- Professor
- Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering
- 401.874.2874
- tao_wei@uri.edu
- Office Location: Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering 419
- Lab: Next Generation Sensing Technology Lab
- Lab: High Performance Computing Laboratory (HPCL)
Recent Grants1
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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
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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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