I am currently an Associate Professor at the University
of Texas at Austin. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science (with honor) from UCLA in
2000 and worked at IBM T. J. Watson
Research Center as a Research Staff Member from 2000 to 2003. For further
information, please refer to my short biography or
comprehensive CV.
Teaching
- EE360R:
Computer-aided IC Design (Fall
2010, Spring 2010, 2008, 2007)
- EE382M: VLSI
I (Fall 2012, Spring 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)
- EE382V: VLSI
Physical Design Automation (Spring 2011; Fall 2008, 2006, 2005,
2004)
- EE382V:
Optimization Issues in VLSI CAD (Fall 2011,
2009, 2007; Spring 2006, 2005, 2004)
- EE360S:
Digital Integrated Circuits (Spring
2012, 2009)
- EE322C: Data Structures
(Spring 2006, Fall 2003)
Editorship
- Associate Editor, IEEE
Transactions on Computer Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
(TCAD), 2006-2011
- Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Very
Large Scale Integration Systems (TVLSI), 2007-present
- Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems
I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I), 2008-2009
- Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems
II: Express Briefs (TCAS-II), 2006-2007
- Subject Area Editor (in
VLSI Design), Journal of Computer Science
and Technology (JCST), 2010-present
- Associate Editor, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS)
Newsletter, 2007-present
- Guest Editor, IEEE
Transactions on Computer Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
(TCAD) for ISPD Special Section, 2007 and 2008
Professional Services (Selected)
- Member, Publicity Committee, IEEE Council on EDA, 2012-
- Chair, ACM/SIGDA Physical
Design Technical Committee, 2009-
- Member, Design Technology
Working Group, International Technology
Roadmap for Semiconductor (ITRS) 2004-
- DAC: DFM Subcommittee Chair, 2012; PD and
Manufacturability Subcommittee Chair, 2011
-
ICCAD: Biological Systems & Nanoscale and Post-CMOS Systems
Subcommittee Chair, 2011
- ASPDAC: DFM Subcommittee Chair,
2012; Physical Design Subcommittee
Chair, 2011; DFM Subcommittee Chair, 2009
- ISLPED:
CAD and Design Tools
Subcommittee Chair, 2012
- VLSI-DAT: EDA Subcommittee Chair,
2010, 2011, 2012
-
EDA Subcommittee Chair, ICICDT,
2012
- Member, Board of Governor, IEEE Council on EDA, 2010-2011
- Chair, IEEE CAS Society CANDE Committee, 2009 (Secretary, 2008; Workshop
Chair, 2007)
- ACM International Symposium on Physical Design
(ISPD), Steering Committee Chair, 2009; General Chair, 2008; Program Chair, 2007
- CAD track Co-Chair for ISCAS 2006 and 2007
- General/Program Co-Chair, Austin Conference on Integrated Systems and
Circuits (ACISC), 2009/2008
- Design of Reliable Circuits
and Systems (DFR) Track Co-Chair for ISQED
2007, 2008, 2009
- EDA Track Chair for ASQED
2009
- Program Committee Member: DAC (2009-), ICCAD
(2003-2005, 2009-), ASPDAC (2003-05,
2007, 2009-),
ICCD (2011-), ISLPED (2011-), SPIE Advanced Lithography/DFM Conference (2012-), SPIE Photonics West/Optoelectronic Interconnects Conference (2012-), ICICDT (2005-).
SLIP (2003-2011),
DATE
(2006-07),
ISPD (2004-07), ISQED (2006-2009), ISCAS (2004-07), GLSVLSI (2002-06), etc.
Awards & Honors (Selected)
- 01/2012: Best Paper Award, 17th Asian and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASPDAC)
- 07/2011: IBM Research 2010 Pat Goldberg Memorial Best Paper Award in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Math
- 03/2011: Best Paper Award,
ACM International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD)
- 2010 IBM Faculty Award
- 2010 Best Paper Award,
Asian and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASPDAC)
- 2009 UCLA School
of Engineering and Applied Science, Distinguished Young Alumnus Award
- 2009 Best Paper (IP) Award, Design
Automation & Test in Europe (DATE) (Awarded at DATE 2010)
- 2009 Best Student Paper Award,
IEEE International Conference on IC Design and Technology (ICICDT)
- 2009 Grand Prize ($25,000), eASIC
Placement Design Challenges (Worldwide
Contest)
- 2008-2009 IEEE CAS Society
Distinguished Lecturer
- 2008 Association for
Computing Machinery (ACM) Recognition of Service Award
- 2008 Semiconductor Research
Corporation (SRC) Inventor Recognition Award
- 2007 Best Paper in Session
Award, SRC Techcon Conference
- 2007 National Science
Foundation (NSF), Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
- 2007 Association for
Computing Machinery (ACM) Recognition of Service Award
- 2006 IBM Faculty Award
- 2005 ACM/SIGDA Outstanding
New Faculty Award
- 2005 IBM Faculty Award
- 2004 IBM Faculty Award
- 2001 Outstanding Ph.D.
Award, UCLA Computer Science Department
- 2000 SRC Inventor Recognition
Award
- 2000 Dimitris Chorafas
Foundation Award
- 1999-2000 IBM Research
Fellowship
- 1998 Best Paper in Session
Award, SRC Techcon Conference
- Best Paper
Award Finalist/Nomination: DAC 2012, ISPD 2012, ICCAD 2011, DAC 2011, ISPD 2010, ICCAD 2008, ASPDAC 2008, DAC 2006, ASPDAC 2006
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