Dr. Masanori Hashimoto
Osaka University, Japan

Masanori Hashimoto received the B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in communications and computer engineering from Kyoto University, in 1997, 1999, and 2001, respectively. Since 2004, he has been an Associate Professor with the Department of Information Systems Engineering, Osaka University. His research interests include VLSI design and CAD, especially design for variability, design for reliability and ultra low voltage design. Dr. Hashimoto was a recipient of the Best Paper Award at ASP-DAC 2004. He served on the technical program committees for international conferences including DAC, ICCAD, ASP-DAC, DATE, ICCD, and ISQED.