Yi-Chung Chen

Yi Chung Chen is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tennessee State University. He received the Ph.D. degree from Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA in 2014, and the M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from New York University, New York in 2011. He has served as TPC member in many conference committees. He has served as committee member of regional and national STEM education committees for silicon and digital system education of underrepresented minorities. He has also served as organizing and technical program committee members of conferences.

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Prof. Chen’s has published interdisciplinary papers in the major research fields across computing systems and applications. His research contribution lies in vertical integration of EDA tools for design of application-specific computer system. He investigates data-driven intelligent systems for adaptive, resilient, and expandable operations demanded by critical missions. His research projects are supported by the US AF, the US ARMY, ASEE, and NSF. In addition, Prof. Chen is an acting committee member of semiconductor research and education working group for minority serving institutions. He is on a mission to prepare future semiconductor workforce of underrepresented groups in engineering by building education and research capacity with opensource EDA too

Appointments:

• Assistant Professor, Tennessee State University, TN, 08/2019 - present
• Assistant Professor, SUNY at New Paltz, NY, 09/2017 - 08/2019
• Research Associate, University of Manchester, UK, 08/2015 - 08/2017
• Visiting Scholar, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 06/2013 - 09/2013
• Engineer, Texas Instruments - Asia Product Information Center, Taipei, 09/2008 - 07/2009

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 2014 Advisors: Prof. Hai (Helen) Li Co-advisor: Prof. Wei Zhang
• Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 2011 Advisor: Prof. Hai (Helen) Li Co-advisor: Prof. Wei Zhang
• Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2006 Advisor: Prof. Chun-Hsing Shih

Professional Background:

Domain-Specific Computing, Reconfigurable System, Nonvolatile Memory, Electronic Design Automation, Finite Element Method, Ultra Low Power IoT, System Integration, VLSI Digital Circuit, System-On-Chip, Nanotechnology, Thermal Analysis, 3-D IC technology