Byeong Kil Lee, Ph.D.

Books and Book Chapters

• Byeong Kil Lee, Realizing Complex Integrated Systems, 1st Edition CRC Press – a book chapter, Part 3 System Analysis – Chapter 17 Performance Evaluation, 2025
• Charles H. Roth, Lizy Kurian John and Byeong Kil Lee, Digital Systems Design using Verilog, Publishing company: Cengage Learning, 2015

Journal Articles

• Jerry Malone and Byeong Kil Lee, “Performance and Computational Efficiency of LMS Adaptive Volterra Equalizers for Nonlinear TWTA Distortion in Satellite Communications,” in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 149740-149759, 2024
• Shafayat Anik, Kevyn Kelso, B. Lee, “Efficient Layer Optimizations for Deep Neural Networks,” International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering, 2024
• Lily Young, James Richardson York, and Byeong Kil Lee, “Implications of Deep Compression with Complex Neural Networks,” International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering (IJSCE), vol. 13, Issue 3, pp.1-6, July 2023
• Jordan Pattee, Shafayat Anik, and Byeong Kil Lee, “Performance Monitoring Counter based Intelligent Malware Detection and Design Alternatives,” IEEE Access, 2022.
• Byeong Kil Lee, “Workload Pruning for Effective Architecture Exploration,” International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering (IJSCE), vol.8, Issue 6, March 2019
• Ho Young Kim, Robert Maxwell, Ankil Patel, and Byeong Kil Lee, “Performance Evaluation of Multi-Threaded System vs. Chip-Multi-Processor System,” International Journal of Computer Technology and Electronics Engineering (IJCTEE), vol.2, Issue 4, pp.10-17, August 2012
• Fahian Ahmed, Saddam Quirem, Gak Min and Byeong Kil Lee, “Hotspot Analysis Based Partial CUDA Acceleration of HMMER 3.0 on GPGPUs,” International Journal of Soft Computing and Engineering (IJSCE), vol.2, Issue 4, pp.91-95, September 2012
• Satish Raghunath, Lakshmi Deepika Bobbala, Naveen Davanam, and Byeong Kil Lee, “Divide-and-Conquer Way Access for Low Power Mobile Caches,” International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering (IJCEE), vol.3, No.2, pp.297-302, 2011
• Lakshmi Deepika Bobbala, Monobrata Debnath and Byeong Kil Lee, “Composite Pseudo Associative Cache with Victim Cache for Mobile Processors,” Journal of Computer Science 7 (10): pp. 1448-1457, 2011
• Byeong Kil Lee, “Exploiting Statically Identified ILP for Network Processor Applications,” International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering (IJCEE), vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 830-837, October 2010
• Byeong Kil Lee and Lizy Kurian John, “Hardware Acceleration for Media/Transaction Applications in Network Processors,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, vol. 17, no. 12, pp.1691-1697, December 2009
• Byeong Kil Lee, Lizy Kurian John and Eugene John, “Architectural Enhancements for Network Congestion Control Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, vol. 14, pp. 609- 615, 2006
• Byeong Kil Lee, Lizy Kurian John, “Implications of Executing Compression/Encryption Applications on General Purpose Processors,” IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 54, pp. 917-922, 2005
• Byeong Kil Lee, Sangzee Lee, “A Study on Perspective Display Using 3D Elevation Data with 2D Information Overlay,” Journal of The Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers, vol. 2, pp. 36-43, 1997
• Byeong Kil Lee, Sangzee Lee, “A Study on the GIS Feature and Attribute Coding Scheme,” Journal of The Korean Society for Geo-Spatial Information System, vol. 3, pp. 63-74, 1995
• Byeong Kil Lee, Soonja Kim, Youngho Ha, “Space-variant B-spline functions for Image Interpolation,” The Transactions of Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers, vol. 40, pp. 394-401, 1991.

