8. doi: 10.1109/NAS55553.2022.9925497
Xu Z, Yang K, Wei T. A Novel Interconnection Architecture for Secured Die-to-Die Communication in System-in-Package. 2022 IEEE International Conference of Networking, Architecture and Storage (NAS), 2022; 1-7. doi: 10.1109/NAS55553.2022.9925351
Mauldin T, Xu Zhenyu, Wei T. Software defined optical time-domain reflectometer. 2022 IEEE 30th Annual International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines (FCCM). 2022; 1-5. doi: 10.1109/FCCM53951.2022.9786161
Xu Z, Mauldin T, Yang Q, Wei T. Highly Scalable Runtime Countermeasure Against Microprobing Attacks on Die-to-Die Interconnections in System-in-Package. FPGA’22: The 2022 ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, 2022. doi: 10.1145/3490422.3502334
Mauldin T, Xu Z, Yao Z, Wei T. Highly reconfigurable and integrated optical time-domain reflectometer featuring high spatial resolution for short-reach and long-haul networks. ODS 2021: Industrial Optical Devices and Systems, 2021; 11828, 1182802. doi: 10.1117/12.2596809
Yao Z, Mauldin T, Xu Z, et al. Compact multi-function digital OFDR system without using an auxiliary interferometer. Applied Optics, 2021. doi: 10.1364/AO.430850
Xu Z, Mauldin T, Yang Q, Wei T. Runtime Detection of Probing/Tampering on Interconnecting Buses. 2021 IEEE 29th Annual International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines (FCCM), 2021; 247-251. doi: 10.1109/FCCM51124.2021.00038
Xu Z, Mauldin T, Yao Z, Hefferman G, Wei T. A High-Performance, Reconfigurable, Fully Integrated Time-Domain Reflectometry Architecture Using Digital I/Os. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2021; 70, 1-9. doi: 10.1109/TIM.2021.3060586
Leuenberger L, Amiet D, Wei T, Zbinden P. An FPGA-based 7-ENOB 600 MSamples/s ADC without any External Components. The 2021 ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, 2021; 240-250. doi: 10.1145/3431920.3439287
Xu Z., Mauldin T., Yao Z., Wei T., Ren K. A Low-cost and In-field Antenna Characterizing Method Based on Statistics Measurement. 2020 Antenna Measurement Techniques Association Symposium (AMTA), 2020; 1-5.
Yao Z, Mauldin T, Xu Z, Hefferman G, Wei T. Breaking limitations of fiber identification in traditional OFDR systems via compensation of initial optical frequency instability. Optics Letters, 2020; 45(21), 6086-6089. doi: 10.1364/OL.403912
Yao Z, Mauldin T, Xu Z, Hefferman G, Wei T. An integrated OFDR system using combined swept-laser linearization and phase error compensation. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2020; 1. doi: 10.1109/TIM.2020.3011485
Mauldin T, Xu Z, Yao Z, Wei T. Integrated optical time-domain reflectometer with low overhead. Applied Optics, 2020; 59(18), 5473-5480. doi: 10.1364/AO.393072
Yao Z, Xu Z, Mauldin T, Wei T, Hefferman GM. A reconfigurable architecture for continuous double-sided swept-laser linearization. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2020; 1. doi: 10.1109/JLT.2020.2999825
Xu Z, Mauldin T, Yao Z, Pei S, Wei T, Yang A Bus Authentication and Anti-Probing Architecture Extending Hardware Trusted Computing Base Off CPU Chips and Beyond. 2020 ACM/IEEE 47th Annual International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), 2020; 749-761. doi: 10.1109/ISCA45697.2020.0006
Fu J, Li Z, Wei T, Wang J, Shen Medium to large scale surface deformation observation based on distributed Coaxial Cable Bragg grating. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2019, S41G-0613.
F Wang, Y Liu, T Wei, et al. Polarization fading elimination for ultra-weak FBG array-based Φ-OTDR using a composite double probe pulse approach. Optics Express, 2019; 27(15), 20468-20478. doi: 10.1364/OE.27.020468  
Wei T, Huang J. Transmission Line Identification via Impedance Inhomogeneity Pattern. IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, 2019; 3(4), 245-251. doi: 10.1109/JRFID.2019.2920111
Yao Z, Mauldin T, Hefferman G, Xu Z, Liu M, Wei T. Low-Cost Optical Fiber Physical Unclonable Function Reader Based on a Digitcally Integrated Semiconductor LiDAR. Applied Optics, 2019; 58(23), 6211-6216. doi: 10.1364/AO.58.006211
Yao Z, Mauldin T, Hefferman G, Wei T. Digitally Integrated Self-Trained Predistortion Curve Finder for Passive Sweep Linearization of Semiconductor Lasers. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 25(6), 1-5. doi: 10.1109/JSTQE.2019.2917500
Yao Z, Hefferman G, Ren K, Wei T. Self-Adaptive Method for Performance Enhancement of Sweep-Velocity-Locked Lasers. Optical Engineering, 2019; 58(1), 016112. doi: 10.1117/1.OE.58.1.016112
Yao Z, Wei T, Hefferman G, Ren K. Real-Time Signal Processing for Sub-THz Range Grating-Based Distributed Fiber Sensing. Review of Scientific Instruments, 2018; 89(8), 085005. doi: 10.1063/1.5030567
Liu T, Wang F, Wei T. et al. Interrogation of Ultra-Weak FBG Array Using Double-Pulse and Heterodyne Detection. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2018. 30(8), 677-680. doi: 10.1109/LPT.2018.2811411
Yao Z, Chen Z, Hefferman G, Wei T. Real-Time In-Chip Phase Noise Characterization of Digitally Controlled Swept Laser Source. Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 2018; 10598, 105982M. doi: 10.1117/12.2295858
Chen Z, Hefferman G, Zheyi Y, Wei T. A High-Linear Sweep Laser Source to Interrogate Sub-Terahertz Range Fiber Sensors for Dynamic Strain Sensing Applications. Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical and Aerospace Systems, 2018; 10598, 105983L. doi: 10.1117/12.2295468
Chen Z, Pei S, Tang B, Hefferman G, He H, Yang Q, Wei T. A Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing System for Data Center Thermal Monitoring. Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical and Aerospace Systems, 2018; 10598, 105982E. doi: 10.1117/12.2285075

Patents

  • Gregory, O., Wei, T., Grove, G., Inventors: Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education, Pilgrim Screw Corporation, Assignees. Metal Fastener With Embedded RFID Tag and Method of Production. US Patent 10,635,963 April 28, 2020
  • Wei T, Chen Z, Hefferman G, Inventors; Rhode Island Board of Education, Assignee. Method and Apparatus for Coherence Enhancement of Sweep Velocity Locked Lasers via All-Electronic Upconversion. US Patent 10224694. March 5, 2019.
  • Wei T, Chen Z, Hefferman G. US Patent Office. Weak Reflection Terahertz Fiber Optic Devices for Distributed Sensing Applications. US Patent 9958605. May 1, 2018.
  • Wei T, Chen Z, Hefferman G, Inventors; Rhode Island Board of Education, Assignee. Digitally Controlled Chirped Pulse Laser for Sub-Terahertz Range Fiber Structure Interrogation. US Patent 9841301. December 12, 2017.
  • Xiao H, Fan J, Wei T, Wu S, Inventors; Xiao H, Fan J, Wei T, Wu S, Assignees. Coaxial Cable Bragg Grating Sensor. US Patent 9046342. June 2, 2015.

Honors & Awards

  • Office of Naval Research. Young Investigator Program Award, 2017.

 

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