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To recognize an individual who has made substantial contributions to the area of Electronic Design Automation in the early stages of his or her career.
1000 USD and a plaque for up to two recipients annually. Travel reimbursement is not provided.
The IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA).
The award will be presented at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD).
The IEEE CEDA Ernest S. Kuh Early Career Award honors an individual who has made innovative and substantial technical contributions to the area of Electronic Design Automation in the early stages of his or her career.
In the spring of 2015, the IEEE CEDA Board of Governors voted unanimously to approve the proposal to rename the IEEE CEDA Early Career Award to the "IEEE CEDA Ernest S. Kuh Early Career Award" in honor of the late Prof. Ernest S. Kuh, who made pioneering contributions to circuit theory, EDA, and engineering education.
About Ernest S. Kuh
Ernest S. Kuh was a professor emeritus and dean of the UC Berkeley College of Engineering from 1973 to 1980. Professor Kuh passed away on 27 June 2015.
Ernest S. Kuh joined the Berkeley faculty in 1956 and made pioneering contributions to circuit theory, EDA of integrated circuits, and engineering education.
Ernest S. Kuh mentored and supervised several generations of graduate students who today occupy leadership positions in academia and industry.
Ernest S. Kuh was a Fellow of IEEE and AAAS. He received numerous awards and honors, including the ASEE Lamme Medal, IEEE Centennial Medal, IEEE Education Medal, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Award, IEEE Millennium Medal, the 1996 C&C Prize, and the 1998 EDAC/IEEE CEDA Phil Kaufman Award.
The award shall be based on contributions to the field of EDA. Contributions will be measured based on technical merit and creativity in performing research and will be assessed based on the published record of the individual and the references accompanying the nomination.
The award is intended to be equally available to contributors from academic and industrial institutions.
The Award Committee will judge nominees according to their contributions to the field of EDA. Contributions will be measured based on technical merit and creativity in performing research and will be assessed based on the published record of the individual and the references accompanying the nomination. The award is intended to be equally available to contributors from academic and industrial institutions. Some of the specific criteria used will be: current and potential impact of the individual's contributions, as well as contributions to the profession at large
Full members of the IEEE at any level (regular, senior, or fellow grades) whose highest educational degree has been awarded within 8 years of the date of nomination.
