張世杰 Shih Chieh CHANG

JOB TITLE
General Director of Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research
DEPARTMENT
Industrial Technology Research Institute/Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories
INSTRUCTION LANGUAGES
  • Mandarin
  • English
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
PERSONAL BIO

Professor Shih-Chieh Chang is a distinguished scholar in electrical engineering and computer science. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1987 and completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1994.

He began his career at Synopsys, Inc. in Mountain View, California, where he contributed his expertise from 1995 to 1996. In 1996, he transitioned to academia, joining the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Chung Cheng University, where he served until 2001.

Professor Chang is currently a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at National Tsing Hua University. Since 2019, he has also served as the General Director of the Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratory (EOSL) and Vice Chairman of the AI on Chip Taiwan Alliance (AITA) at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), reflecting his leadership in advancing cutting-edge technologies.

His distinguished career includes roles as Director of the Artificial Intelligence Center and the Computer and Communication Center at National Tsing Hua University. He has contributed to the academic community as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems and IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design. With more than 200 published technical papers, Professor Chang is recognized as a leading authority in his field and has served on program committees for major international conferences, including ICCAD, DAC, ICCD, ISQED, and ASP-DAC.

His research interests span AI hardware and software design, low-power optimization, variation-aware optimization and tolerance, and 3D design methodology. Notably, he received the Best Paper Award at the 1994 Design Automation Conference, underscoring his significant contributions to electrical engineering and computer science.

WORK EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS

Work Experience

  • Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
    • General Director of Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories (2022 - present)
    • Chief Technology Officer of Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories (2020 - 2022)
    • Deputy General Director of Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories (2018 - 2020)
  • National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan
    • Vice Dean, College Semiconductor Research (2021 - present)
    • Professor, Department of Computer Science (2001 - present)
  • Associate Professor, Faculty in Department of Computer Science, National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan (1996 - 2001)
  • Senior R/D, Synopsys, USA (1994 -1996)

Achievement

  • 7th National Industrial Innovation Award-Industry Innovation Alliance Award, MOEA, Taiwan (2021)
  • The Best R&D Project, MOEA, Taiwan (2021 & 2020)
  • The MOST Outstanding Research Award, MOST, Taiwan (2015)
  • Outstanding Electrical Engineering Professor Award, The Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering, Taiwan (2013)
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA
  • Master in Electrical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA
  • Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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