One PhD students at VSCLab, which are directed by Prof. Sheldon Tan, has received the Richard Newton Young Student Fellow Award from 54rd 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. A PhD student, Shaoyi Peng will get supports from the award for their travel to attend upcoming 54rd DAC in 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, 2016, DAC sponsored 70 students over the world.