Kai-Chiang Wu ()

    Ph.D. Candidate (Advisor: Prof. Diana Marculescu)
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Phone: 412-268-4975
    E-mail:

Education

• Ph.D.: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (2006/08 - Present) [more]
• Overall GPA: 4.00/4.00
• Course work:
• 15853 - Algorithms in the Real World
• 18610 - Fundamentals of Modern CMOS Devices
• 18760 - VLSI CAD: Logic to Layout
• 18764 - In Between IC Design and Manufacturing
• 18766 - The Art and Science of System Level Design
• 18869 - Statistical IC Design


• M.Sc.: Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (2002/09 - 2004/06) [more]
• Overall GPA: 4.00/4.00
• Course work:
• CS5100 - Advanced Computer Architecture
• CS5105 - Embedded Processor Design
• CS5130 - Computer Aided Design for VLSI
• CS6132 - Advanced Switching Theory
• CS6135 - VLSI Physical Design Automation
• EE5270 - VLSI for Signal Processing


• B.Sc.: Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (1998/09 - 2002/06) [more]
• Overall GPA: 3.80/4.00
• Major GPA: 3.93/4.00
• Last 2-year GPA: 3.89/4.00

Experiences

• 2006/02 - 2006/06: Research Assistant, Electronic Commerce Research Center, National Sun Yat-Sen University
• 2004/12 - 2006/01: Ensign Instructor, Information Section, Naval Technical School, R.O.C. Navy
• 2003/02 - 2003/06: Teaching Assistant of Microelectronics (CS2100), Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University
• 2002/09 - 2003/01: Teaching Assistant of Logic Design (CS2102), Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University
• 2002/01 - 2004/06: Research Assistant of Prof. Shih-Chieh Chang, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University

Research Interests

• Logic synthesis and optimization (with emphasis on reliability issues in nanoscale designs and emerging technologies)
• Design for reliability and yield (with emphasis on circuit robustness to soft errors and process variations)
• Cell-based digital IC design

Publications and Talks

Honors, Awards, and Scholarships