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Yitzhak Birk

Assoc. Prof.

Former affiliation
 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7754-1970
    1985 …2019

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    • 2019

      Passive CMOS Single Photon Avalanche Diode Imager for a Gun Muzzle Flash Detection System

      Katz, A., Shoham, A., Vainstein, C., Birk, Y., Leitner, T., Fenigstein, A. & Nemirovsky, Y., 15 Jul 2019, In: IEEE Sensors Journal. 19, 14, p. 5851-5858 8 p., 8665944.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • Post-Silicon Analysis of Shielded Interconnect Delays for Useful Skew Clock Design

      Frankel, B., Sarfati, E., Wimer, S. & Birk, Y., Nov 2019, In: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 66, 11, p. 4875-4882 8 p., 8844248.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • Task-Oriented Programming – Task-Graph Enhancements and Validation

      Birk, Y. & Lenchner, I., 2019, Compiler, Architecture, and Tools Conference 2019: CATC.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • 2018

      Accurate Shielded Interconnect Delay Estimation by Reconfigurable Ring Oscillator

      Sarfati, E., Frankel, B., Birk, Y. & Wimer, S., Oct 2018, In: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers. 65, 10, p. 3435-3444 10 p., 8350042.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • CMOS Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Pixel Design for a Gun Muzzle Flash Detection Camera

      Katz, A., Vainstein, C., Shoham, A., Blank, T., Leitner, T., Fenigstein, A., Birk, Y. & Nemirovsky, Y., Oct 2018, In: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 65, 10, p. 4407-4412 6 p., 8452150.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • Distributed memory integrity trees

      Shwartz, O. & Birk, Y., 1 Jul 2018, In: IEEE Computer Architecture Letters. 17, 2, p. 159-162 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • Redundancy and Randomization as Effective Tools for Improving Performance

      Birk, Y., 2 Jul 2018, 2018 IEEE International Conference on the Science of Electrical Engineering in Israel, ICSEE 2018. 8646290. (2018 IEEE International Conference on the Science of Electrical Engineering in Israel, ICSEE 2018).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Switch Radix Reduction and Support for Concurrent Bidirectional Traffic in RotorNets

      Birk, Y., Mellette, W. M. & Zahavi, E., Sep 2018, Proceedings of the 2018 Photonics in Switching and Computing, PSC 2018. Manousakis, K., Iezekiel, S., Tomkos, I., Utaka, K. & Ellinas, G. (eds.). 8751487. (Proceedings of the 2018 Photonics in Switching and Computing, PSC 2018).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Time, Speed, Memory and Energy in Hybrid Data Center Networks - Insights and Some Guidelines

      Birk, Y., Sep 2018, Proceedings of the 2018 Photonics in Switching and Computing, PSC 2018. Manousakis, K., Iezekiel, S., Tomkos, I., Utaka, K. & Ellinas, G. (eds.). 8751279. (Proceedings of the 2018 Photonics in Switching and Computing, PSC 2018).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Transmission Timing on Optical Data-Center RotorNet for Reduced Cost, Energy and Latency

      Birk, Y. & Friedman, T., 2 Jul 2018, 2018 IEEE International Conference on the Science of Electrical Engineering in Israel, ICSEE 2018. 8646078. (2018 IEEE International Conference on the Science of Electrical Engineering in Israel, ICSEE 2018).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • 2017

      Optimal VLSI delay tuning by space tapering with clock-tree application

      Sarfati, E., Frankel, B., Birk, Y. & Wimer, S., Aug 2017, In: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers. 64, 8, p. 2160-2170 11 p., 7913664.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • Prototype of real-time single photon avalanche diode-based muzzle flash detector

      Vainstein, C., Katz, A., Birk, Y. & NEMIROVSKY, Y., 28 Jun 2017, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2017. p. 1-4 4 p. (2017 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2017; vol. 2017-November).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • SDSM: Fast and scalable security support for directory-based distributed shared memory

      Shwartz, O. & Birk, Y., 4 Jan 2017, 2016 IEEE International Conference on the Science of Electrical Engineering, ICSEE 2016. 7806113. (2016 IEEE International Conference on the Science of Electrical Engineering, ICSEE 2016).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • SeM: A CPU architecture extension for secure remote computing

