Floating-Point Architectures for Energy-Efficient Transprecision Computing
Stefan Mach · Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) · 2021
When starting my Ph.D., I was not fully aware of what to expect from this unique and exciting journey and what lay ahead.Little did I know how much I would learn and be allowed to achieve during the time that followed.Now, some four and a half years later, I have arrived at the end of a genuinely formative experience that has helped me grow and helped me to learn so much, also about myself.As such a journey could never be undertaken alone, I am obliged to thank the many wonderful people that enabled, supported, and accompanied me through it all.Firstly, I want to thank Luca for supervising and guiding me during my Ph.D. studies.Having access to your vast expertise and experience, which you use to support and guide -but also to question and challenge your protégés is hugely valuable.I highly appreciate the unequaled research and technical opportunities you enable for our entire institute.Furthermore, I am infinitely grateful for the patience you have afforded me during the more challenging parts of our shared journey.You were always an open, honest, and caring mentor, and I thank you for that.I would also like to thank Alberto for co-refereeing my thesis and contributing valuable insights and feedback.Life as a Ph.D. student can be a crazy roller coaster ride with ups and downs where joy and struggle are often close together and rapidly changing.I want to thank my officemates Fabian, Florian, and Coco for an enjoyable working atmosphere and many unforgettable days (and night shifts) together.We have endured tape-outs and deadlines together and enjoyed many fruitful discussions, collaborations, as well as trips to the coffee machine.I hope you will remember our time v