Ellen J. Yoffa is an American physicist and technical executive associated with the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. She held various positions, including director of Next Generation Web at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center, director of Emerging System Technologies at IBM, director of Personal & Visual Systems at the T.J. Watson Research Center, manager of the Electronic Design Automation Business Strategy organization at the IBM’s Microelectronics Division, technical assistant to the director of the IBM Research Division. Yoffa received a B. S. and a Ph.D. in Physics at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

. In late 1970s she did her post-doc at the IBM on laser-ionization and heating effects. Yoffa served as President of the

IEEE Circuits and Systems Society The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operati ...

(2006) and IEEE Director (2014-2015).

Awards and recognition

*2013: IEEE Technical Activities Board Hall of Honor - "For transforming the TAB Society Review Committee through the adoption of new policies and processes to the benefit of societies and all of TAB." *2009: IEEE CAS Meritorious Service Award - "For dedicated service to the IEEE CAS Society and its membership and for leadership and technical contributions in the field of electronic design automation"."IEEE CAS Awards 2009"
''IEEE CAS Newsletter'' *2006:

Marie Pistilli Award The Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award is issued annually since 2000 by the Design Automation Conference (DAC) to honor the outstanding achievements of women in Electronic Design Automation. It is named after the co-founder of ...

- "Ellen's technical contributions, coupled with her professional activities and her advocacy for the recognition of the design automation profession in the greater technical and business community, make her most deserving of this award".Dr. Ellen J. Yoffa of IBM Research to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award; Technology Industry Leader Recognized for Contributions to EDA Industry
*2002 IEEE CAS Fellow"Recognitions"
(retrieved February 26, 2020)

References

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