Refereed Conference Papers / Technical Reports 

• Muge Zhang, Muhammad Ali Khaliq, Jamal Alsakran, Byeong Kil Lee, and Jeeho Ryoo, “Structural MRI Synthesis for Alzheimer’s Disease via Conditional Diffusion on Anatomical Masks,” IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval, 2025
• Daniel Miller and Byeong Kil Lee, “Appearance-Based Gaze Estimation with Deep Learning for Interactive Digital Signage”, International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition, 2025
• Caleb Hill and Byeong Kil Lee, “Classification of Radio Signal Modulations using Convolutional Neural Network,” The 23rd International Conference on Wireless Networks, July 2024
• Adam Smith, Judah Small, and Byeong Kil Lee, “Implications for Designing Hawks Detection with Data Augmentation and Network Optimizations,” The 28th International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, & Pattern Recognition, July 2024
• Shafayat Anik and Byeong Kil Lee, “Access Pattern Characterization of Last-level Cache for Effective Replacement,” 2022 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence, December 2023
• Joe Tran and Byeong Kil Lee, “EFI: Cache Replacement Policy using Eviction Frequency Integration,” The 21st International Conference on Embedded Systems, Cyber-physical Systems, & Applications, July 2023
• Lily Young and Byeong Kil Lee, “A Reinforcement Learning Approach to Training Chess Engine Neural Networks,” The 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, July 2023
• Jared Smit, Byeong Kil Lee, “Automatic Music Mastering using Deep Learning,” 9th Annual Conf. on Computational Science & Computational Intelligence, December 2022
• Shafayat Anik and Byeong Kil Lee, “Trace Characterization based Cache Replacement Policy,” IEEE IPCCC 2022
• Kevyn Kelso and Byeong Kil Lee, “Accordion Autoencoders (A²E) for Generative Classification with Low Complexity Network,” International Symposium on Computational Intelligence, December 2021
• Tristan Lee, Byeong Kil Lee, “Splatter: An Efficient Sparse Image Convolution for Deep Neural Networks,” International Symposium on Computational Intelligence, December 2021
• Joshua Chism and Byeong Kil Lee, “Performance Characterization of Supervision on Knowledge Distillation,” Future Technologies Conference, 2021
• Marina Villalba Carballo and Byeong Kil Lee, “Accuracy-aware Structured Filter Pruning for Deep Neural Networks,” CSCI 7th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, December 2020
• Autumn Knight and Byeong Kil Lee, “Performance Analysis of Network Pruning for Deep Learning based Age-Gender Estimation,” CSCI 7th International Symposium on Signal & Image Processing, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition, December 2020
• Jordan Pattee and Byeong Kil Lee, “Design Alternatives for Performance Monitoring Counter based Malware Detection,” IEEE International Performance Computing and Communication Conference, November 2020
• Jordan Pattee and Byeong Kil Lee, “Intelli-dynamic Malware Detection Based on Processor Behaviors,” ITNG 11th International Symposium on Cybersecurity, April 2020
• Jordan Pattee and Byeong Kil Lee, “Implications for hardware Acceleration of Malware Detection,” IEEE International Conference on Application-specific Systems, Architectures and Processors (ASAP), July 2019
• Jordan Pattee and Byeong Kil Lee, “Feature Characterization Based on Processor Behaviors of Malwares,” International Conference on Data Intelligence and Security (ICDIS), June 2019 _{^{[Best Poster Paper Award]}}
• William Ross and Byeong Kil Lee, “Effective Data Placement to Reduce Cache Thrashing in Last Level Cache,” International Conference on Information Technology New Generation (ITNG 2019) – High Performance Computer Architecture track, April, 2019
• Jungsoo Kim, Hansu Cho, Seungwook Lee, Byeong Kil Lee, Parisa Razaghi, Xinnian Zheng and Andreas Gerstlauer, “A Scalable Simulation Framework for Network/System Co-Simulation,” Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2015
• Nilufar Ferdous, Monobrata Debnath, Byeong Kil Lee and Eugene John, “Exploiting Reuse-Frequency with Speculative and Dynamic Updates in an Enhanced Directory Based Coherence Protocol,” International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA), 2014
• Nilufar Ferdous,Byeong Kil Lee and Eugene John, “Performance Enhancement in Shared-Memory Multiprocessors using Dynamically Classified Sharing Information,” 33rd IEEE International Performance Computing and Communication Conference (IEEE IPCCC), 2014
• Kathlene Hurt and Byeong Kil Lee, “Proposed Enhancements to Fixed Segmented LRU Cache Replacement Policy,” 32nd IEEE International Performance Computing and Communication Conference (IEEE IPCCC), 2013
• Jie Luo, Kathlene Morales, Byeong Kil Lee, Eugene John and Young Kyu Choi, “Performance-Sensitivity and Performance-Similarity Based Workload Reduction,” 31st IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IEEE IPCCC), December 2012
• Saddam Quirem and Byeong Kil Lee, “AES Decryption Using Warp-Synchronous Programming,” 31st IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IEEE IPCCC), December 2012
• Kathlene Hurt and Byeong Kil Lee, “Fixed Segmented LRU Cache Replacement Scheme with Selective Caching,” 31st IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IEEE IPCCC), December 2012
• Fahian Ahmed, Byeong Kil Lee, Bum Joo Shin, Duk Soo Son, Young Choon Woo and Wan Choi, “Performance Hotspot Based CUDA Acceleration,” International SoC Design Conference (ISOCC 2012), November 2012
• Savithra Eratne, Eugene John, Byeong Kil Lee, “Reducing Thermal Hotspots in Microprocessors with Expanded Component Sizing,” International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and systems, 2012
• Jie Luo, Yilin Zhang, Saarvaani Vadlamani and Byeong Kil Lee, “Performance-Sensitivity-based Workload Tailoring for Effective Design Exploration,” 9th International Conference on Information Technology New Generation (ITNG 2012) – High Performance Computer Architecture track, April, 2012
• Fahian Ahmed, Saddam Quirem, Bumjoo Shin, Youngchoon Woo, Dukjoo Son and Byeong Kil Lee, “A Study of CUDA Acceleration and Impact of Data Transfer Overhead in Heterogeneous Environment,” International Workshop on Unique Chips and Systems (UCAS-7), 2012
• Monobrata Debnath, Ankil Patel and Byeong Kil Lee, “A Study on Performance Impact of Network Delay in Chip Multi Processors,” International Workshop on Unique Chips and Systems (UCAS-7), 2012
• Saddam Quirem, Fahian Ahmed and Byeong Kil Lee, “CUDA Acceleration of P7Viterbi Algorithm in HMMER 3.0,” The 30th IEEE. International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC 2011), November 2011
• Naveen Davanam, Ho Young Kim, Byeong Kil Lee and Eugene John, “Sensitivity Analysis on Hardware Resources in SMT Processors,” The 2011 International Conference on Computer Design (CDES’11), 2011
• Claudia Romo, Savithra Eratne, Eugene John, and Byeong Kil Lee, “Leakage – Delay Tradeoff in Wide-Bit Nanoscale CMOS Adders,” The 2011 International Conference on Computer Design (CDES’11), 2011
• Bobbala Lakshmi Deepika and Byeong Kil Lee, “Hybrid-way Cache for Mobile Processors,” 8th International Conference on Information Technology New Generation (ITNG 2011) – High Performance Computer Architecture track, April, 2011
• Satish Raghunath and Byeong Kil Lee, “Selection of Representative Simulation Point using Performance Metric based Similarity,” Sixth workshop on Unique Chips and System (UCAS-6), December 2010
• Satish Raghunath and Byeong Kil Lee, “Effective Workload Reduction for Early-stage Power Estimation,” International SoC Design Conference (ISOCC 2010), November 2010
• Satish Raghunath, Naveen Davanam, Bobbala Lakshmi Deepika and Byeong Kil Lee, “Way-Load Balancing Scheme for Mobile Cache LRU Replacement,” The 23rd IEEE International SOC Conference (IEEE SOCC 2010), September 2010
• Bobbala Lakshmi Deepika, Javier Salvatierra and Byeong Kil Lee, “Composite Pseudo-Associative Cache for Mobile Processors,” The 18th IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS 2010), August 2010
• Byeong Kil Lee, Satish Raghunath and Eugene John, “Architectural Sensitivity Analysis on Network Workloads,” The 2010 International Conference on Computer Design (CDES’10), July 2010
• Savithra Eratne, Claudia Romo, Eugene John and Byeong Kil Lee, “Leakage and Access Time Tradeoffs for Cache in High Performance Microprocessors,” The 2010 International Conference on Computer Design (CDES’10), July 2010
• Naveen Davanam and Byeong Kil Lee, “Towards Smaller-sized Cache for Mobile Pro-cessors using Shared Set-associativity,” 7th International Conference on Information Technology New Generation (ITNG 2010) – High Performance Computer Architecture track, Las Vegas, April 2010
• Monobrata Debnath, Byeong Kil Lee and Wei-Ming Lin, “Prioritized Out-of-Order Instruction Dispatching Techniques for Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) Processors,” IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS ’09), December 2009
• Byeong Kil Lee and Bhasi Kaithamana, “Verification of Full-custom Blocks using Symbolic Simulation,” TI Symposium on Digital Verification, 2007
• Byeong Kil Lee, Lizy Kurian John, Eugene John, “Architectural Support for Accelerating Congestion Control Applications in Network Processors,” IEEE International Conference on Application-specific Systems, Architectures and Processors (ASAP’05) 2005
• Byeong Kil Lee, Lizy Kurian John, “NpBench: A Benchmark Suite for Control plane and Data plane Applications of Network Processors,” International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD ’03), October 2003
• Byeong Kil Lee, Lizy Kurian John, “Development and Characterization of Control-plane Network Workloads,” TR-030827-01, UT-Austin, 2003
• Byeong Kil Lee, Lizy Kurian John, “Memory characteristics of Compression/Encryption Applications,” TR-020315, UT-Austin, 2002
• Byeong Kil Lee, Lizy Kurian John, “Access Time and Power Characteristics of Various Future File Configurations,” TR-020821-01, UT-Austin, 2002
• Byeong Kil Lee, Lizy Kurian John, “Implications of programmable general-purpose processors for compression/encryption applications,” 13th IEEE Conference on Application-specific Systems, Architectures and Processors (ASAP ’02), July 2002
• Byeong Kil Lee, Sangzee Lee, “A Report on Design and Display Technique for Situation Display,” ADD Technical Report, GEDC-509-990932, 1999.
• Byeong Kil Lee, Sangzee Lee, “A Study on Situation and Geographic Information System,” ADD Technical Report, CESD-509-970664, 1997.
• Byeong Kil Lee, Sangzee Lee, “Advanced Raster Map and Its Application,” Proceedings of Geo Spatial Information Age (USA), 1997
• Byeong Kil Lee, Sangzee Lee, “A Study on Perspective Display Using 3D Elevation Data with 2D Information Overlay,” Proceedings of Image Processing Workshop, pp. 281-286, 1997
• Byeong Kil Lee, Sangzee Lee, “Compression of the Vector Restored Raster Graphics(VRRG),” Proceedings of Image Processing Workshop, 1995.
• Byeong Kil Lee, Sangzee Lee, “A Study on Ray-tracing Approach to perspective Image Display,” Proceedings of The Korean Signal Processing Conference, pp. 81-86, 1994
• Byeong Kil Lee, Sangzee Lee, “A Study on Self-Organized Distributed Networks for Terrain Elevation Data Compression and Storage,” Proceedings of The Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics Conference, pp. 569-1572, 1994
• Byeong Kil Lee, Sangzee Lee, “A Study on the Comparison of the Digitized Raster Map Using Vector Quantizer,” Proceedings of The Korean Signal Processing Conference, pp. 179-183, 1994
• Byeong Kil Lee, Youngho Ha, “Locally adaptive Image resampling using new spline functions,” Proceedings of The Korean Signal Processing Conference, pp. 370-374, 1990

Benchmark Suite Release

• Network processor benchmark suite, NpBench, release, 2003 (Released to universities/industries around the world)

Software Registration

• A Program on Fast 3D Perspective Display Algorithm”, # 9701121083, 1997 Korea
• A Program on Fine Image Interpolation Algorithm”, # 9701122498, 1997 Korea