Fueling a Future in Low-Power AI through Nanoelectronics Innovation

Fabia Farlin Athena

Fabia Farlin Athena

Energy Postdoctoral Fellow

Stanford University

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As a Stanford Energy Fellow, I focus on developing emerging memory and logic technologies using oxide semiconductors and low dimensional materials for energy-efficient AI under the mentorship of Prof. H.-S. Philip Wong and Prof. Alberto Salleo.

I obtained my Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech, advised by Prof. Eric M. Vogel. My doctoral research focused on adaptive oxide-based brain-inspired analog and in-memory computing devices. By exploring optimizations at the material, device, and system levels in collaboration with IBM, I worked toward enhancing the performance and efficiency of these devices.

My overarching work bridges nanomaterials, fundamental device physics, chip fabrication, and practical system implementations to develop technologies aimed at reducing energy consumption in AI hardware.

Interests
  • Oxide Semiconductors
  • Low Dimensional Materials
  • Emerging Memories
  • Energy Efficient AI
  • Device Physics
  • Analog AI
Education

  • PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, May, 2024

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, May, 2022

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Materials Science and Engineering, 2019

    Purdue University

  • BSc in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, September, 2017

    Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Updates

04/07/2025 - I received the Sigma Xi Best Ph.D. Thesis Award at Georgia Tech.
01/01/2025 - I was selected in Forbes 30 under 30 North America 2025.
09/11/2024 - Our paper on high-bandwidth complementary oxide gain cell memory was accepted to IEDM 2024.
03/13/2024 - I have started at Stanford University as an Energy Postdoctoral Fellow.
02/08/2024 - Our paper on MAX Phase Memristor was accepted to Advanced Functional Materials.
01/14/2024 - Our paper on transfer learning on analog hardware was accepted to Frontiers in Electronics.
12/01/2023 - I gave 3 talks at MRS Fall 2023, received the MRS Graduate Student Award, and the APL Machine Learning Outstanding Oral Presentation Award.
11/03/2023 - I gave a talk at Electrical Engineering, Stanford University.
10/10/2023 - I have been selected as a finalist for MRS Graduate Student Award and will give a talk at MRS Fall 2023.
10/09/2023 - Our paper was accepted to Applied Physics Letters.
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Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Stanford University
Energy Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University
2024 – Present Stanford, CA
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia Institute of Technology
IBM PhD Fellow
Georgia Institute of Technology
2022 – 2024 Atlanta, GA
 
 
 
 
 
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Research Scientist Intern
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
2023 – 2023 Yorktown Heights, NY
 
 
 
 
 
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Research Intern
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
2022 – 2022 Yorktown Heights, NY
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia Instititute of Technology
Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia Instititute of Technology
2019 – 2022 Atlanta, GA
 
 
 
 
 
Purdue University
Graduate Research Assistant
Purdue University
2019 – 2019 West Lafayette, IN
 
 
 
 
 
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Lecturer
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
2018 – 2019 Dhaka, Bangladesh

Awards

Sigma Xi Best Ph.D. Thesis Award 2025
Georgia Institute of Technology 2025
Forbes 30 under 30 North America 2025
Forbes 2025
Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship
Stanford University 2024 – 2027
APL Machine Learning Outstanding Oral Presentation Award
Materials Research Society 2024
MRS Graduate Student Award
Materials Research Society 2023
EECS Rising Stars 2023
Rising Stars in EECS 2023
Colonel Oscar P. Cleaver Award
Georgia Insitute of Technology 2023
COE Travel Award
Georgia Insitute of Technology 2023
SGA Travel Award
Georgia Insitute of Technology 2023
Cadence Scholarship
Cadence Design Systems 2022
IBM PhD Fellowship
IBM 2022 – 2024
NextProf Nexus
University of California, Berkeley 2022
ECE PhD Fellowship
Georgia Institute of Technology 2019 – 2020
Dean’s List Award
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology 2013 – 2017
University Merit Scholarship
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology 2013 – 2017
University Technical Scholarship
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology 2013 – 2017

