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Hi!

I'm Ben, a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan advised by Michael P. Flynn studying Integrated Circuits and VLSI and researching nontraditional computer architectures. Previously, I earned the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering in May 2025 (also from the University of Michigan).

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Experience​

  • University of Michigan — Graduate Student Research Assistant, Flynn Research Group (2025–present); Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022–2025)
  • Otis Elevator Company — Model-Based Design Software Engineer Intern (2024)
  • UM Solar Car Team — Race Strategy & Software (2022–2024)
  • MASA Rockets — Avionics Engineer (2021–2022)
  • Hurley Medical Center — Information Security Extern (2021)
  • Mojang Studios — Java Content Creator for Minecraft Realms (2017–2021)

Publications​

  • Medusa: A Scalable Quantum-Inspired k-SAT Solver with Make and Break Feedback

    Wormald, L. D., Hsu, Y-T., Dikopoulos, E., Tang, W., Datsko, B., A. Hammoud, Zhang, Z., and Flynn, M. P.

    IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), 2026, February · Full text

  • CMOS Quantum-Inspired Solvers for Low-Density Parity Check Codes and Satisfiability Problems

    Flynn, M. P., Wormald, L., Dikopoulos, E., Hsu, Y-T., Datsko, B., Tang, W., and Zhang, Z.

    In 2026 Government Microcircuit Applications & Critical Technology Conference (GOMACTech), 2026, March

  • Medusa: A Quantum-Inspired 200-Variable 1016-Clause Analog k-SAT Solver

    Wormald, L. D., Hsu, Y-T., Dikopoulos, E., Tang, W., Datsko, B., A. Hammoud, Zhang, Z., and Flynn, M. P.

    In 2026 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2026, February · Full text

  • CMOS Physics-Inspired Architectures and Circuits for Combinatorial Optimization Solvers

    Flynn, M. P., Dikopoulos, E., Wormald, L., Hsu, Y. T., Datsko, B., Tang, W., and Zhang, Z.

    In 2025 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2025, December

  • Daedalus: A Physics-Inspired Mixed-Signal Optimization Engine With Dynamic Continuous-Time Injection for Solving 3-SAT Problems

    Dikopoulos, E.*, Hsu, Y. T.*, Wormald, L.*, Tang, W., Datsko, B., Zhang, Z., and Flynn, M. P.

    IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), 2025 · Full text

  • Electro: An Ultra-Low-Noise Battery Power Supply for Sensitive Analog Characterization

    Datsko, B., Wormald, L. D., and Flynn, M. P.

    Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) TechCon, 2024 · Full text