The Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science will host electronic design automation expert Sachin Sapatnekar as part of its Distinguished Speaker Series.

The lecture, scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at the Buffalo Room, 10 Capen Hall, is free and open to the public. Attendees are asked to register at the institute’s website.

A faculty member at the University of Minnesota, Sapatnekar uses artificial intelligence tools, such as machine learning, to optimize the design of integrated circuits, more commonly known as chips, that power computers and other electronic devices.

As chips become increasingly complex — they can have billions of components — automated tools have become essential for their design.

The talk, according to the institute’s website, will focus on work that leverages machine learning in the electronic design automation domains. This includes, but is not limited to, optimized power delivery, thermal analysis and automated analog design.

Sapatnekar holds the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship and the Robert and Marjorie Henle Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota.