First Electronic Design Education Conference (IEDEC) announces program

SANTA CLARA, USA: The International Electronic Design Education Conference (IEDEC) today announced its program consisting of eight talks by industry and academia highlighting critical issues related to electronic design education.

The free conference is for educators, mentors, engineers, managers, engineering students, and electronic and semiconductor industry stakeholders. IEDEC is collocated with the 12th annual International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), and will be held on Wednesday, March 16th, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santa Clara.

The goal of IEDEC is to promote quality electronic design engineering and to highlight the important role of electronic design in all aspects of human life. The conference provides a forum for sharing ideas; learning about developments in electronic design education; and interacting with professionals, experts, and colleagues in the field.

IEDEC presentations and speakers include:

Integrated Circuit Education and Design Domain in Korea
Prof. KR Cho, College of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Korea.

A Powerful New Paradigm for Industry/University Cooperation:
Producing Contemporary & Immediately Productive Graduates
Rich Goldman, VP, Corporate Marketing & Strategic Alliances, Synopsys.

Building Electronic Circuits in the Classroom; Accessible, Engaging and Educational
Thomas G. Zimmerman, Member of the Research Staff & Master Inventor IBM Research- Almaden.

University and Industry Collaboration
James J Freeman, Prof. of Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University.

How Moore’s Law and the End of the Roadmap affect Engineering Education
Mike Keating, Fellow (retired), Synopsys.

Altera’s University Program and FPGA Technology
David Mendel, Principal Investigator, Office of the CTO, Altera.

Education and Learning – the Old and the New
Ellen Tam, Group Director, Strategic programs and initiatives, Cadence Design Systems.

E-learning Interaction Design
Ray Cole, Senior Instructional Designer Global Learning and Development, Lam Research.

Adding Games and Competitions to the Classroom
Kenny Spade, Academic Developer Evangelist, Microsoft.

Developing an On-Line Course for the Mobile User with a Social Networking Interface
Diane Jones, Center for Educational Design, Development and Distribution, Naval Postgraduate School.

Knowledge sharing and mentoring platforms to create new leaders and innovators in
electronic design
Ravishankar Gundlapalli, CEO, Parjanya Inc.