Anderson, Jason H.
Professor

Biography

Jason H. Anderson received the BSc degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Manitoba, and the MASc and PhD degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) from the University of Toronto (U of T). In 1997, Dr. Anderson joined Xilinx, Inc. in San Jose, California working on computer-aided design (CAD) tools for integrated circuits. From 2005 to 2008, he managed groups at Xilinx focused on placement, routing and strategic research and development projects. He became a Principal Engineer at Xilinx in 2007. He joined the ECE Department at U of T in 2008. His research interests include all aspects of CAD, architecture, circuits and applications for field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Dr. Anderson serves on the program committees of various international conferences, including the IEEE International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology (FPT), the ACM International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), and the International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL). He served as General Chair of ACM FPGA 2018, Program Chair of ACM FPGA 2017, Program Co-Chair of FPL 2017, and Program Co-Chair of FPT 2012. He is Chief Scientific Advisor and Co-Founder of LegUp Computing Inc., a start-up spawned from his research in the ECE department.

Memberships/Awards

• Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Field Programmable Logic, 2017
• Fellow of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, 2014-2015
• Early Researcher Award, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, 2014
• Best Paper Award, ACM International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, 2014
• ECE Departmental Teaching Award, 2014
• ECE Departmental Teaching Award, 2013
• Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Early Career Teaching Award, 2013
• Gordon R. Slemon Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Design, 2012
• ECE Departmental Teaching Award, 2012
• Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Field Programmable Logic, 2011
• ECE Departmental Teaching Award, 2011
• Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Field Programmable Technology, 2010
• ECE Departmental Teaching Award, 2010
• ECE Departmental Teaching Award, 2009
• Xilinx Ross Freeman Award for Technical Innovation, 2000
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, since 2009
• Member of IEEE, ACM