He received his Ph.D. degree (with honor) in Computer Science from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2000. From 2000 to 2003, he was a Research Staff Member with the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. He has published over 150 technical papers in refereed journals and conferences, and is the holder of 8 U.S. patents. His research is mainly focused on nanometer design for manufacturing/reliability, intersection of physical and system-level co-design, and CAD for emerging technologies.