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'''Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli''' (born June 23, 1947<ref>{{cite web|title=CV Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli |url=http://hubmiur.pubblica.istruzione.it/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/d6b066ce-f7ef-47c8-8bd4-18f8d071ab26/CV_Sangiovanni_Vincentelli.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518080132/http://hubmiur.pubblica.istruzione.it/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/d6b066ce-f7ef-47c8-8bd4-18f8d071ab26/CV_Sangiovanni_Vincentelli.pdf |archivedate=May 18, 2015 }}</ref>) is an Italian-American businessman, computer scientist, and IEEE fellow. Widely recognized for his contributions to the field of electronic design automation (EDA), Dr. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli has published 15 books and 800 papers on topics that include design automation, design methodologies, control, hybrid systems and system-level design. He currently sits on the board of directors of Cadence Design Systems, an EDA company he co-founded in 1988.
| name = Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
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| other_names = Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
| birth_date = June 23, 1947
| birth_place = [[Milan, Italy]]
| nationality = [[Italian-American]]
| alma_mater =[[Polytechnic University of Milan]] <small>([[PhD]] in [[Electrical engineering and computer science|EECS]], 1971)</small>
| occupation = Computer scientist, academic
| years_active = 1970s-present
| employer = [[University of California Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley]]
| boards =  [[Cadence Design Systems]]
| website = [https://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Faculty/Homepages/sangiovanni-vicentelli.html Profile at UC Berkeley]
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'''Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli''' (born June 23, 1947)<ref name=pub>{{cite web|title=CV Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli |url=http://hubmiur.pubblica.istruzione.it/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/d6b066ce-f7ef-47c8-8bd4-18f8d071ab26/CV_Sangiovanni_Vincentelli.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518080132/http://hubmiur.pubblica.istruzione.it/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/d6b066ce-f7ef-47c8-8bd4-18f8d071ab26/CV_Sangiovanni_Vincentelli.pdf |archivedate=May 18, 2015 }}</ref> is an Italian-American computer scientist.<ref name=lt/> Since 1976 he has been a professor affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref name=eecs/> While working at UC Berkeley in the 1980s,<ref name="ft">[https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/15th-edition-information-communication-technologies-alberto-sangiovanni-vincentelli/ BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award 2022]</ref> he co-founded [[Cadence Design Systems]], an [[Electronic design automation|EDA]] company. He currently sits on the board of Cadence Design.<ref name=lt>{{Cite web |title=Leadership Team |url=https://www.cadence.com/en_US/home/company/leadership-team.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.cadence.com |language=en}}</ref>


== Early Life and Education ==
== Early life and education==
Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli was born on June 23, 1947<ref name=pub/> in [[Milan]], Italy.<ref name=eecs/><ref name=ft/> He received his [[Master of Science]] degree in engineering at the [[Politecnico di Milano|Polytechnic University of Milan]] in 1971,<ref name=eecs/> with a specialty in [[electrical engineering and computer science]] (EECS).<ref name=ft/>
Born in [[Milan]], Italy, Dr. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli received his master of science degree in engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1971. In 1976, he moved to [[University of California Berkeley|University of California at Berkeley]], where he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, and holds the position of Edgar L. and Harold H. Buttner Chair<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~alberto/ |access-date=2021-05-14 |website=people.eecs.berkeley.edu}}</ref> in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California at Berkeley and serves as a full professor.


== Recognition ==
==Career==
After graduating in 1971 from the Polytechnic University of Milan, Sangiovanni Vincentelli stayed on at the university in a research post.<ref name=ft/> In 1976, he moved to [[University of California Berkeley|University of California at Berkeley]], where he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.<ref name=eecs>{{Cite web |title=Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli |url=https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~alberto/ |access-date=2021-05-14 |website=people.eecs.berkeley.edu}}</ref> At Berkeley, he "quickly turned his attention to the more theoretical end of electronics," designing numerical analysis algorithms for [[circuit design]].<ref name=ft/> In 1983,<ref name=ft/> he co-founded Solomon Design Automation (SDA), an [[electronic design automation]] (EDA) company.<ref name=lt/> Solomon Design Automation merged with [[ECAD]] in 1987 and created the company [[Cadence Design Systems]]. Also in 1987, Sangiovanni-Vincentelli co-founded the EDA company Optimal Solutions Inc, which was renamed [[Synopsys]].<ref name=eda>{{cite journal
Dr. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli is a member of the [[United States National Academy of Engineering|U.S. National Academy of Engineering]], and has received honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Aalborg (Denmark) in 2009<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.en.aau.dk/about-aau/history-honorary-doctors-fellows/honorary-doctors-fellows/ |title = Honorary doctors and fellows}}</ref> and KTH (Stockholm, Sweden)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.kth.se/en/om/fakta/fame/hedersdoktorer/hedersdoktorer-vid-kth-1.3974 |title = Honorary doctors at KTH}}</ref>.
| title =Corsi e Ricorsi: The EDA Story
| journal = [[IEEE]]
| url = https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=5545707
| access-date = September 6, 2024 }}</ref> By 1991, Cadence and Synopsys had increasingly started competing.<ref name=ft/>


