(2019) Invited Speaker: Jacobus W. Swart, PhD

Jacobus W. Swart received this B. Engineer and Dr. Engineer Degrees in 1975 and 1981 respectively, from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. After his Dr. Engineer Degree, he worked at the following institutions: K. U. Leuven, Belgium, 1982-83, as a pos-doc.; CTI, Campinas, 1984; University of São Paulo, 1985-88, as Assistant Professor; SID Microeletrônica, 1986, as process engineering; RTI, USA, 1991, as a Visiting Scientist and since 1988 at State University of Campinas, as Full Professor until retirement in 2013, when he assumed a position as collaborator professor. He served as director of the Center for Semiconductor Components, from April 1998 to April 2005. From May 2007 until June 2011 he was on leave from the University to serve as Director of CTI, a national research center. During this time he was the coordinator of the IC Brazil program. Since 2013 he delivers service to imec, Belgium, as representative in Brazil. Dr Swart has published 66 papers in International Journals and 200 full papers in Proceedings of International Conferences. He is ranked as fellow researcher, level 1A (highest), at CNPq and is a Fellow of the São Paulo State Academy of Science and of National Engineering Academy. He is a Life Fellow of IEEE, and has been president of SBMicro twice, 1988-90 and 1998-2000. He is elected BoG member, secretary and Distinguished Lecturer of EDS/IEEE. He was the leader of a large research network in Brazil, called INCT NAMITEC, from 2001 until 2016. See detailed CV:
http://lattes.cnpq.br/0432617620213212