Ricardo Reis (M’81–SM’06) received the degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 1978, the Ph.D. degree in informatics, option microelectronics from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France, in 1983, and the Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Montpellier, France, in 2016. He has been a Full Professor with UFRGS since 1981. He is at research level 1A of the CNPq (Brazilian National Science Foundation), and the Head of several research projects. He has published over 550 papers in journals and conference proceedings and has authored or co-authored several books. His current research interests include physical design, physical design automation, design methodologies, digital design, EDA, circuits tolerant to radiation, and microelectronics education. He was a member of the CASS Distinguished Lecturer Program 2014–2015. He is a member of the IEEE CASS BoG (2018–2020). He was a recipient of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Meritorious Service Award 2015. He was the Vice President of the IEEE CASS representing Region 9 (Latin America) and the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC). He is the Chair of IFIP TC10. He has also organized several international conferences.