Summary
Sheldon Tan is a professor and entrepreneur who blends deep academic expertise in VLSI, thermal management, and machine learning with hands-on startup leadership as co-founder of Noveety AI and Noveety Management. With a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and over three decades of technical and academic experience, he has published 350+ papers, co-authored six books, and led Integration, the VLSI Journal as Editor-in-Chief for nearly a decade, significantly boosting its impact and submissions. An IEEE Fellow, NSF CAREER awardee and frequent conference award winner, he translates theory into practical design automation tools and AI-driven chip solutions. He is notable for bridging global research collaborations—from JSPS-funded work at Kyoto to visiting roles across top Chinese universities—while steering emerging commercial ventures in agentic VLSI design.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Fudan University
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering at University of Iowa
English, Chinese