[January 23, 2018]

Nominations Being Accepted for the Annual Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Award

The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic circuits and systems, is now accepting nominations for the Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Award. The 55th DAC will be held at Moscone West Center in San Francisco, CA (News - Alert) from June 24-28, 2018. Nominations must be received no later than 5:00 PM MST on Friday, March 2, 2018.

This annual award, named for the late Marie R. Pistilli, the former organizer of DAC, recognizes individuals who have visibly helped to advance the profile of women in the electronics industry. This year's honoree (to be announced prior to DAC) will be presented with the award at the 55th DAC General/Opening Session on Monday, June 25, 2018.

The Marie R. Pistilli Award honors a woman or man in semiconductor-related industry or academia. Nominees may hail from technical or non-technical backgrounds and are individuals who have made notable contributions to advance the profile of women in the electronic design industry. Past recipients have played key roles in creating, launching, or managing products that involved contributions from women or created opportunities for women in the industry. Some have been leaders within a company or organization helping to raise the awareness of women, while others have been mentors or role models for successful women in technology.

"With such a focus on women's rights in the popular media today, the eectronic design community should be particularly proud that Marie Pistilli was ahead of the curve when she established this award nearly two decades ago," said McKenzie Ross of OneSpin Solutions, who is serving as chair of DAC's Worldwide Women in Electronic Design (WWED) committee. "Marie recognized a need to highlight and celebrate women in technology in an effort to make our industry a place where diversity can thrive. She truly was a force for change, and the WWED is proud to carry on her legacy as we highlight those who display the same spirit in their lives and work."

Past recipients of the award include:

54^th DAC - Janet Olson, Vice President of Engineering for RTL Synthesis R&D, Synopsys (News - Alert)

53^rd DAC - Soha Hassoun, Professor/Chair of the Department of Computer Science, Tufts University

52^nd DAC - Margaret Martonosi, Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University

51^st DAC - Diana Marculescu, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

50^th DAC - Nanette Collins, Nanette Collins Marketing & Public Relations

49^th DAC - Dr. Belle Wei, San Jose State University

48^th DAC - Limor Fix, Intel (News - Alert) Corporation

47th DAC - Mar Hershenson, Magma Design Automation

46th DAC - Telle Whitney, Anita Borg Institute

45th DAC - Louise Trevillyan, IBM (News - Alert) Research

44th DAC - Jan Willis, Calibra Consulting

43rd DAC - Ellen Yoffa, IBM Research

42nd DAC - Kathryn Kranen, Jasper Design Automation, Inc.

41st DAC - Mary Jane Irwin, Penn State University

For more information and to submit your nomination, visit the Worldwide Women in Electronic Design webpage.

About DAC

The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is recognized as the premier event for the design of electronic circuits and systems, and for electronic design automation (EDA) and silicon solutions. A diverse worldwide community representing more than 1,000 organizations attends each year, represented by system designers and architects, logic and circuit designers, validation engineers, CAD managers, senior managers and executives to researchers and academicians from leading universities. Close to 60 technical sessions selected by a committee of electronic design experts offer information on recent developments and trends, management practices and new products, methodologies and technologies. A highlight of DAC is its exhibition and suite area with approximately 200 of the leading and emerging EDA, silicon, intellectual property (IP) and design services providers. The conference is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Electronic Design Automation Consortium (EDA Consortium), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE (News - Alert)), and is supported by ACM's Special Interest Group on Design Automation (ACM SIGDA).

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