July 14, 2026

Assistant Teaching Professor, Sep Makhsous has an open position for a course development TA for Autumn 2026.
His message with all details is below. If you are interested, please email your resume directly to Sep Makhsous at sosper30@uw.edu. 
 
I am developing a new graduate-level, hands-on course focused on FPGA-based acceleration of deep learning for edge AI applications. The course teaches students how to deploy, optimize, and benchmark object detection models on modern FPGA platforms using industry-standard tools. The TA will play a key role in designing laboratory exercises, developing instructional materials, validating hardware and software workflows, and helping build a high-quality learning experience for the course’s first offering.
Responsibilities
  • Assist in designing and developing hands-on laboratory exercises and course projects.
  • Develop and validate FPGA-based lab implementations 
  • Create instructional materials, lab manuals, tutorials, and sample code.
  • Test and debug laboratory exercises, hardware setups, and software toolchains before deployment.
  • Evaluate new FPGA hardware, software, and development workflows for classroom use.
  • Assist in preparing lecture demonstrations and supporting course logistics.
  • Help maintain course repositories, documentation, and instructional resources.
Required Skills
  • Strong background in digital design and computer architecture.
  • Experience with FPGA development (Systems Verilog/VHDL and/or High-Level Synthesis).
  • Familiarity with AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools (Vivado, Vitis AI, Vitis HLS) or equivalent FPGA development environments.
  • Experience with embedded systems and Linux-based development environments.
  • Knowledge of machine learning fundamentals, particularly convolutional neural networks and object detection.
  • Programming experience in C/C++ and Python.
  • Experience with Git and collaborative software development.
  • Strong debugging, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently in a collaborative educational environment.