Zidong Du is an associate professor at Intelligent Processor Research Center, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests mainly focus on novel architecture for artificial intelligence, including deep learning processors, inexact/approximate computing, neural network architecture, neuromorphic architecture. He has published over 20 top-tier computer architecture research papers, including ASPLOS, MICRO, ISCA, TC, TOCS, TCAD. For his innovative works on deep learning processors, he won the best paper award of ASPLOS'14, Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award of CAS (40/10000), Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award of China Computer Federation (10 per year).