Zorian wins IEEE's Hans Karlsson award
-- Test & Measurement World, 11/4/2006 8:07:00 AM
Dr. Yervant Zorian, VP and chief scientist at Virage Logic, has received the Hans Karlsson Award for Technical Leadership and Achievement Through Collaboration from the IEEE Computer Society.
The award was presented on November 1, 2006. Deborah Cooper, president of the IEEE Computer Society, presented Zorian with the award and noted, "I am pleased to present this award to Dr. Yervant Zorian, whose seminal work in shaping the semiconductor industry honors Hans Karlsson's memory. At the core of the Hans Karlsson Award is recognition of technical leadership, diplomacy, and joint achievement. Dr. Zorian's work as a founder, leader, and advocate of IEEE Standard 1500 put to the test his honed diplomatic skills. His outstanding achievement working with a highly diverse team is testament to his exemplary leadership skills. We are fortunate to have Yervant as a leader, a colleague and friend of the IEEE Computer Society."
The IEEE Computer Society's selection committee, comprising distinguished professionals in the computer industry, selected Zorian based on nominations and recommendations from his peers. The Hans Karlsson Award recognizes teamwork in areas of the computer industry where individual aspirations, corporate, and organizational rivalry can hinder collaboration. Since its inception in 1992, the award has only been given six times.
"Yervant is a recognized visionary in the industry and a key member of the Virage Logic executive team. His contributions in the area of embedded memory test and repair helped Virage Logic define a new class of IP that we call 'Silicon Aware IP'," said Adam Kablanian, president and CEO at Virage Logic.
"I am honored to receive this prestigious award," said Zorian, in his acceptance speech. "I feel fortunate to work closely with so many talented and forward-thinking individuals in the semiconductor industry. Our teamwork has fostered system-on-chip test interoperability throughout the industry, and allowed us at Virage Logic to leverage it and extend it further to achieve self-repair in our Silicon Aware IP, and thus create innovative and exceptional results that I am extremely proud of."
Zorian joined Virage Logic in 2000 as chief scientist. Prior to joining Virage Logic, he served as chief technology advisor at LogicVision and as a distinguished member of technical staff at AT&T Bell Labs. His responsibilities included developing and disseminating embedded test and repair solutions for IP cores, chips, boards and systems. Zorian also serves on the board of directors of several public and privately own companies.
Zorian served as the IEEE Computer Society VP for Conferences and Tutorials as well as the editor-in-chief emeritus of the IEEE Design & Test of Computers. He also participates in editorial advisory boards of IEEE Spectrum and JETTA. He has chaired numerous conferences, symposia, workshops, and the IEEE Test Technology Technical Council. He founded and chairs the IEEE 1500 Standard Working Group, and the IEEE Infrastructure IP Workshop and Design-for-Manufacturability & Yield Workshop.
Zorian has authored over 300 papers and four books, received several best paper awards, and holds fourteen US patents. He is a Golden Core Member of IEEE Computer Society, Honorary Doctor of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, and a Fellow of IEEE. He was the 2005 recipient of the prestigious IEEE Industrial Pioneer Award. He was also selected by EE Times among the top 13 influencers on the semiconductor industry. Zorian received his master's degree in computer engineering from the University of Southern California, a doctorate in electrical engineering from McGill University, and an executive master's degree in business administration from Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
The Hans Karlsson award, given by the IEEE Computer Society, was established in 1992 in memory of Hans Karlsson, chairman and father of the IEEE 1301 family of standards. The award is presented in recognition of outstanding technical skills and dedication to diplomacy, team facilitation, and joint achievement, in areas of the computer industry where individual aspirations and corporate and organizational rivalry could otherwise be counter to the common good.
The IEEE Computer Society, www.computer.org.
Virage Logic, www.viragelogic.com.
