Two PhD students at VSCLab, which are directed by Prof. Sheldon Tan, have received the Richard Newton Young Student Fellow Award from 53rd Design Automation Conference (DAC), which is a prestigious award for junior Ph.D. students who studied in the electronic design automation (EDA) and embedded system design areas. PhD students, Zeyu Sun and Chase Cook will get supports from the award for their travel to attend upcoming 53rd DAC on June.

This award is named to honor the memory of Dr. A. Richard Newton, a towering figure in EDA, DAC and education. In the past year, 2015, DAC sponsored 70 students over the world.