**Meet the editor**

Vahid Asadpour worked at the Photonic Laboratory of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He graduated from the Polytechnic University of Tehran, achieving an M.S. and PH.D. degree in biomedical engineering. He was a visiting professor and researcher at the University of North Dakota (UND). He is currently working in the field of artificial intelligence and machine

learning and their applications in digital signal processing. In addition, he is using digital signal processing in medical imaging and speech processing. He developed brain computer interfacing algorithms and published one book chapter with IntechOpen and several journal and conference papers in this field and other areas of intelligent signal processing. Adding to his professional experimental skills, he also designed medical devices including a laser Doppler monitoring system and therapeutic drug estimation algorithm. He affiliates with the Sadjad University of Technology.

Contents

**Preface VII**

and Jaime Meneses

Steven H. Voldman

**Using FPGA 65** Suneeta Harlapur

**Algorithms 73**

**Acceleration 95** Shiming Ge

**Section 3 Machine Learning in Digital Systems 93**

Chapter 6 **Efficient Deep Learning in Network Compression and**

Cheng

**Section 1 Digital Systems and Firmware Algorithms 1**

Chapter 1 **Fourier Transform Profilometry in LabVIEW 3**

Chapter 2 **Recent Advances in Variable Digital Filters 23**

**Section 2 Digital Systems Hardware and Protection 45**

Andrés G. Marrugo, Jesús Pineda, Lenny A. Romero, Raúl Vargas

Shunsuke Koshita, Masahide Abe and Masayuki Kawamata

Chapter 3 **Electrostatic Discharge Protection and Latch-Up Design and Methodologies for ASIC Development 47**

Chapter 4 **Design of Controller for Brushless Direct Current Motors**

Chapter 5 **Functional Verification of Digital Systems Using Meta-Heuristic**

Alfonso Martínez-Cruz, Ignacio Algredo-Badillo, Alejandro Medina-Santiago, Kelsey Ramírez-Gutiérrez, Prometeo Cortés-Antonio, Ricardo Barrón-Fernández, René Cumplido-Parra and Kwang-Ting
