Researcher on design for next-generation integrated circuits. 1997-Present: Faculty member, University of Minnesota, currently Henle Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Distinguished McKnight University Professor; 1992-1997: Faculty member, Iowa state University; 1992: PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2010-13: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design; 2010: General Chair, ACM/EDAC/IEEE Design Automation Conference. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) University Researcher Award; Fulbright Award; Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Technical Excellence Award; IEEE Fellow.