Georges Gielen#
| Membership Number: | 4765 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | BELGIUM |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/micas/index.php/georges-gielen |
Present and Previous Positions
- 10/2005 – present KU Leuven (Belgium): Full Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, ESAT-MICAS research group
- 8/2013 – 7/2017 KU Leuven: Vice-Rector of KU Leuven for the entire field of Science, Engineering and Technology
- 8/2012 - 7/2013 KU Leuven: Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT)
- 8/2007 - 7/2012 KU Leuven: Head of the ESAT-MICAS research group (https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/micas/)
- 11/2000 – 9/2005 KU Leuven: Professor in the ESAT-MICAS research group
- 10/1995 – 10/2005 KU Leuven: Associate Professor in the ESAT-MICAS research group
- 10/1993 – 9/1995 KU Leuven: Assistant Professor, in the ESAT-MICAS research group
- 10/1993 – 9/2000 FWO-Vlaanderen: full-time research director of Flemish Fund for Scientific Research at KU Leuven
- 10/1991 – 9/1993 FWO-Vlaanderen: postdoc researcher of Flemish Fund for Scientific Research at KU Leuven
- 10/1990 – 9/1991 University of California, Berkeley (USA) : visiting lecturer and postdoctoral researcher
- 10/1986 – 9/1990 FWO-Vlaanderen: PhD researcher (aspirant) of the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research at KU Leuven
Fields of Scholarship
- Optimization algorithms
- Testing of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits
- Design of integrated data converters (ADC and DAC)
- Analog and mixed-signal design automation (EDA)
- Computer-aided design (CAD) of electronic circuits
- Design of integrated and smart sensor interfaces
- Low-power analog IC design
- Analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design
- Digitally-assisted analog circuit design
- Microelectronics and nanoelectronics
Honours and Awards
- 2017 Best Paper award at the European Test Symposium (ETS)
- 2015 IEEE Circuits And Systems (CAS) Society Mac Van Valkenburg career award
- 2013 DAC (IEEE/ACM Design Automation Conference) Service award
- 2013 IEEE CEDA DAC Volunteer Recognition Award
- 2008 - 2009 & 2002 - 2003 appointed as Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Circuits and Systems (CAS) Society
- 2007 IEEE Circuits And Systems (CAS) Society Meritorious Service Award
- 2007 IEEE Computer Society Outstanding Contribution Award
- 2007 elected as DATE Fellow
- 2004 Best Paper award at the Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) conference
- 2002 Best Paper award at the IEEE Conference Communications (ICC)
- 2002 elected as Fellow of IEEE (https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/fellows/about_fellows.html
)
- 2000 Recipient (Laureaat) of the Alcatel award of the Flanders Fund of Scientific Research (F.W.O.)
- 1997 Recipient (Laureaat) of the Royal Belgian Academy (Koninklijke Belgische Academie van Wetenschappen, Letteren en Kunsten) in the category of engineering sciences
- 1995 Best Paper award in the John Wiley International Journal on Circuit Theory and Applications