      Shwartz, O. & Birk, Y., 25 Jun 2017, Hardware and Architectural Support for Security and Privacy, HASP 2017. 3092631. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; vol. Part F128533).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Sound Covert: A Fast and Silent Communication Channel through the Audio Buffer

      Shwartz, O. & Birk, Y., 26 Apr 2017, Proceedings - 2017 25th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-Based Processing, PDP 2017. p. 313-320 8 p. 7912666. (Proceedings - 2017 25th Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-Based Processing, PDP 2017).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • 2016

      Minimal Maximum-Level Programming-Combined Cell Mapping and Coding for Faster MLC Memory

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., Sep 2016, In: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 34, 9, p. 2416-2429 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • Real-time hardware demonstration of 180 Gbps DFT-S OFDM receiver based on digital sub-banding

      Tolmachev, A., Meltsin, M., Hilgendorf, R., Orbah, M., Birk, Y., Ben-Ezra, S. & Nazarathy, M., 2016, ECOC 2016; 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication. p. 388-390 3 p. (European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • SDSM: Fast and scalable security support for directory-based distributed shared memory

      Shwartz, O. & Birk, Y., 20 Jun 2016, Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust, HOST 2016. p. 114-119 6 p. 7495567. (Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust, HOST 2016).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • 2015

      A data centric perspective on memory placement

      Birk, Y. & Mencer, O., 5 Oct 2015, MEMSYS 2015 - Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Memory Systems. p. 39-42 4 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; vol. 05-08-October-2015).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • 2014

      Accelerating duplicate data chunk recognition using NN trained by locality-sensitive hash

      Berman, A., Birk, Y. & Mendelson, A., 2014, 2014 IEEE 28th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2014. 7005887. (2014 IEEE 28th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2014).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Scheduling directives: Accelerating shared-memory many-core processor execution

      Green, O. & Birk, Y., Feb 2014, In: Parallel Computing. 40, 2, p. 90-106 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • 2013

      A computationally efficient algorithm for the 2D covariance method

      Green, O. & Birk, Y., 2013, Proceedings of SC 2013: The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis. 89. (International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, SC).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Minimal Maximum-Level Programming: Faster memory access via multi-level cell sharing

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., 2013, 2013 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2013. p. 2705-2710 6 p. 6831483. (GLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Real-time FPGA implementation of efficient filter-banks for digitally sub-banded coherent DFT-S OFDM receiver

      Tolmachev, A., Orbach, M., Meltsin, M., Hilgendorf, R., Birk, Y. & Nazarathy, M., 2013, 2013 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, OFC/NFOEC 2013. 6533134. (2013 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, OFC/NFOEC 2013).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Replicate and Bundle (RnB) - A mechanism for relieving bottlenecks in data centers

      Raindel, S. & Birk, Y., 2013, 27th IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2013. p. 601-610 10 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Retired-page utilization in write-once memory - A coding perspective

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., 2013, 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2013. p. 1062-1066 5 p. 6620389. (IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Scheduling directives for shared-memory many-core processor systems

      Green, O. & Birk, Y., 2013, Proceedings of the 2013 International Workshop on Programming Models and Applications for Multicores and Manycores, PMAM 2013. p. 115-124 10 p. (Proceedings of the 2013 International Workshop on Programming Models and Applications for Multicores and Manycores, PMAM 2013).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Utilizing Retired Pages for Improved Write Capacity of Solid State Drives

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., 2013, Non-Volatile Memories Workshop (NVMW).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • 2012

      Accelerating flash memory access by speculative early sensing decision

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., 2012, Non-Volatile Memory Workshop, UCSD.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Buffered deflection routing for networks-on-chip

      Oxman, G., Weiss, S. & Birk, Y., 2012, Proceedings of the 2012 Interconnection Network Architecture: On-Chip, Multi-Chip Workshop, INA-OCMC'12. p. 9-12 4 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Low-complexity two-dimensional data encoding for memory inter-cell interference reduction

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., 2012, 2012 IEEE 27th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2012. 6377006. (2012 IEEE 27th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2012).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Memory array microarchitecture: Algorithmic techniques for density and performance enhancment

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., 2012, 2012 IEEE 27th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2012. 6377003. (2012 IEEE 27th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2012).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Merge path - Parallel merging made simple

