Topic is the automated design of hardware-software systems.
For some time, I also worked on high-level synthesis of digital circuits from VHDL specifications. It is my believe that EDA can accommodate the complex demands imposed by new real-life applications. EDA is an appealing solution to providing reliable VLSI implementations in a reasonable long time and with reduced financial efforts. Both theoretical and practical issues must be considered by EDA research for meeting these objectives. Moreover, EDA research implies an interdisciplinary approach that involves distinct areas i.e. VLSI systems and circuits, applied electronics, compiler techniques, parallel and distributed systems, circuit theory, algorithms, operating systems, artificial intelligence, etc.