Organized by IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) Student branch chapter (SBC) and IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Student branch chapter (SBC) and , School of Electronics Engineering, KIIT (DU), Bhubaneswar, India
Event Details:
Title of the Invited Talk: “Unlocking the Potential of FPGA-based Hardware Acceleration
Speaker: Kavinga Upul Ekanayaka, SMIEEE, Designation: Head of Hardware Engineering, ACCELR, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: Tuesday, 2nd September 2025
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Venue (Physical Location): Classroom-A, New Building, School of Electronics Engineering, KIIT (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, India
Mode: Google Meet (Online)
Number of Participants: 30
Purpose of the Event: Academic knowledge enhancement and social awareness and outreach
Write-up on the Event:
The School of Electronics Engineering, in collaboration with the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) and the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Student Branch Chapter, successfully organized an online technical talk titled “Unlocking the Potential of FPGA-based Hardware Acceleration” on 2nd September 2025. The session was conducted with the aim of academic knowledge enhancement, social awareness, and technical outreach among students and early-career professionals. The talk was delivered by Mr. Kavinga Upul Ekanayaka, SMIEEE, who serves as the Head of Hardware Engineering at ACCELR, Colombo, Sri Lanka. He shared valuable insights into the rapidly growing role of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) in addressing the increasing performance and energy-efficiency demands of modern data-driven applications. The session covered fundamental concepts of FPGA-based hardware acceleration, accelerator architectures, key design challenges, and implementation considerations. In addition, the speaker highlighted real-world applications of FPGA acceleration in domains such as artificial intelligence, telecommunications, and high-performance computing, drawing from industry experience to bridge theory and practice. The talk provided participants with both conceptual clarity and practical understanding of FPGA technologies and their importance in the global hardware ecosystem. The interactive discussion at the end further enriched the learning experience, making the event highly informative and impactful.
