SIGDA Outstanding New Faculty Award

Call for Applications

The ACM SIGDA Outstanding New Faculty Award (ONFA) recognizes a junior faculty member early in her or his academic career who demonstrates outstanding potential as an educator and/or researcher in the field of electronic design automation. While prior research and/or teaching accomplishments are important, the selection committee will especially consider the impact that the candidate has had on her or his department and on the EDA field during the initial years of their academic appointment. The 2025 award will be presented at ICCAD 2025, consisting of a USD $1,000 cash prize to the faculty member, along with a plaque and a citation.

Eligibility: Outstanding new faculty who are developing academic careers in areas related to electronic design automation are encouraged to apply for this award. Note that this award is not intended for senior or highly experienced investigators who have already established independent research careers, even if they are new to academia. Candidates must have recently completed at least one full academic year and no more than four and a half full academic years in a tenure-track position. Applications will also be considered from people whose appointments are continuing (non-visiting) positions with substantial educational responsibilities regardless whether or not they are tenure track. Persons holding research-only positions are not eligible. Exceptions to the timing requirements will be made for persons who have interrupted their academic careers for substantive reasons, such as family or medical leave. The presence of such reasons must be attested by the sponsoring institution, but no explanation is needed.

Deadline for the 2025 Award: 31 May 2025

Application: Candidates applying for the award must submit the following to the selection committee:

1. a 2-page statement summarizing the candidate’s teaching and research accomplishments since beginning their current academic position, as well as an indication of plans for further development over the next five years;
2. a copy of a current curriculum vitae;
3. a letter from either the candidate’s department chair or dean endorsing the application.

The nomination materials should be emailed by the deadline to sigda.acm@gmail.com (Subject: ACM SIGDA Outstanding New Faculty Award). Endorsement letters may be sent separately.

Award Committee:

Ron Duncan (Synopsys)
Tsung-Yi Ho (CUHK)
Ambar Sarkar (Nvidia)
Chengmo Yang (Delaware)
Dirk Ziegenbein (Bosch)

All standard conflict of interest regulations as stated in ACM policy will be applied. Any awards committee members will recuse themselves from consideration of any candidates where a conflict of interest may exist.
 

Past Awardees