Leadership

Meet the DAC 2026 committees dedicated to advancing the field with expert leadership, planning impactful events, and fostering professional connections.

David Pan

University of Texas at Austin

Vice Chair
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Helen Li

Duke University

Past Chair Past Chair
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Frank Liu

Old Dominion University

Finance Vice Chair and Awards Chair
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Michelle Clancy Fuller

Cayenne Global

Publicity Chair
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Conference Program

Natarajan Viswanathan

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

TPC Chair
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Jiang Hu

Texas A&M University

TPC Co-Chair
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Ambar Sarkar

Nvidia

Special Sessions Chair
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Farinaz Koushanfar

University of California San Diego

Panel Chair
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Jingtong Hu

University of Pittsburgh

Tutorial/Workshop Chair
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Puneet Gupta

UCLA

Chiplets/Systems Chair
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Rajeev Jain

UCLA

Local Industry and AI Chair
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Sathishkumar Balasubramanian

Siemens

Special Programs Chair
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Technical Program Committee

Engineering Tracks

Frank Schirrmeister

Synopsys

Engineering Program Chair
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Henning Spruth

NXP Semiconductors

Engineering Program Vice Chair
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Engineering Track Committee

Exhibits

Pete Erickson

Hall-Erickson, Inc

Exhibit Manager
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Industry Liaison Committee

Christian Pilato

ACM Representative

ACM Representative
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Sharon Hu

University of Notre Dame

ACM Representative
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Cristiana Bolchini

Politechnico di Milano

IEEE CEDA Representatives
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Luis Miguel Silveira

INOV Lab/INESC-ID/IST Tecnico Lisboa, U Lisboa

IEEE CEDA Representatives
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DAC Advisory Committee Members

Conference Management

Laura LeBlanc

Conference Catalysts, LLC

Conference Managers
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Caroline Kravec

Conference Catalysts, LLC

Conference Managers
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