Associate Professor Lin Yibo, hailing from the School of Integrated Circuits at Peking University, has been bestowed with this year’s prestigious award. This recognition is a testament to his remarkable and pioneering contributions in the realm of GPU and AI-powered chip physical design. Alongside Lin Yibo, the honor is also shared by Rangharajan Venkatesan of NVIDIA, Pietro Mercati from Intel, as well as Aydin Aysu representing both North Carolina State University and MithrilAI.