He holds the position of Edgar L. and Harold H. Buttner Chair in Berkeley's electrical engineering and computer sciences department,<ref name="eecs" /><ref name="ft" /> and since July 2019, he has served as special advisor on entrepreneurship to the [[Tsu-Jae King Liu|Dean of Engineering]] at Berkeley. He has also held a number of visiting teaching positions at Italian universities.<ref name="ft" />
He's a recipient of a number of prestigious industry awards and fellowships, including:


== Awards ==
* IETI Distinguished Fellow, 2020
The following is a selected list of recognitions given to Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli as of 2024:
* IS Physical Design Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019
*1995: [[IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award]]<ref>[https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/graduate_rl.pdf ieee.org]</ref>
* ACM SIGDA Pioneering Achievement Award, 2018
*2001: [[Phil Kaufman Award]]<ref>[https://www.eetimes.com/dr-alberto-sangiovanni-vincentelli-wins-the-2001-kaufman-award/ eetimes.com]</ref>
* IEEE TCCPS Technical Achievement Award, 2017
*2009: [[IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal]]<ref>[https://rse.org.uk/award/ieee-rse-james-clerk-maxwell-medal/ rse.org]</ref>
* Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellow, 2014
*2018: [[Association_for_Computing_Machinery#Awards|ACM SIGDA Pioneering Achievement Award]]<ref>[https://www.sigda.org/awards/pioneer/ sigda.org]</ref>
* EDAA Lifetime Achievement Award, 2012
*2023: [[BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award]]<ref>[https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/frontiers-of-knowledge-award-goes-to-the-scientist-who-revolutionized-the-design-and-manufacturing-of-electronic-chips/ bbva.com]</ref>
* CEDA A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award in Electronic Design Automation, 2009
* IEEE James Clerk Maxwell Medal, 2008
* SRC Aristotle Award, 2002
* Phil Kaufman Award, 2001
* IEEE CASS Golden Jubilee Medal, 2000
* National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Member, 1998
* IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award, 1995
* SRC Inventor Recognition Award, 1991
* IEEE CASS Darlington Best Paper Award, 1988
* Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow, 1983
* IEEE CASS Guillemin-Cauer Best Paper Award, 1982
* UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award, 1981

== Personal ==
Dr. Sangiovanni-Vincetelli currently resides in Berkeley, California.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Un professore che vale milioni! ► Rinascita Digitale |url=https://rinascitadigitale.it/tutti-i-corsi/un-professore-che-vale-milioni/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |language=it-IT}}</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 02:19, 21 December 2024

Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
BornJune 23, 1947
NationalityItalian-American
Other namesAlberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
Alma materPolytechnic University of Milan (PhD in EECS, 1971)
Occupation(s)Computer scientist, academic
Years active1970s-present
EmployerUniversity of California, Berkeley
Board member of Cadence Design Systems
WebsiteProfile at UC Berkeley

Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (born June 23, 1947)[1] is an Italian-American computer scientist.[2] Since 1976 he has been a professor affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley.[3] While working at UC Berkeley in the 1980s,[4] he co-founded Cadence Design Systems, an EDA company. He currently sits on the board of Cadence Design.[2]

Early life and education

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Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli was born on June 23, 1947[1] in Milan, Italy.[3][4] He received his Master of Science degree in engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1971,[3] with a specialty in electrical engineering and computer science (EECS).[4]

Career

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After graduating in 1971 from the Polytechnic University of Milan, Sangiovanni Vincentelli stayed on at the university in a research post.[4] In 1976, he moved to University of California at Berkeley, where he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.[3] At Berkeley, he "quickly turned his attention to the more theoretical end of electronics," designing numerical analysis algorithms for circuit design.[4] In 1983,[4] he co-founded Solomon Design Automation (SDA), an electronic design automation (EDA) company.[2] Solomon Design Automation merged with ECAD in 1987 and created the company Cadence Design Systems. Also in 1987, Sangiovanni-Vincentelli co-founded the EDA company Optimal Solutions Inc, which was renamed Synopsys.[5] By 1991, Cadence and Synopsys had increasingly started competing.[4]

He holds the position of Edgar L. and Harold H. Buttner Chair in Berkeley's electrical engineering and computer sciences department,[3][4] and since July 2019, he has served as special advisor on entrepreneurship to the Dean of Engineering at Berkeley. He has also held a number of visiting teaching positions at Italian universities.[4]

Awards

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The following is a selected list of recognitions given to Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli as of 2024:

References

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  1. ^ a b "CV Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Leadership Team". www.cadence.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli". people.eecs.berkeley.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award 2022
  5. ^ "Corsi e Ricorsi: The EDA Story". IEEE. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  6. ^ ieee.org
  7. ^ eetimes.com
  8. ^ rse.org
  9. ^ sigda.org
  10. ^ bbva.com
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