Curriculum Vitae

Field of Specialization

• Computer Aided Design for VLSI, Mechanical Systems, and Architecture;
• Geometric Modeling and Computer Graphics;
• Virtual Environments.

Education

• 1969: Ph.D. in Experimental Physics, Institute of Applied Physics, Basel.
• 1965: Diploma in Experimental Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland.
• 1960: Baccalaureate type C (math and science), Basel, Switzerland.

Employment History

• 1980-now: Full Professor, CS Div., Dept. EECS, U.C. Berkeley.
• 2001-2009: Associate Dean, Capital Projects, College of Engineering.
• 1996-1996: On Sabbatical in Dept. of CS at University of NC, Chapel Hill.
• 1989-1990: On Sabbatical at Int. Computer Science Institute, Berkeley.
• 1984-1984: Industrial Leave at Siemens Corp. Munich, Germany.
• 1980-1983: Associate Chairman for Computer Sciences, U.C. Berkeley.
• 1977-1979: Associate Professor, Dept. EECS, U.C. Berkeley.
• 1976-1977: Visiting Mackay Lecturer, Dept. EECS, U.C. Berkeley.
• 1970-1977: Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ.
• 1965-1965: Summer Student, Electronics, German Electron Synchrotron.
• 1965-1970: Research/Teaching Assistant, Inst. Applied Physics, Basel.

Professional Activities, Consulting

• 1994-1999: Cyra Corp.: 3D data collection and model construction.
• 1987-1999: Advanced Systems Institute of B.C.: Tech.Adv.Board.
• 1988-1990: Nippon Electric: CAD and neural networks.
• 1986-1991: Computervision: CAD for mechanical design.
• 1985-1989: Board of Directors ACM SIGARCH
• 1984-1994: Siemens: CAD for digital systems design.
• 1981-1984: Short courses on VLSI Design
• 1977-1983: Xerox: CAD for VLSI circuit design.

Awards and Honors

• 2003, IEEE Technical Achievement Award
• 1998, ACM Fellow
• 1996, Diane S. McEntyre Award for Excellence in Teaching
• 1994, Outstanding Service Award for the Design and Realization of Soda Hall
• 1987, Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences
• 1982, IEEE Fellow

Patents

• 7 Patents in area of solid-state imaging and signal processing.