Welcome
Mohammad Alhawari is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Wayne State University and leads the Intelligent Chips (iChip) Research Lab. His research focuses on integrated analog and mixed-signal circuits, with emphasis on energy-efficient system-on-chip design, power management circuits, energy harvesting, mixed-signal machine learning accelerators, intelligent healthcare systems, and low-power IoT and wearable technologies. His work has been supported by federal, state, and industry funding, including an NSF CAREER award and NSF-funded projects on mixed-signal deep neural network systems and semiconductor workforce development. Alhawari’s research has resulted in numerous journal and conference publications, invited talks, books, book chapters, and issued patents. He also contributes to the professional community as an associate editor, guest editor, technical program committee member, session chair, and reviewer for leading journals and conferences in circuits and systems. Students in the iChip Lab receive hands-on training in advanced chip design, CAD tools, and system-on-chip development, with the goal of translating innovative circuit concepts into practical technologies for applications in healthcare, artificial intelligence, automotive systems, energy-efficient computing, and the Internet of Things.
News
- Prof. alhawari concluded a week-long workshop in the summer of 2026 on IC design in collaboration with Synopsys.
- Prof. Alhawari received the 2026 Faculty Teaching Excellence Award.
- Prof. alhawari concluded a week-long workshop in the summer of 2025 on IC design in collaboration with Synopsys.
- Prof. alhawari is a collaborator on an MEDC award on semiconductor workforce development.
- Prof. alhawari is a collaborator on an NSF award on semiconductor workforce development. See NSF Announcement
- Prof. Alhawari promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in August 2024.
- Prof. Alhawari received the 2023 Faculty Research Excellence Award.
- Prof. Alhawari received the 2023 NSF Faculty Early Career Award. See News Article . See NSF Announcement .
- Prof. Alhawari received the 2023 MTRAC Advanced Computing Award.
- Prof. Alhawari received an NSF award in collaboration with Prof. Nabil J. Sarhan. See NSF Announcement .
- Shiva Maleki defended her Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations Shiva!
- Hamza Al-Maharmeh defended his Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations Hamza!
- Haysam Kadry defended his Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations Haysam!
- Melvin Edwards II received the Dean's Diversity Fellowship. Congratulations Melvin!