Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) Circuits, Computer-Aided Design,
Modeling and Simulation of Nonlinear Devices, Memristive Circuits, Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits, Neuromorphic Computing

1975-1977 Asst. Professor, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
1977-1985 Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ
1982-1985 Supervisor, High-end Microprocessor Design
AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ
1985-2000 Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1995-2000 Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2001-2007 Dean of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz
2007-2011 Chancellor, University of California, Merced
2011- Distinguished Chair Prof. University of California, Santa Cruz
2013-2017 President, KAIST

1984 AT&T Bell Labs Exceptional Contribution Award
Fellow, IEEE (1990), AAAS (1997), ACM (2000)
1993 IEEE Darlington Best Journal Paper Award
1996 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
1997 National Academy of Engineering, Korea, Foreign Member
1998 KBS Award in Industrial Technology
1999 SRC Technical Excellence Award
2000 IEEE Millennium Meda
2005 IEEE CAS Society Mac Van Valkenburg Award
2007 Chang-Lin Tien Education Leadership Award
2008 ISQED Quality Award
2008 Korean American Leadership Award
2009 Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame Award
2010 Deokmyoung-KAST Engineering Award
2023 IEEE Sydney Darlington Best Paper Award