Background Information: 

Lei He obtained BSEE from Fudan University and Ph.D. in computer science from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and is now Chair Professor of the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo. He authored Advanced Model Order Reduction Techniques for VLSI Designs and published over 300 conference papers and journal articles with more than ten thousand citations according to Google Scholar. His research interests include EDA, Computer Architecture, FPGA, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twins for Sustainability and Health. He is currently associate editor of CIE Journal of Semiconductors, was associate editor for many academic journals including IEEE Transactions on Design Automation of VLSI Circuits and Systems and served on the committees of numerous international conferences.

Research Field:

Programmable Logic (FPGA), Computer Architecture, Modeling and Simulation for EDA and Digital Twins

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twin systems for Health, Transportation, and Power and Water Sustainability

Educational Background:

1994-1999: Ph.D. (majoring in Computer Science), University of California, Los Angeles

1986-1990: Bachelor (majoring in Electrical Engineering), Fudan University

Work Experience:

2022-Present: Chair Professor, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo

2010-2022: Professor, University of California, Los Angeles (no pay leave since July 2022)

2006-2010: Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

2002-2006: Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

1999-2002: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Academic Part-time Jobs (Partial list):

2016-present: Associate Editor, CIE Journal of Semiconductors

2013-2016: Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Design Automation of VLSI Circuits and Systems

2008: Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I

2008-2012: Associate Editor, ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems

2008-2012: Associate Editor, Elsevier Microelectronics Journal

Awards and Honors:

2013: IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC) Top 10 Author Award for the Forth Decade

2013: IEEE Design Automation Conference Prolific Author Award, “DAC 25 Club”

2012: US-China Ecopartnership Award, US Department of State, China National Development and Reform Commission

2011: IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Darlington Best Paper Award

2010: Best Paper Award, ACM Trans. on Design Automation of Electronic Systems

2006: Best Paper Award, ACM International Symposium on Physical Design

2005: Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award

2003: IBM Faculty Partner Award

2003: UCLA Chancellor’s Early Faculty Development Award (highest class)

2000: National Science Foundation CAREER Award

2000: Distinguished PhD Award, UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

1997: Prize for Engineering and Technology, the Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation

1993: Best Paper Award, Chinese Computer Foundation CAD/CAM Conference

1992: Motorola Fellowship, Fudan University

1990: Top Graduating Student Award, Fudan University

Representative Works:

General Information

More than 300 conference papers and journal articles; 9 books and book chapters

Works Information and Citation Data

Google Scholar:

http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=n_N-PJkAAAAJ&view_op=list_works