Chuan Lin's Resume   [pdf]

    Educational Background:

      Sept.2002 - June 2006 (Expected)

      Institution: Northwestern University
      Major: Computer Engineering
      Degree: Ph.D
      Advisor: Professor Hai Zhou
      GPA overall: 3.98/4.0

      Sept.1998 - July 2002

      Institution: Tsinghua University
      Department: Electrical Engineering
      Specialty: Microelectronics
      Degree: Bachelor of Science
      GPA overall: 88.1/100
      GPA in major: 91.0/100

    Honors & Scholarships:

    1. 09/2002   Murphy Fellowship, Northwestern University
    2. 07/2002   Outstanding Graduate Award, Tsinghua University
    3. 11/2001   2nd prize of the Tsinghua Scholarship for Academic Excellency, Tsinghua University
    4. 11/2000   1st prize of the Tsinghua Scholarship for Academic Excellency, Tsinghua University
    5. 09/1998   Privilege to enter Tsinghua University, waived of the National College Entrance Test
    6. 11/1997   Second Order Award (top 50) in National Physics Olympiad, China

    Research & Teaching Experience:

      Sept 2002 - Present

      Research/Teaching Assistant, Computer Engineering, Northwestern University.

      Developed optimal wire retiming algorithms for clock period minimization
      Proposed an efficient representation for clock schedule verification
      Proposed a framework to control crosstalk via latch/flop trade-off
      Developed a clustering algorithm for processing rate optimization
      Research on clock scheduling and skew optimization
      Research on floorplan and placement using network flow techniques

      Summer 2005

      Intern, System Level Synthesis Group, Calypto Design Systems Inc, Santa Clara, CA.

      Developed and implemented an optimal delay budgeting algorithm for sequential circuits based on
      convex cost integer dual network flow formulation.

      Fall 2005, Winter 2005, Fall 2004, Fall 2003, Fall 2002

      Teaching Assistant for various ECE courses.

      Setp 2001 - Jun 2002

      Research Assistant, Institute of Microelectronics, Tsinghua Univ.

      Developed a low-power quadrature converter and CMOS mixer for 70MHZ-600MHZ wireless network
      RF chip set based on HFA3783 norms.

    Relevant Courses:

    1. Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Design Automation in VLSI CAD, Advanced VLSI Algorithms

    2. Design and Analysis of VLSI circuits, VLSI Systems Design, VLSI High Performance Issues

    3. Advanced Computer Architecture, Multiprocessor Design, ASIC and FPGA Design

    4. Mathematical Programming, Mathematical Logic, Nonlinear Programming, Integer Programming

    5. Formal Techniques in Design and Verification of Digital Systems, System Specification in TLA+ Language

    6. Compiler Construction, Computer Hardware, Layout Design/Extraction, Semiconductor Physics

    Computer Skills:

    1. Languages: C/C++, VHDL/Verilog, Perl, Unix Shell Scripts, Tcl
    2. Softwares: emacs, gdb, gcc, Makefile
    3. Tools: Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor Graphics, HSPICE
    4. Architectures: Intel 80x86, MIPS