Jacob K. White

Jacob K. White is the Cecil H. Green Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a principal investigator at the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) and served as its Associate Director since 2001. His academic journey includes positions as an assistant professor (1987), associate professor (1991), and full professor (1996) at MIT.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT (1980)
• Master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley (1983)
• Doctorate from UC Berkeley (1985)

Research Interests:

• Computer-aided design and computational prototyping
• Numerical algorithms and simulation techniques
• Optimization of integrated circuits and MEMS devices
• BioMEMS and biomolecule design
• Systems biology and fluidic analysis of sensors/actuators

Scientific Awards:

• 2008 IEEE Fellow
• Major Award at the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC)

Advising and Grants: No student advisees listed. Details on grants are not provided in the text.

Labs/Teams: Principal Investigator at the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) and leads the Computational Prototyping Group.