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Jason Helge Anderson

Professor

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Professor
    Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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BIO

Jason H. Anderson received the BSc degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Manitoba, and the MASc and PhD degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) from the University of Toronto (U of T). In 1997, Dr. Anderson joined Xilinx, Inc. in San Jose, California working on computer-aided design (CAD) tools for integrated circuits. From 2005 to 2008, he managed groups at Xilinx focused on placement, routing and strategic research and development projects. He became a Principal Engineer at Xilinx in 2007. He joined the ECE Department at U of T in 2008. His research interests include all aspects of CAD, architecture, circuits and applications for field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Dr. Anderson serves on the program committees of various international conferences, including the IEEE International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology (FPT), the ACM International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), and the International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL). He served as General Chair of ACM FPGA 2018, Program Chair of ACM FPGA 2017, Program Co-Chair of FPL 2017, and Program Co-Chair of FPT 2012. He is Chief Scientific Advisor and Co-Founder of LegUp Computing Inc., a start-up spawned from his research in the ECE department.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Department Chair, Research
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2018 - 2021
  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Toronto, CanadaJul 2017 - present
  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering (with tenure), Toronto, CanadaJul 2013 - Jun 2017
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering (tenure-track), Toronto, CanadaAug 2008 - Jun 2013
  • Adjunct Professor
    University of Toronto, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Toronto, CanadaJul 2005 - Jul 2008

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Chief Scientific Advisor and Co-Founder
    LegUp Computing Inc.2015 - 2020
  • Associate Editor
    ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems (TODAES)2014 - 2018
  • Technical Editor
    IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)2012 - present
  • Principal Engineer and Manager
    Xilinx, Inc2007 - 2008
  • Senior Manager
    Xilinx, Inc.2006 - 2007
  • Senior Staff Software Engineer
    Xilinx, Inc.2004 - 2006
  • Staff Software Engineer
    Xilinx, Inc.2000 - 2004
  • Senior Software Engineer
    Xilinx, Inc.1998 - 2000
  • Software Engineer
    Xilinx, Inc.1997 - 1998

DEGREES

  • Ph.D.
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSep 2001 - Jun 2005
  • M.A.Sc.
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSep 1995 - Nov 1997
  • B.Sc.
    University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaSep 1991 - May 1995

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)
    Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (APEO)

AVAILABILITY

  • Industry Projects
  • Teaching provision
  • Media enquiries

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