Club “Digital Systems Development”

Professor of the Design Automation Department, Iryna Vitaliivna Hahanova, leads the scientific club for the development of digital systems. Here, students combine theory and practice in creating models using modern hardware description languages such as VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog. Our members immerse themselves in the world of digital electronics, mastering synthesized subsets of languages and applying their knowledge to develop models ready for implementation on FPGA and CPLD programmable logic chips.

Welcome to the digital device design club!

You will gain:

Knowledge of the principles of digital systems design using hardware description languages.
Skills in working with synthesized subsets of VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog.
Practical experience in building and testing digital models on FPGA and CPLD.
The opportunity to work on your own projects in the company of like-minded people.

Club website: https://sites.google.com/nure.ua/dsmodels?pli=1&authuser=1

Structural unit: Design Automation Department.

Head: Iryna Vitaliivna Hahanova, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Design Automation Department (Profile).

Referrals:Engineering and technological (Creating models of digital devices).

Combining the power and flexibility of programmable logic with a focus on global challenges can lead to the creation of innovative and effective solutions for a sustainable future and contribute to the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals such as:

Goal 3 “Good Health and Well-being” – developing accelerators for processing medical images (MRI, CT), analyzing biosignals (ECG, EEG) in real-time on portable devices.
Goal 4 “Quality Education” – creating accessible learning tools, such as developing inexpensive and energy-efficient FPGA/CPLD-based boards for use in educational laboratories in electronics, computer engineering, and robotics; accelerating simulations and modeling: using FPGA for rapid execution of complex scientific and engineering simulations, which can improve the understanding of complex processes and phenomena in learning.
Goal 7 “Affordable and Clean Energy” – managing smart energy systems (Smart Grids), creating high-performance control systems for inverters and other components of renewable energy sources to increase their efficiency and stability; developing specialized hardware accelerators on FPGA for performing energy-intensive computing tasks (e.g., artificial intelligence) with lower energy consumption compared to traditional processors.
Goal 9 “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure” – developing real-time control and data processing systems for automated production lines, quality control systems; managing traffic flows, lighting, security, and other aspects of urban infrastructure.

The principles of model development for FPGA/CPLD take into account:

Energy efficiency (striving to minimize the energy consumption of developed systems);
Resource efficiency (optimal use of FPGA/CPLD hardware resources);
Accessibility (developing solutions that can be implemented in various socio-economic contexts);
Scalability (the ability to scale developed solutions to reach more users or territories);
Reliability and durability (creating systems that can operate for a long time without significant maintenance costs).

Link on the NURE website https://sciencecircle.nure.ua/наукове-об’єднання/?circle=89