      Odeh, S., Green, O., Mwassi, Z., Shmueli, O. & Birk, Y., 2012, Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE 26th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops, IPDPSW 2012. p. 1611-1618 8 p. 6270834. (Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE 26th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium Workshops, IPDPSW 2012).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Probabilistic performance of write-once memory with Linear Wom codes - Analysis and insights

      Berman, A., Birk, Y. & Rottenstreich, O., 2012, 2012 50th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2012. p. 1141-1149 9 p. 6483347. (2012 50th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2012).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Streamlined network-on-chip for multicore embedded architectures

      Oxman, G., Weiss, S. & Birk, Y., 2012, Architecture of Computing Systems, ARCS 2012 - 25th International Conference, Proceedings. p. 238-249 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 7179 LNCS).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • 2011

      Battery and energy management in fleets of switchable battery EVs

      Zdornov, V. & Birk, Y., 2011, 2011 2nd IEEE PES International Conference and Exhibition on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, ISGT Europe 2011. 6162632. (IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Constrained flash memory programming

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., 2011, 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory Proceedings, ISIT 2011. p. 2128-2132 5 p. 6033933. (IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Error correction scheme for constrained inter-cell coupling in flash memory,”

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., 2011, 2nd Non-Volatile Memories Workshop, San Diego, CA.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Index coding with side information

      Bar-Yossef, Z., Birk, Y., Jayram, T. S. & Kol, T., Mar 2011, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 57, 3, p. 1479-1494 16 p., 5714242.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • 2010

      Efficient parallel computation of the estimated covariance matrix

      David, L., Galperin, A., Green, O. & Birk, Y., 2010, 2010 IEEE 26th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2010. p. 977-981 5 p. 5661930. (2010 IEEE 26th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2010).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

      Open Access

    • Integrating de-duplication and write for increased performance and endurance of solid-state drives

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., 2010, 2010 IEEE 26th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2010. p. 821-823 3 p. 5662097. (2010 IEEE 26th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2010).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Mitigating inter-cell coupling effects in MLC NAND flash via constrained coding

      Berman, A. & Birk, Y., 2010, FLASH MEMORY SUMMIT 2010 PROCEEDINGS.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Rejuvenating ALOHA: Motivation, approaches and insights

      Birk, Y., 2010, IEEE Information Theory Workshop 2010, ITW 2010. 5503212. (IEEE Information Theory Workshop 2010, ITW 2010).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Using underutilized CPU resources to enhance its reliability

      Timor, A., Mendelson, A., Birk, Y. & Suri, N., 2010, In: IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing. 7, 1, p. 94-109 16 p., 4522564.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

      Open Access
    • 2009

      Dynamic reconfiguration architectures for multi-context FPGAs

      Birk, Y. & Fiksman, E., Nov 2009, In: Computers and Electrical Engineering. 35, 6, p. 878-903 26 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • Improving communication-phase completion times in HPC clusters through congestion mitigation

      Birk, Y. & Zdornov, V., 2009, Proceedings of the Israeli Experimental Systems Conference, SYSTOR 2009. p. 16 1 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Maximizing delay-constrained throughput in multi-channel DS-CDMA ALOHA networks through power diversity and successive decoding

      Birk, Y. & Tal, U., Nov 2009, In: Wireless Networks. 15, 8, p. 1126-1139 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    • 2007

      Coding and scheduling considerations for peer-to-peer storage backup systems

      Birk, Y. & Kol, T., 2007, 4th International Workshop on Storage Network Architecture and Parallel I/Os, SNAPI 2007. p. 25-32 8 p. 4438044. (4th International Workshop on Storage Network Architecture and Parallel I/Os, SNAPI 2007).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • TPT-RAID: A high performance box-fault tolerant storage system

      Birk, Y. & Zilber, E., 2007, Proceedings - 24th IEEE Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies, MSST 2007. p. 215-220 6 p. 4367975. (Proceedings - 24th IEEE Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies, MSST 2007).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • 2006

      A PAB-based multi-prefetcher mechanism

      Gendler, A., Mendelson, A. & Birk, Y., Apr 2006, In: International Journal of Parallel Programming. 34, 2, p. 171-188 18 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review