Li-C Wang

Li-C. Wang is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Director of the CE program at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He holds an IEEE Fellow distinction (2018) and specializes in Electronics Design Automation (EDA) and testing, with recent focus on functional verification and design-manufacturing convergence. His academic journey includes a PhD in ECE from the University of Texas at Austin (1996), an MS in CS (1991), and a BS in Computer Engineering from National Chiao-Tung University (1986).

• Positions: Professor at UCSB (2001–present), Assistant/Associate Professor at UCSB and Texas A&M, and industry roles at Motorola and AT&T Bell Labs.
• Awards: Over 15 major awards, including the IEEE TTTC Bob Madge Innovation Award (2017), SRC Technical Excellence Award (2010), and Qualcomm Faculty Award (2019).
• Service: Leadership roles in IEEE International Test Conference (ITC) as General Chair (2017–2018) and Vice Chair (2019–2020), plus editorial and committee involvement in VTS, DATE, and ICCAD.

His research bridges EDA innovations with practical testing challenges, emphasizing data mining and automation. Recent work includes the IEA project, advancing methodologies for complex system validation. He has contributed to over 150 publications, with a focus on VLSI test symposiums and design automation conferences.