AI Journal Club ft. Yuzong Chen (Cornell PhD Research)

Join us for an insightful session of Workato's AI Journal Club, where top AI researchers converge to discuss groundbreaking research and the real-world implications of AI! 🚀

Agenda:

• 5:30–6:00 PM: Check-in and registration
• 6:00–6:15 PM: Welcome to Workato
• 6:15–6:45 PM: Talk by Yuzong Chen, Cornell University
• 6:45–7:00 PM: Q&A
• 7:00–8:00 PM: Networking

Please arrive by 6:00 PM to ensure respect for our speaker.

Featured Speaker:

Yuzong Chen is a final-year PhD student at Cornell Tech in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, under the guidance of Prof. Mohamed Abdelfattah. His research focuses on Algorithm-Hardware Co-Design for Machine Learning Acceleration, particularly in quantization numerics, FPGA architectures, and in-memory processing. Notably, he was acknowledged as a ML and Systems Rising Star in 2026 by MLCommons and was a finalist for the 2024 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship.

Presentation Overview:

Yuzong will delve into his research on Efficient Algorithm-Hardware Co-Design Methodology for Quantized LLM Acceleration. As silicon technology nears the end of the Moore’s Law era, hardware specialization is crucial for the advancement of machine learning applications powered by deep neural networks (DNNs). He will explore the disparity between the rapid growth of large language models (LLMs) and the slow increase in compute performance and memory capacity, highlighting the bottleneck for deploying LLMs in constrained environments. His research aims to bridge this gap through enhanced FPGA compute throughput and innovative ASIC designs.

Who Should Attend:

AI researchers and practitioners focused on the intersection of AI research and practical applications. 👩‍💻👨‍💻

About Workato:

Workato is the leading Enterprise MCP company, offering a connective layer that grants AI agents secure, governed access to enterprise systems and data. With over a decade of expertise spanning 14,000+ applications, Workato's platform empowers organizations to transition from basic automation to agentic AI that can reason, act, and orchestrate work across the entire business. Explore Workato's capabilities in our developer sandbox.