University of Michigan
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Michigan, advised by Prof. Valeria Bertacco. My research sits at the intersection of computer architecture, energy-efficient computing, and autonomous systems.
I began my doctoral work on sustainable computing and energy-aware architectures. My current work focuses on hardware-software co-design for real-time point cloud based perception workloads, with a broader interest in how emerging computational demands shape architectural design. I earned my B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Addis Ababa University.
Outside research, I enjoy reading, photography, and board games.
Education
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University of MichiganPh.D. in Computer Science & EngineeringSep. 2022 - present
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Addis Ababa UniversityB.Sc. in Electrical & Computer EngineeringSep. 2015 - Dec. 2020
Experience
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imecArchitecture Performance ModelingIntern2025
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University of MichiganUndergraduate ResearchResearch Intern2021
News
Selected Publications (view all )
Octal: Efficient Automatic Data-Oblivious Program Transformations to Eliminate Side-Channel Leakage
Biniyam Mengist Tiruye, Lauren Biernacki, Tersiteab Adem, Petros Mola, Todd M. Austin
IEEE Secure Development Conference (SecDev) 2024
A programming and transformation approach for expressing and generating data-oblivious programs that limit information leakage through memory-access side channels.
Evergreen: Comprehensive Carbon Model for Performance-Emission Tradeoffs
Tersiteab Adem, Andrew McCrabb, Vidushi Goyal, Valeria Bertacco
IEEE International Symposium on Workload Characterization (IISWC) 2024
A holistic carbon model and carbon-aware scheduling framework for studying performance-emission tradeoffs across compute, network, and energy-storage infrastructure.