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Assistant Professor · Electrical Engineering

Srinivas Rahul Sapireddy

College of Engineering · Illinois State University
Illinois State University · Bloomington–Normal, Illinois
ssapire@illinoisstate.edu · 217 Williams Hall, Normal, IL 61761
Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering · University of Missouri–Kansas City

Research interests: hardware-aware AI, RF signal intelligence, edge computing, and VLSI systems

Low-Power Edge AI RF Signal Intelligence VLSI Systems Hardware-Aware ML
Hardware-Aware AI
RF Signal Intelligence
Low-Power Edge Computing
VLSI Physical Design
Custom Activation Functions
Embedded Intelligence
Hardware-Aware AI
RF Signal Intelligence
Low-Power Edge Computing
VLSI Physical Design
Custom Activation Functions
Embedded Intelligence
AI
Hardware-Aware ML
Efficient learning for edge platforms
RF
Signal Intelligence
Classification, sensing, and feature extraction
VLSI
Hardware Systems
RTL-to-GDSII and implementation flow
Edge
Low-Power Computing
Latency, memory, and power-aware systems
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About

I am an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at Illinois State University. My research focuses on hardware-aware artificial intelligence, RF signal processing, edge-intelligent systems, and VLSI design. I develop efficient machine learning and signal-processing methods for resource-constrained computing platforms.

Hardware-Aware AI · RF · VLSI
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Research Areas

  • Hardware-aware machine learning for low-power edge intelligence
  • RF signal processing and modulation classification using statistical and cyclostationary features
  • Custom piecewise-linear activation functions for efficient neural network inference
  • VLSI physical design, RTL-to-GDSII flow, and hardware acceleration
  • Embedded AI deployment for communication and sensing applications
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Recent Achievement

Received the Best Paper Award at RFCoN 2025 for “Re-Visiting R: Statistical Envelope Analysis” in Track 2, Session II.

IEEE RFCoN 2025

📰 Latest News

2026

Assistant Professor at Illinois State University

Joined the College of Engineering at Illinois State University as an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering.

2025

Best Paper Award at RFCoN

Received Best Paper Award for statistical envelope analysis work in RF modulation classification.

Research

Low-Power RF and Edge-AI Systems

Current work integrates RF signal processing, hardware-aware machine learning, and efficient edge deployment.

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🔬 INSys Lab

Research group, projects, students, and lab activities

📝 Publications

Journal articles, conference papers, and manuscripts

📚 Teaching

Courses, instructional materials, and mentoring activities

📄 Resume

Academic background, research, teaching, and service

✍️ Blog

Technical posts on ML, RF systems, and VLSI workflows

🤝 Service

University service, outreach, and professional activities

🚀 Research and Innovation Themes

R-Value Envelope Statistics
CAF-Aware Feature Engineering
Custom Piecewise Activations
Edge-AI Deployment
Hardware-Aware Evaluation
R-Value Envelope Statistics
CAF-Aware Feature Engineering
Custom Piecewise Activations
Edge-AI Deployment
Hardware-Aware Evaluation

RF Signal Intelligence

Lightweight RF signal classification using envelope statistics, feature engineering, and signal-domain analysis.

Hardware-Aware AI

Efficient neural models, custom activations, and deployment-aware learning for constrained platforms.

Low-Power Edge Systems

Runtime, memory, power, and latency-aware model evaluation for edge and embedded systems.

🎥 Featured Demos

🏆 Hackathon Win – Fall 2021
🏆 Hackathon Win – Fall 2022
🎓 Internship Summary: SmartBridge

🖼️ Highlights

SGA Result IEEE Lecture ASIC Teaching GLSVLSI Best Paper

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You can connect with me through LinkedIn.

📬 Connect with Me

I welcome research collaboration, student mentoring discussions, outreach partnerships, and academic engagement related to hardware-aware AI, RF systems, edge computing, and VLSI design.