Subhasish Mitra

Subhasish Mita
Nationality	Indian American
Alma mater	Stanford University
Scientific career
Fields	Computer Scientist and Electrical Engineer
Institutions	Intel, Stanford University
Thesis	Diversity Techniques for Concurrent Error Detection  (2000)
Doctoral advisor	Edward J. McCluskey
Doctoral students	Max Shulaker (MIT)

Subhasish Mitra is an American Computer Science and Electrical Engineering professor at Stanford University. He directs the Stanford Robust Systems Group, leads the Computation Focus Area of the Stanford SystemX Alliance, and is a member of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute. His research ranges across Robust Computing, NanoSystems, Electronic Design Automation (EDA), and Neurosciences. He teaches EE 108 - digital systems design at Stanford. ^[1]

Mitra holds the William E. Ayer Professorship in Electrical Engineering. ^[2]

Education

Subhasish Mitra obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2000 under Edward J. McCluskey. ^[3]

Awards and distinctions

• Intel Achievement Award, Intel’s highest corporate honor, was awarded to Mitra in 2004 “for the development and deployment of a breakthrough test compression technology that improved scan test cost by an order of magnitude”.
• Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the White House, given to Mitra via National Science Foundation in 2008 as "the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers". ^[4]
• Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013 ^[5] for contributions to design and test of robust integrated circuits.
• ACM Fellow, 2014. ^[6]
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Design Automation (SIGDA)/IEEE CEDA A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award in Electronic Design Automation was given to Mitra in 2014 "for a major breakthrough in test response compaction that is key to cost-effective manufacturing of high-quality electronic systems." ^[7]
• Humboldt Research Award (Humboldt Prize), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, 2019. The award is given “In recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to date to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future.” ^[8]
• The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) recognized Mitra's lifetime research contributions to the U.S. semiconductor industry in 2021 by a University Research Award. ^[9]
• IEEE Computer Society Harry H. Goode Memorial Award, 2022, “for sustained contributions to design and test of computing systems in established and emerging technologies.” ^[10]
• Stanford Terman award, 2020-2021. ^[11]
• International Member of Academia Europaea. ^[12]
• EDAA Achievement Award, 2025. ^[13]

References

1. "Subhasish Mitra at Stanford". Stanford EE Department. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
2. "Subhasish Mitra named the William E. Ayer Professor in Electrical Engineering". Stanford EE Department. April 2023.
3. "Subhasish Mitra". The Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
4. "White House Announces 2007 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers". George W. Bush White House Archives. December 19, 2008.
5. List of IEEE Fellows
6. List of fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery
7. "A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award in Electronic Design Automation". IEEE CEDA. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
8. "Prof. Dr. Subhasish Mitra at Alexander fon Humboldt Foundation". Humboldt Foundation. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
9. "SIA University Research Award and past recipients". Semiconductor Research Corporation. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
10. "Harry H. Goode Memorial Award and past recipients". IEEE Computer Society. 4 April 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
11. "Terman Awards at Stanford". Stanford University. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
12. "Academy of Europe: Mitra Subhasish". Academia Europaea. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
13. "EDAA Achievement Award 2025 goes to Subhasish Mitra". DATE conference. 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.