BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Pacific BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260531T161320Z UID:BA214319-6CEE-4EB4-8BBF-301AF0576410 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20260528T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20260528T100000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE SSCS Oregon Chapter May Meeting and Seminar\n\nJoin us for a talk from SSCS Distinguished Lecturer Prof. Georges Gielen from KU Leuv en on Thursday\, May 28th\, 2026. The seminar will be held from 9:00am to 10:00am (PST) via a Virtual format. Please register for the meeting link a nd information.\n\nTopic:\n\nWho will design tomorrow’s analog integrate d circuits: humans or AI-based synthesis?\n\nAbstract:\n\nAnalog/mixed-sig nal integrated circuits are key in applications where electronics interfac e with the physical world. The design of analog circuits\, however\, is ti me consuming and prone to errors\, often requiring multiple redesign cycle s. The rebirth of AI and machine learning\, and the recent rise of generat ive AI methods\, on the other hand\, create a whole new spectrum of techni ques to automate this process. This invited talk will explore the high pot ential of using advanced machine learning (ML) techniques to automatically synthesize and lay out analog integrated circuits. What is hype and what will be feasible? Will we still need analog designers in the future and ho w will they operate?\n\nSpeaker Biography:\n\nGeorges G.E. Gielen received the MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Katholieke Uni versiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)\, Belgium\, in 1986 and 1990\, respectively. Currently\, he is Full Professor in the MICAS research division at the Dep artment of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) at KU Leuven. From August 2013 un til July 2017 he served as Vice-Rector for the Group of Sciences\, Enginee ring and Technology. In 2018 he was visiting professor at UC Berkeley and Stanford University. From 2020 to 2024 he served as Chair of the Departmen t of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) at KU Leuven. His research interests ar e in the design of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits\, and espec ially in analog and mixed-signal CAD tools and design automation\, includi ng modeling\, simulation\, optimization and synthesis as well as testing. He is a frequently invited speaker/lecturer and coordinator/partner of sev eral (industrial) research projects in this area\, including an ERC Advanc ed Grant. He has (co-)authored 10 books and more than 700 publications in edited books\, international journals and conference proceedings. He is a 1997 Laureate of the Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences\, Literature and Ar ts in the discipline of Engineering. He is Fellow of the IEEE since 2002\, and received the IEEE CAS Mac Van Valkenburg award in 2015 and the IEEE C AS Charles Desoer award in 2020\, as well as the EDAA Achievement Award in 2021. He is an elected member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium in the class of Technical Sciences\, and of the Academia Europaea.\n\nSpeaker (s): Prof. Georges Gielen\n\nAgenda: \n9:00am - 10:00am: Professional/Care er Seminar\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/557472 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/557472 ORGANIZER:rdorrance@ieee.org SEQUENCE:15 SUMMARY:IEEE SSCS Oregon Chapter May Meeting and Seminar (Virtual) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/557472 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="text-decoration: underline\; color: #000000\;">IEEE SSCS Oregon Chapter May Meeting and Seminar</span>< /p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;">Join us for a talk from SSCS Distin guished Lecturer Prof. Georges Gielen from KU Leuven on Thursday\, May 28t h\, 2026. The seminar will be held from 9:00am to 10:00am (PST) via a Virt ual format. Please register for the meeting link and information.</span></ p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;">Topic:</span></p>\n< p>Who will design tomorrow&rsquo\;s analog integrated circuits: humans or AI-based synthesis?</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;" >Abstract:</span></p>\n<p>Analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits are key in applications where electronics interface with the physical world. The d esign of analog circuits\, however\, is time consuming and prone to errors \, often requiring multiple redesign cycles. The rebirth of AI and machine learning\, and the recent rise of generative AI methods\, on the other ha nd\, create a whole new spectrum of techniques to automate this process. T his invited talk will explore the high potential of using advanced machine learning (ML) techniques to automatically synthesize and lay out analog i ntegrated circuits. What is hype and what will be feasible? Will we still need analog designers in the future and how will they operate?</p>\n<p>&nb sp\;</p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;">Speaker Biography:</span></p>\ n<p>Georges G.E. Gielen received the MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Eng ineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)\, Belgium\, i n 1986 and 1990\, respectively. Currently\, he is Full Professor in the MI CAS research division at the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) a t KU Leuven. From August 2013 until July 2017 he served as Vice-Rector for the Group of Sciences\, Engineering and Technology. In 2018 he was visiti ng professor at UC Berkeley and Stanford University. From 2020 to 2024 he served as Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) at KU L euven. His research interests are in the design of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits\, and especially in analog and mixed-signal CAD tools and design automation\, including modeling\, simulation\, optimization an d synthesis as well as testing. He is a frequently invited speaker/lecture r and coordinator/partner of several (industrial) research projects in thi s area\, including an ERC Advanced Grant. He has (co-)authored 10 books an d more than 700 publications in edited books\, international journals and conference proceedings. He is a 1997 Laureate of the Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences\, Literature and Arts in the discipline of Engineering. He is Fellow of the IEEE since 2002\, and received the IEEE CAS Mac Van Valkenb urg award in 2015 and the IEEE CAS Charles Desoer award in 2020\, as well as the EDAA Achievement Award in 2021. He is an elected member of the Roya l Flemish Academy of Belgium in the class of Technical Sciences\, and of t he Academia Europaea.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>9:00am - 10:00am: Pr ofessional/Career Seminar</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR