Name: Digital Design with FPGAs
Start: 2025-10-09T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-09T21:30:00-04:00

Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are a unique, versatile class of Integrated Circuits (ICs) that can be configured to implement customized digital logic circuits.

In this in-depth talk, we will explore this powerful reconfigurable hardware, starting with an overview and its history, further diving into the internal structure of an FPGA. We will examine how the core components - configurable logic blocks and various memory elements - operate and how these building blocks are configured to create specific digital functions.

This presentation will also cover the FPGA design methodology using hardware description languages (HDLs) with examples, and the various stages of synthesis, mapping, and routing.

We will also look at the practical applications in demanding fields such as medical imaging and diagnostics, and cutting-edge AI/Machine Learning acceleration, showcasing their capability for custom hardware development.

**Speaker Bio:**
Smitha Kaje is an Embedded Systems Engineer at Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation, Hauppauge, NY, specializing in digital design and coding of FPGAs, GUIs, microcontrollers, and DSPs for high-voltage Medical Devices such as CT Scanners & X-ray Generators.
She has two master degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Stony Brook University and BITS Pilani-Dubai and has over 12 years of professional experience.

She is a dedicated contributor to academic research, with three peer-reviewed conference papers published on FPGA-based accelerators. She actively reviews technical papers in journals/conferences and also enjoys judging technical competitions.

Smitha volunteers as the chair of the IEEE Signal Processing Society of Long Island 2025 and is a part of the organizing committee for IEEE Women in Engineering Forum USA East 2025.

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