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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.
'''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 academic researcher, teacher, entrepreneur, technical advisor and business man. He is a co-founder of two companies in the [[Electronic design automation]] (EDA) space: [[Cadence Design Systems]] and [[Synopsys, Inc.]] Since many years, he lives in Berkeley even if the love for his native country Italy is very big, as he said in a recent interview.<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>


== Biography ==
== Early Life and Education ==
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.
Born in [[Milan]], Italy, he received his engineering master of science degree at the [[Politecnico di Milano]] university in 1971. In 1976 he moved to [[University of California Berkeley]], where he is currently a [[full professor]] in the Department of [[Electrical Engineering]] and [[Computer Science]], holding the 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>


Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli received the 1995 [[IEEE Graduate Teaching Award]],<ref name="IEEE-Kirchmayer-Award-Recipients">{{cite web |url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/graduate_rl.pdf |title=IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award Recipients |publisher=[[IEEE]] |accessdate={{Format date|2011|10|4}} |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629165229/http://www.ieee.org/documents/graduate_rl.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> the 2001 [[Phil Kaufman Award]] and the 2009 [[IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/maxwell_rl.pdf|title=IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award Recipients|publisher=IEEE |accessdate={{Format date|2011|10|4}} }}</ref>
== Recognition ==
In 1983, he became an [[IEEE Fellow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/fellows/chronology/fellows_1983.html |title=Fellow Class of 1983 |publisher=IEEE |accessdate={{Format date|2011|10|5}} |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629171253/http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/fellows/chronology/fellows_1983.html |archivedate=June 29, 2011 }}</ref> In 1998, he was elected a member of the [[United States National Academy of Engineering|U.S. National Academy of Engineering]] for computer-aided design of integrated circuits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nae.edu/MembersSection/Directory20412/30375.aspx |title=NAE Members Directory – Dr. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli |publisher=U.S. National Academy of Engineering |accessdate={{Format date|2011|10|5}}}}</ref>
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>.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate by 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 by 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> in 2012.


He was elected fellow of [[Association for Computing Machinery]] (2014) for '' contributions to electronic design automation''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Professor Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni Vincentelli|url=https://awards.acm.org/award_winners/sangiovanni_2168532.cfm|access-date=2021-05-14|website=awards.acm.org|language=en}}</ref>
He's a recipient of a number of prestigious industry awards and fellowships, including:


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==References==
* IETI Distinguished Fellow, 2020
* IS Physical Design Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019
* ACM SIGDA Pioneering Achievement Award, 2018
* IEEE TCCPS Technical Achievement Award, 2017
* Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellow, 2014
* EDAA Lifetime Achievement Award, 2012
* 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>

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Revision as of 00:12, 27 October 2022

Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (born June 23, 1947[1]) is an academic researcher, teacher, entrepreneur, technical advisor and business man. He is a co-founder of two companies in the Electronic design automation (EDA) space: Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys, Inc. Since many years, he lives in Berkeley even if the love for his native country Italy is very big, as he said in a recent interview.[2]

Biography

Born in Milan, Italy, he received his engineering master of science degree at the Politecnico di Milano university in 1971. In 1976 he moved to University of California Berkeley, where he is currently a full professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, holding the Edgar L. and Harold H. Buttner Chair.[3]

Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli received the 1995 IEEE Graduate Teaching Award,[4] the 2001 Phil Kaufman Award and the 2009 IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award.[5] In 1983, he became an IEEE Fellow.[6] In 1998, he was elected a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering for computer-aided design of integrated circuits.[7] He was awarded an honorary doctorate by University of Aalborg (Denmark) in 2009[8] and by KTH (Stockholm, Sweden)[9] in 2012.

He was elected fellow of Association for Computing Machinery (2014) for contributions to electronic design automation.[10]

References

  1. ^ "CV Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Un professore che vale milioni! ► Rinascita Digitale" (in Italian). Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  3. ^ people.eecs.berkeley.edu https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~alberto/. Retrieved May 14, 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "Fellow Class of 1983". IEEE. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  7. ^ "NAE Members Directory – Dr. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli". U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  8. ^ "Honorary doctors and fellows".
  9. ^ "Honorary doctors at KTH".
  10. ^ "Professor Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni Vincentelli". awards.acm.org. Retrieved May 14, 2021.


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