About
Alperen Çakın is a research assistant in the Department of Computer Engineering at Hacettepe University, specializing in AI hardware architectures, network-on-chip (NoC) optimization, and energy-efficient computing.
Over the years, Alperen has published multiple high-impact papers in domains such as neural network accelerator design, neuron grouping algorithms, and hybrid wireless NoCs. For example, in 2025 he co-authored “A Novel Heuristic Neuron Grouping Algorithm for Deep Neural Network Accelerators,” which achieves up to 47 % communication-cost reduction via optimized grouping strategies. Alperen’s research agenda often focuses on applying metaheuristic and mathematical optimization techniques (e.g. simulated annealing, quadratic programming) to problems in chip-level design—balancing performance, energy, and communication costs in embedded, IoT, and accelerator systems.