ACADEMIC RECORD
DEGREES
- Ph. D. - University of Toronto, Dept. of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Electronics Group, 1989.
- M.A.Sc. - University of Toronto, Dept. of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, Electronics Group, 1986.
- B.A.Sc. - University of Waterloo, Electrical Engineering,
1983.
AWARDS
- Research:
- 2008-2014 James McGill Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Chaired Position, McGill University. (equivalent to a CRC tier 1 award)
- 2007 Engineering Council Outstanding Performance Award,
National Semiconductor Corporation.
- Elected as a Fellow Of The IEEE, 2004
"for contributions to the design and test of analog
and mixed-signal integrated circuits, and education."
- 2000-2007 James McGill Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Chaired Position, McGill University. (equivalent to a CRC tier 1 award)
- 2000 Best Tutorial Award, Test Technology Technical Council
of the IEEE Computer Society.
- Best Paper Award with M. Hafed and N. Abaskharoun, IEEE International
Test Conference for the paper entitled: A Stand-Alone
Integrated Test Core For Time And Frequency Domain Measurements,
2000.
- Honorable Mention Award for Best Paper with A. Lu, IEEE International
Test Conference, for the paper entitled: An Analog Multi-Tone
Signal Generator For Built-In Self-Test Applications, 1994.
- Honorable Mention Award for Best Paper with M. Toner, IEEE
International Test Conference, for the paper entitled: A BIST
Scheme for an SNR Test of a Sigma-Delta ADC, 1993.
Student Awards (Supervised and co-authorized by Prof. Roberts):
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A. Chowdhury, Recipient of the Best Student Paper Award for paper entitled:
“Performance Investigation Of A 1-Bit Periodic Sigma-Delta Phase-Signal Generator
For Mixed-Signal Embedded Test,”
Proceedings of the International Conference on Electronic Measurement & Instruments,
Chengdu, China, August 2011.
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C. Taillefer, Recipient of the 2nd Place Best Student Paper Award,
for the paper “Delta-Sigma Analog-to-Digital Conversion via Time-Mode Signal Processing,”
IEEE 2007 International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, New Orleans, USA, May 2007.
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2006 M. Safi-Harb, Recipient of the Best Student Paper Award, for the paper entitled:
"Embedded narrow pulse measurement in digital CMOS,” IEEE 2006 Instrumentation and
Measurement Technology Conference.
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2006 M. Safi-Harb, second place in the Operational Chip Design Category of the
2006 IEEE DAC/ISSCC Student Design Contest for the paper entitled:
"Increasing the Time Dynamic Range of Pulse Measurement Techniques in Digital CMOS,' by M. Safi-Harb and G. W. Roberts (International Award).
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2004 M. Hafed, Recipient of the Inaugural 2004 Network of Centers of Excellence (NCE)
Young Innovator Award.
- M. Shafi-Harb, Recipient of the 2003 Annual Micronet Workshop
Best Paper Award for the paper entitled: "Low power
ADCS for ADSL Applications in 0.18 micron CMOS Technology".
- M. Hafed, Recipient of the D. W. Ambridge Prize (awarded
to an outstanding Ph.D. candidate in any field of Science and
Engineering at McGill University) for the thesis entitled: Analog
and Mixed-Signal Test Methods Using On-Chip Embedded Test Cores,
Ph.D. Thesis, McGill University, November 2002.
- Best Paper Award, M. Hafed, MICRONET 10th Anniversary
Workshop, for the paper entitled: A Complete Mixed-Signal
Test Core. (Micronet is a Canadian Network of Centres of
Excellence on Microelectronic Devices, Circuits and Systems,
2000.
- Teaching:
- Education Award, bourse d’enseignment en genie, Ministére do l’Éducation,
du Loisir et du Sport, Quebec Government, 2009-2013.
- Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching, University-Wide
Teaching Award, McGill University, 2001.
- Departmental Teacher Award, Department of Electrical Engineering,
McGill University, 1994/95.
- Outstanding Departmental Teacher Award, Department of Electrical
Engineering, McGill University, 1993/94.
- Engineering Class of 51' Award for Outstanding Teaching,
Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, 1992/93.
- Overall Best Teacher Award, Department of Electrical Engineering,
McGill University, 1992/93.
- Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Electrical Engineering,
University of Toronto, 1988/89.
- Administrative Awards Or Recognition:
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Meritorious Service Award, IEEE Computer Society, 2010
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Continuing Service Award, IEEE Computer Society, 2006
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Certificate of Appreciation, IEEE Computer Society, 2005.
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Outstanding Contribution Award, IEEE Computer Society, 2004.
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Golden Core Member, IEEE Computer Society, 2004.
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Certificate of Appreciation, Area Editor, IEEE Design & Test Magazine, 2002.
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Certificate of Appreciation, IEEE Computer Society, 2001.
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Certificate of Appreciation, Associate Editor, IEEE Circuits and Circuits Society, 1997.
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Certificate of Appreciation, Board Member, IEEE Circuits and Circuits Society, 1996.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Board of Directors, The Canadian MicroSystems Corporation,
2005-2007.
- Chief technical Officer of DFT MicroSystems
Canada, Inc., 2004-2005.
- President and Chief Executive Officer of DFT MicroSystems
Canada, Inc., 2002-2004.
- Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society,
2000-2002.
- Member of the Technical Board of Advantest America, 2002-present.
- Board of Directors, The Canadian Microelectronic Corporation,
1999-2005.
- Distinguished Lecturer,, IEEE Computer Society, 1996-1999.
- Director, Microelectronics and Computer System Laboratory,
McGill University, 1993/1996, 1997/2003.
- Member, Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario,
1995-present
- Editor, IEEE, Design & Test of Computers, July/96 - July/01.
- Chairman, Analog Signal Processing Committee of the IEEE
Circuits and Systems Society, 1995/96.
- Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems,
Part II, 1996/97.
- Associate Member, Graduate Faculty of the Department of Electrical
Engineering, University of Toronto, 1990/96.
- Member, Board of Governors of the IEEE Circuits and Systems
Society, 1993/95.
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