Avesta Sasan

Dr. Sasan received his B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of California Irvine in 2005 with the highest honor (Summa Cum Laude). He received his M.Sc. and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California Irvine in 2006 and 2010, respectively. In 2010, Dr. Sasan joined the Office of CTO in Broadcom Co., working on the physical design and implementation of ARM processors, serving as physical designer, timing signoff specialist, and the lead of signal and power integrity signoff in this team. In 2014 Dr. Sasan was recruited by the Qualcomm office of VLSI technology. In this role, Dr. Sasan developed different methodologies and in-house EDAs for accurate signoff and analysis of hardened ASIC solutions. Dr. Sasan joined George Mason University in 2016 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering while simultaneously serving as the Associate Chair for Research in this Department. In 2021 Dr. Sasan joined the faculty at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of California Davis. His research spans hardware security, machine learning, neuromorphic computing, low power design and methodology, approximate computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT).