Technische Universität Dresden

Contact

Prof. Dr. Wei D. Lu
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Michigan
1301 Beal Avenue,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122, USA
Office: 2417 EECS Building

Email:wdlu@umich.edu

Research Field and Activities

  • Nanoelectronics
  • Memristors & Resistive RAM
  • Neuromorphic Computing
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hardware
  • CMOS-Compatible Nanodevices

Short Biography

Professor Wei D. Lu is the James R. Mellor Professor of Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is a renowned expert in nanoelectronics, neuromorphic computing, and emerging memory technologies, with a focus on memristors, RRAM, and AI hardware systems.

Professor Lu received his Ph.D. in Physics from Rice University and completed postdoctoral work at Harvard University before joining the University of Michigan. His research bridges fundamental materials science with advanced computing systems, aiming to develop next-generation computing architectures inspired by the human brain.

He is an IEEE Fellow, co-founder of two technology startups—Crossbar Inc., a leader in resistive memory, and MemryX Inc., which focuses on AI chips.

References / Publications

  • Nanoscale memristor device as synapse in neuromorphic systems
    Authors: Sung Hyun Jo, Ting-Hsuan Kim, Wei D. Lu
    Journal: Nano Letters, 2010
  • Nanoelectronics from the bottom up
    Authors: George C. Schneider, Wei D. Lu, Charles M. Lieber
    Journal: Nature, 2007
  • The future of electronics based on memristive systems
    Authors: J.J. Yang, Dmitri B. Strukov, Wei D. Lu
    Journal: Nature Electronics, 2018
  • Self-directed channel formation in sub-5-nm nanowire transistors
    Authors: Joshua Goldberger, Wei D. Lu, Charles M. Lieber
    Journal: Nature, 2005
  • Q-Aware: A Self-Adaptive and QoS-Aware Resource Management Layer for Virtual Desktop Clouds
    Authors: Yanzhao Song, Hai Wang, Xiaoqiao Zhao, Wei D. Lu
    Journal: IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 2013
  • Engineering oxide–oxide interfaces using nanoscale insertion layers
    Authors: G. Bersuker, A. Kozhukh, Y. Y. Lin, Wei D. Lu
    Journal: Applied Physics Letters, 2012
  • Tunable resistance switching in nanowire phase-change memory devices
    Authors: J. Wei, Z. Wang, H. Tian, Wei D. Lu
    Journal: Nature Nanotechnology, 2012
  • Realization of functions of a single perceptron using memristive crossbar circuits
    Authors: Sung Hyun Jo, T. Chang, I. Ebong, Wei D. Lu
    Journal: Nano Letters, 2012
  • Three-dimensional integration of nanodevices for computing
    Authors: C. Xu, D. Niu, Y. Xie,Wei D. Lu
    Journal: Nature Electronics, 2017
  • Self-rectifying characteristics of resistive switching in oxide-based RRAM
    Authors: S. Yu, Z. Fang, Wei D. Lu
    Journal: IEEE Electron Device Letters, 2009