diff --git a/benches/CMakeLists.txt b/benches/CMakeLists.txt
index 81ef50a3..30c8d1ba 100644
--- a/benches/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/benches/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 ###             benches_dramsys             ###
 ###############################################
 
-project(benches_dramsys)
-
 set(BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING OFF)
 
 FetchContent_Declare(
@@ -46,15 +44,15 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
 
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(benchmark)
 
-add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
+add_executable(benches_dramsys
 		main.cpp
 		simulation.cpp
 		addressdecoder.cpp
 )
 
-target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
-set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER benches)
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
+target_include_directories(benches_dramsys PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+set_target_properties(benches_dramsys PROPERTIES FOLDER benches)
+target_link_libraries(benches_dramsys
     DRAMSys::util
     DRAMSys::libdramsys
     DRAMSys::simulator
diff --git a/extensions/standards/DDR5/CMakeLists.txt b/extensions/standards/DDR5/CMakeLists.txt
index 69c060d6..b1f4e798 100644
--- a/extensions/standards/DDR5/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extensions/standards/DDR5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ endif()
 
 message(STATUS " * DDR5")
 
-target_sources(DRAMSys_libdramsys PRIVATE
+target_sources(libdramsys PRIVATE
     DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecDDR5.cpp
     DRAMSys/controller/checker/CheckerDDR5.cpp
 )
 
-target_include_directories(DRAMSys_libdramsys PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-target_compile_definitions(DRAMSys_libdramsys PUBLIC DDR5_SIM)
+target_include_directories(libdramsys PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_compile_definitions(libdramsys PUBLIC DDR5_SIM)
diff --git a/extensions/standards/HBM3/CMakeLists.txt b/extensions/standards/HBM3/CMakeLists.txt
index d0e30650..740cfdd2 100644
--- a/extensions/standards/HBM3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extensions/standards/HBM3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ endif()
 
 message(STATUS " * HBM3")
 
-target_sources(DRAMSys_libdramsys PRIVATE
+target_sources(libdramsys PRIVATE
     DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecHBM3.cpp
     DRAMSys/controller/checker/CheckerHBM3.cpp
 )
 
-target_include_directories(DRAMSys_libdramsys PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-target_compile_definitions(DRAMSys_libdramsys PUBLIC HBM3_SIM)
+target_include_directories(libdramsys PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_compile_definitions(libdramsys PUBLIC HBM3_SIM)
diff --git a/extensions/standards/LPDDR5/CMakeLists.txt b/extensions/standards/LPDDR5/CMakeLists.txt
index 49217a96..c5344c9f 100644
--- a/extensions/standards/LPDDR5/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extensions/standards/LPDDR5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ endif()
 
 message(STATUS " * LPDDR5")
 
-target_sources(DRAMSys_libdramsys PRIVATE
+target_sources(libdramsys PRIVATE
     DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecLPDDR5.cpp
     DRAMSys/controller/checker/CheckerLPDDR5.cpp
 )
 
-target_include_directories(DRAMSys_libdramsys PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-target_compile_definitions(DRAMSys_libdramsys PUBLIC LPDDR5_SIM)
+target_include_directories(libdramsys PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_compile_definitions(libdramsys PUBLIC LPDDR5_SIM)
diff --git a/lib/sqlite3/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/sqlite3/CMakeLists.txt
index 77731c32..642b1c8b 100644
--- a/lib/sqlite3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/sqlite3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,21 +2,24 @@
 ###              sqlite3             ###
 ########################################
 
-project(sqlite3 VERSION 3.40.1)
-
 FetchContent_Declare(sqlite3 URL "https://www.sqlite.org/2022/sqlite-amalgamation-3400100.zip")
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(sqlite3)
 
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME})
-target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${sqlite3_SOURCE_DIR}/sqlite3.c ${sqlite3_SOURCE_DIR}/sqlite3.h ${sqlite3_SOURCE_DIR}/sqlite3ext.h )
-target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${sqlite3_SOURCE_DIR})
+add_library(sqlite3)
+target_sources(sqlite3 PRIVATE
+    ${sqlite3_SOURCE_DIR}/sqlite3.c
+    ${sqlite3_SOURCE_DIR}/sqlite3.h
+    ${sqlite3_SOURCE_DIR}/sqlite3ext.h
+)
 
-set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER lib)
+target_include_directories(sqlite3 PUBLIC ${sqlite3_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+set_target_properties(sqlite3 PROPERTIES FOLDER lib)
 
 ### Compile options ###
 # refer to https://www.sqlite.org/compile.html
 
-target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC SQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE SQLITE_OMIT_LOAD_EXTENSION)
+target_compile_definitions(sqlite3 PUBLIC SQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE SQLITE_OMIT_LOAD_EXTENSION)
 
 # Use the same name as the FindSQLite3 script of CMake uses
-add_library(SQLite::SQLite3 ALIAS ${PROJECT_NAME})
+add_library(SQLite::SQLite3 ALIAS sqlite3)
diff --git a/src/configuration/CMakeLists.txt b/src/configuration/CMakeLists.txt
index b7fba629..164f6ba7 100644
--- a/src/configuration/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/configuration/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,25 +36,23 @@
 ###      DRAMSys::config             ###
 ########################################
 
-project(DRAMSys_Configuration)
-
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}
+add_library(configuration
     DRAMSys/config/DRAMSysConfiguration.cpp
     DRAMSys/config/memspec/MemArchitectureSpec.cpp
     DRAMSys/config/memspec/MemPowerSpec.cpp
     DRAMSys/config/memspec/MemTimingSpec.cpp
 )
 
-target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_include_directories(configuration PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
+target_link_libraries(configuration
     PUBLIC
         nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
 )
 
-target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
+target_compile_definitions(configuration
     PUBLIC
         DRAMSYS_RESOURCE_DIR="${DRAMSYS_RESOURCE_DIR}"
 )
 
-add_library(DRAMSys::config ALIAS ${PROJECT_NAME})
+add_library(DRAMSys::config ALIAS configuration)
diff --git a/src/libdramsys/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libdramsys/CMakeLists.txt
index c10d0fbe..27ab89d2 100644
--- a/src/libdramsys/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libdramsys/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@
 ###      DRAMSys::libdramsys         ###
 ########################################
 
-project(DRAMSys_libdramsys)
-
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}
+add_library(libdramsys
     DRAMSys/common/DebugManager.cpp
     DRAMSys/common/TlmRecorder.cpp
     DRAMSys/common/dramExtensions.cpp
@@ -96,20 +94,20 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}
     DRAMSys/simulation/SimConfig.cpp
 )
 
-target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_include_directories(libdramsys PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
+target_link_libraries(libdramsys
     PUBLIC
         SystemC::systemc
         DRAMSys::config
         SQLite::SQLite3
 )
 
-target_compile_features(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+target_compile_features(libdramsys PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
 
 if (DRAMSYS_WITH_DRAMPOWER)
-    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC DRAMPower)
-    target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC DRAMPOWER)
+    target_link_libraries(libdramsys PUBLIC DRAMPower)
+    target_compile_definitions(libdramsys PUBLIC DRAMPOWER)
 endif ()
 
-add_library(DRAMSys::libdramsys ALIAS ${PROJECT_NAME})
+add_library(DRAMSys::libdramsys ALIAS libdramsys)
diff --git a/src/simulator/CMakeLists.txt b/src/simulator/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c506cb9..3e4b1984 100644
--- a/src/simulator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/simulator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@
 ###      DRAMSys::simulator          ###
 ########################################
 
-project(DRAMSys_Simulator)
-
 find_package(Threads)
 
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}
+add_library(simulator
     simulator/Cache.cpp
     simulator/EccModule.cpp
     simulator/MemoryManager.cpp
@@ -56,15 +54,15 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}
     simulator/util.cpp
 )
 
-target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_include_directories(simulator PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
+target_link_libraries(simulator
     PUBLIC
         Threads::Threads
-        DRAMSys::libdramsys
+        libdramsys
 )
 
