Sung-Kyu Lim

Sung-Kyu Lim is a Professor and the Motorola Solutions Foundation Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he serves as director of the GTCAD Laboratory.

His educational background includes:

• B.S. in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1994
• M.S. in Computer Science from UCLA in 1997
• Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA in 2000

Professor Lim's research focuses on advancing VLSI design automation through physical design methodologies, 3D circuit integration, quantum circuit layout, micro-architecture exploration, and reconfigurable circuit optimization. His work bridges theoretical graph theory with practical electronic design automation challenges to improve circuit performance and scalability.

His notable scientific distinctions include:

• NSF CAREER Award (2006)
• Advisory Board Member of ACM SIGDA (since 2003)
• Technical Program Committee roles for ICCD, ISPD, ISCAS, ASPDAC, and GLSVLSI conferences

He leads the GTCAD Laboratory at Georgia Tech, driving innovation in computer-aided design tools for next-generation integrated circuits and systems.