SCU CoAI Lab

The CoAI Lab at Santa Clara University conducts research in Hardware/Software Co-design for Intelligent Systems, including embedded AI and trustworthy system design.

Our work spans the entire AI stack, ranging from models and training/inference software to computing hardware, to enable efficient AI deployment. We also address system- and hardware-level security and reliability challenges, particularly in real-time intelligent systems.

Research Areas

🤖 Efficient AI Systems 🚀

Adaptive, resource-aware inference for LLMs and vision.

🔐 Secure & Reliable Systems 🛡️

Runtime protection from hardware threats to dependable AI.

⏱️ Real-Time Intelligent Systems 🎯

Predictable coordination from sensors to edge intelligence.

👁️ Resource-Efficient Computer Vision 🛰️

Efficient perception for remote sensing and edge platforms.