-add_library(DRAMSys::simulator ALIAS ${PROJECT_NAME})
+add_library(DRAMSys::simulator ALIAS simulator)
 
 add_executable(DRAMSys
     main.cpp
@@ -72,5 +70,5 @@ add_executable(DRAMSys
 
 target_link_libraries(DRAMSys
     PRIVATE
-        DRAMSys_Simulator
+        simulator
 )
diff --git a/src/traceAnalyzer/CMakeLists.txt b/src/traceAnalyzer/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e820214..3ddaccf5 100644
--- a/src/traceAnalyzer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/traceAnalyzer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 ###           TraceAnalyzer          ###
 ########################################
 
-project(TraceAnalyzer)
-
 # Add Python3 Dependency:
 find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Development Interpreter)
 
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ target_link_libraries(TraceAnalyzer
 
 set(DRAMSYS_TRACE_ANALYZER_EXTENSION_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/extensions/apps/traceAnalyzer")
 
-target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
+target_compile_definitions(TraceAnalyzer
     PRIVATE
         DRAMSYS_TRACE_ANALYZER_EXTENSION_DIR="${DRAMSYS_TRACE_ANALYZER_EXTENSION_DIR}"
 )
diff --git a/tests/tests_configuration/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/tests_configuration/CMakeLists.txt
index fb801b76..68276e2a 100644
--- a/tests/tests_configuration/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/tests_configuration/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,21 +2,19 @@
 ###           tests_configuration           ###
 ###############################################
 
-project(tests_configuration)
-
-add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
+add_executable(tests_configuration
     test_configuration.cpp
     test_json.cpp
 )
 
-set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER tests/configuration)
+set_target_properties(tests_configuration PROPERTIES FOLDER tests/configuration)
 
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
+target_link_libraries(tests_configuration PRIVATE
     DRAMSys::config
     gtest_main
 )
 
-gtest_discover_tests(${PROJECT_NAME}
+gtest_discover_tests(tests_configuration
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/tests_dramsys/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/tests_dramsys/CMakeLists.txt
index f53502dc..7acacb38 100644
--- a/tests/tests_dramsys/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/tests_dramsys/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 ###              tests_dramsys              ###
 ###############################################
 
-project(tests_dramsys)
-
-add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
+add_executable(tests_dramsys
     AddressDecoderTests.cpp
     b_transport/b_transport.cpp
     main.cpp
@@ -12,13 +10,13 @@ add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
     test_utils.cpp
 )
 
-target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
-set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER tests)
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} 
+target_include_directories(tests_dramsys PUBLIC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
+set_target_properties(tests_dramsys PROPERTIES FOLDER tests)
+target_link_libraries(tests_dramsys 
     DRAMSys::libdramsys
     gtest_main
 )
 
-gtest_discover_tests(${PROJECT_NAME}
+gtest_discover_tests(tests_dramsys
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
diff --git a/tests/tests_regression/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/tests_regression/CMakeLists.txt
index f16d332a..50909034 100644
--- a/tests/tests_regression/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/tests_regression/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 ###             tests_regression            ###
 ###############################################
 
-project(tests_regression)
-
 find_program(SqlDiff sqldiff)
 
 if(NOT SqlDiff)
diff --git a/tests/tests_simulator/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/tests_simulator/CMakeLists.txt
index b6b020ed..bd08a30b 100644
--- a/tests/tests_simulator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/tests_simulator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,22 +2,20 @@
 ###             tests_simulator             ###
 ###############################################
 
-project(tests_simulator)
-
-add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
+add_executable(tests_simulator
     main.cpp
     cache/tests_cache.cpp
     cache/TargetMemory.cpp
     cache/ListInitiator.cpp
 )
 
-set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER tests/simulator)
+set_target_properties(tests_simulator PROPERTIES FOLDER tests/simulator)
 
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
-    DRAMSys_Simulator
+target_link_libraries(tests_simulator PRIVATE
+    simulator
     gtest_main
 )
 
-gtest_discover_tests(${PROJECT_NAME}
+gtest_discover_tests(tests_simulator
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )