Hieu Mai

Hieu Mai

About me

I’m a CS PhD candidate at Stony Brook University, advised by Professor Mike Ferdman. I’m broadly interested in computer architecture and FPGA hardware acceleration. My research focuses on building high-performance and power-efficient processors, mainly for datacenter workloads, spanning the stack from userspace software and the Linux kernel down to microarchitecture and RTL.

During my undergrad, I dabbled in control and embedded systems before realizing my passion for computer architecture.

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Education

Stony Brook University — Stony Brook, NY Aug 2021 – present
Ph.D. in Computer Science
Drexel University — Philadelphia, PA Sep 2016 – Jun 2021
M.S. in Computer Engineering (2019 – 2021)
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude (2016 – 2021)

Publications

Experience

Tenstorrent Mar 2025 – Aug 2026
CPU Performance Modeling Intern (May – Aug 2026)

Developed and maintained RPM, Tenstorrent's open-source execution-driven CPU performance model, adding wrong-path execution, multicore, and cluster-level modeling.

Workload Analysis Intern (Mar 2025 – May 2026)

Ran CPU performance and competitive analyses to find bottlenecks in flagship processor designs across key workloads, and built internal tooling, dashboards, reduced workloads behind them.

Magna-Power Electronics Apr – Sep 2019
Embedded Systems Programmer Co-op

Wrote SPI drivers for TI microprocessors; developed the 3D front-panel sheet metal design for a 1U power supply.

Babcock & Wilcox Apr – Sep 2018
Electrical Controls Engineering Co-op

Drew AutoCAD electrical diagrams; wrote PLC ladder logic and HMI program for a control system in power plants.

Teaching

Activities

Last Updated: August 21th, 2026.