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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 computer scientist. He currently sits on the board of directors of [[Cadence Design Systems]],<ref>{{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> an [[Electronic design automation|EDA]] company he co-founded in 1988.
| name = Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
| birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| 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==
== Biography ==
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, 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 |title=Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli |url=https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~alberto/ |access-date=2021-05-14 |website=people.eecs.berkeley.edu}}</ref> and serves as a full professor.


==Career==
Since July 2019, he has served as Special Advisor to the Dean of Engineering of the University of California, Berkeley, for Entrepreneurship and as Chair of the Academic Advisors of the [[Berkeley SkyDeck]] accelerator.<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty-advisors – Berkeley SKYDECK |url=https://skydeck.berkeley.edu/faculty-advisors/ |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
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
| 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" />
For 2022 he was awarded the [[BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award]] in the category "Information and Communication Technologies".<ref>[https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/15th-edition-information-communication-technologies-alberto-sangiovanni-vincentelli/ BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award 2022]</ref>


== Awards ==
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>
The following is a selected list of recognitions given to Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli as of 2024:
*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>
*2001: [[Phil Kaufman Award]]<ref>[https://www.eetimes.com/dr-alberto-sangiovanni-vincentelli-wins-the-2001-kaufman-award/ eetimes.com]</ref>
*2009: [[IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal]]<ref>[https://rse.org.uk/award/ieee-rse-james-clerk-maxwell-medal/ rse.org]</ref>
*2018: [[Association_for_Computing_Machinery#Awards|ACM SIGDA Pioneering Achievement Award]]<ref>[https://www.sigda.org/awards/pioneer/ sigda.org]</ref>
*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>


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Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
BornJune 23, 1947
Milan, Italy
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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