Talks

IEDM - First Demonstration of an N-P Oxide Semiconductor Complementary Gain Cell Memory
Dec 11, 2024
CHIMES - Hybrid and Complementary Gain Cells for High Bandwidth On-Chip Memory
Aug 11, 2024
MRS Fall 2023 - A Novel Electrical Bias Technique to Recover Degraded ReRAM Arrays for Deep Learning
Nov 30, 2023
MRS Fall 2023 - Describing the Analog Resistance Change of HfOx Neuromorphic Synapses
Nov 30, 2023
Stanford University - Adaptive Oxide Devices for Brain-Inspired Computing
Nov 3, 2023
IBM TJ Watson Research Center - Talk Title Redacted [Internal]
Jul 31, 2023
MRS Spring 2023 - Assessing the Impact of Ti Doping and MAX-Phase Ti2AlN Electrode in HfOx Neuromorphic Devices
Apr 13, 2023
Stanford University - Filamentary and Ferroelectric Semiconductor Junction devices for brain-inspired computing - from physics to deep learning
Apr 12, 2023
IBM TJ Watson Research Center - Demonstration of a Deep Learning Application in 14 nm Technology based RRAM Array
Aug 1, 2022
IBM TJ Watson Research Center - Impact of active layer doping and barrier layer engineering of adaptive oxide RRAM
Jun 1, 2022
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Publications

Fabia Farlin Athena, Takashi Ando, Paul Michael Solomon, Nanbo Gong, Guy M. Cohen (2024). Monolithic 3D integration of FeFET array for in-memory compute. .Patent approved for filing.

Fabia Farlin Athena, E. Ambrosi, K. Jana, C. H. Wu, J. Hartanto, Y. M. Lee, C. C. Kuo, S. Liu, B. Saini, C. C. Wang, C. F. Hsu, G. Zeevi, X. Wang, J. Kang, E. Pop, T. Y. Lee, P. C. McIntyre, H.-S. P. Wong, X. Y. Bao (2024). First Demonstration of an N-P Oxide Semiconductor Complementary Gain Cell Memory. In IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) 2024.

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Fabia Farlin Athena, Moses Nnaji, Diego Vaca, Mengkun Tian, Wolfgang Buchmaier, Khandker Akif Aabrar, Samuel Graham, Suman Datta,, Satish Kumar, Eric M Vogel (2024). MAX Phase Ti2AlN for HfO2 Memristors with Ultra‐Low Reset Current Density and Large On/Off Ratio. In Advanced Functional Materials.

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Fabia Farlin Athena, O. Fagbohungbe, N. Gong, M.J. Rasch, J. Penaloza, S.-C. Seo, A. Gasasira, P. Solomon, V. Bragaglia, S. Consiglio, H. Higuchi, C. Park, K. Brew, P. Jamison, C. Catano, I. Saraf, C. Silvestre, X. Liu, B. Khan, N. Jain, S. Mcdermott, R. Johnson, I. Estrada-raygoza, J. Li, T. Gokmen, N. Li, R. Pujari, F. Carta, H. Miyazoe, M.M. Frank, D. Koty, Q. Yang, R. Clark, K. Tapily, C. Wajda, A. Mosden, J. Shearer, A. Metz, S. Teehan, N. Saulnier, B. J. Offrein, T. Tsunomura, G. Leusink, V. Narayanan, T. Ando (2024). Demonstration of Transfer Learning Using 14 nm Technology Analog ReRAM Array. In Frontiers in Electronics.

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Fabia Farlin Athena, Eric M Vogel (2023). Describing the Analog Resistance Change of HfOx-based Neuromorphic Synapses using a Compact Series Trap-Assisted Tunneling and Ohmic Conduction Model. In Applied Physics Letters.

