Education PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2000 M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1997 M.E., Computer Science, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academia of Sciences, 1994 B.S., Computer Science, East china Institute of Technology, China 1991 Experiences 2003-present Assistant Professor, ECE, The University of Arizona at Tucson (August 2005- July 2006 Maternity Leave) 2001-2002 Senior Researcher and Engineer, Silicon Perspective/Cadence Design Corp 2000-2001 Senior Researcher and Engineer, Intel Corp 1995-2000 Research Assistant, University of California at Berkeley Honors and Awards Nominated for Best Paper Award for International Conference for Computer-aided Design(ICCAD) 2007 Outstanding University Achievements, 2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), 2006 National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award, 2005 Nominated for Best Paper Award for International Symposium for Quality Design (ISQED) 2005 Received Semiconductor Research Corporation Doctoral Fellowship, 1995-2000 Received Best Student Award, National Science and Technology Foundation, China, 1991