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Fabia Farlin Athena, Nanbo Gong, Ramachandran Muralidhar, Paul Solomon, Eric M Vogel, Vijay Narayanan, Takashi Ando (2023). ReSta: Recovery of Accuracy During Training of Deep Learning Models in a 14-nm Technology-Based ReRAM Array. In IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices.

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Fabia Farlin Athena, Matthew P West, Jinho Hah, Samuel Graham, Eric M Vogel (2023). Trade-off between Gradual Set and On/Off Ratio in HfOx-Based Analog Memory with a Thin SiOx Barrier Layer. In ACS Applied Electronic Materials.

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Matthew P West, Georges Pavlidis, Robert H Montgomery, Fabia Farlin Athena, Muhammad S Jamil, Andrea Centrone, Samuel Graham, Eric M Vogel (2023). Thermal environment impact on HfOx RRAM operation: A nanoscale thermometry and modeling study. In Journal of Applied Physics.

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Pradip Basnet, Erik Anderson, Fabia Farlin Athena, Bhaswar Chakrabarti, Matthew P. West, Eric M. Vogel (2023). Asymmetric Resistive Switching of Bilayer HfO x/AlO y and AlO y/HfO x Memristors: The Oxide Layer Characteristics and Performance Optimization for Digital Set and Analog Reset Switching. In ACS Applied Electronic Materials.

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Matthew P West, Fabia Farlin Athena, Eric M Vogel, Samuel Graham (2023). Bias history impacts the analog resistance change of HfOx-based neuromorphic synapses. In Applied Physics Letters.

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N. Gong, M.J. Rasch, S.-C. Seo, A. Gasasira, P. Solomon, V. Bragaglia, S. Consiglio, H. Higuchi, C. Park, K. Brew, P. Jamison, C. Catano, I. Saraf, Fabia Farlin Athena, C. Silvestre, X. Liu, B. Khan, N. Jain, S. Mcdermott, R. Johnson, I. Estrada-raygoza, J. Li, T. Gokmen, N. Li, R. Pujari, F. Carta, H. Miyazoe, M.M. Frank, D. Koty, Q. Yang, R. Clark, K. Tapily, C. Wajda, A. Mosden, J. Shearer, A. Metz, S. Teehan, N. Saulnier, B. J. Offrein, T. Tsunomura, G. Leusink, V. Narayanan, T. Ando (2022). Deep learning acceleration in 14nm CMOS compatible ReRAM array: device, material and algorithm co-optimization. In IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) 2022.

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Jinho Hah, Matthew P West, Fabia Farlin Athena, Riley Hanus, Eric M Vogel, Samuel Graham (2022). Impact of oxygen concentration at the HfOx/Ti interface on the behavior of HfOx filamentary memristors. In Journal of Materials Science.

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Fabia Farlin Athena, Matthew P West, Pradip Basnet, Jinho Hah, Qi Jiang, Wei-Cheng Lee, Eric M Vogel (2022). Impact of titanium doping and pulsing conditions on the analog temporal response of hafnium oxide based memristor synapses. In Journal of Applied Physics.

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Fabia Farlin Athena, Matthew P West, Jinho Hah, Riley Hanus, Samuel Graham, Eric M Vogel (2022). Towards a better understanding of the forming and resistive switching behavior of Ti-doped HfO x RRAM. In Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

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Fabia Farlin Athena, Tilottoma Saha, Md Rafiqul Islam, MA Matin, Ahmed Sharif (2018). Size Dependent Magnetic and Optical Properties of Mn Doped Bi0. 9Ho0. 1FeO3 Nanoparticles. In IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering.

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Tilottoma Saha, Fabia Farlin Athena, MA Matin, Ahmed Sharif (2018). Theoretical and Experimental Evidence of Modified Structure, Magnetism and Optical Properties in Ba and Mn Co-Substituted BiFeO3. In IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering.

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Favourite Quotes

  • “The scientific equations we seek are the poetry of nature.” –Prof. Chen Ning Yang

  • “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” –Winston S. Churchill