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Georges Gielen

Georges Gielen

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
69
Citations
18570
World Ranking
961
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2002 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to computer-aided design and design automation of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems.

Overview

Georges Gielen is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a substantial research record in the field of engineering, with a primary focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans 155 publications predominantly in this domain, including specific contributions to biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and aerospace engineering.

The research topics Gielen addresses include:

  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies
  • Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
  • Low-power high-performance VLSI design

Gielen's recent published papers include:

  • Time-Encoding Analog-to-Digital Converters: Bridging the Analog Gap to Advanced Digital CMOS-Part 1: Basic Principles (2020) in IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • Power Efficiency Comparison of Event-Driven and Fixed-Rate Signal Conversion and Compression for Biomedical Applications (2020) in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems
  • Improving the Accuracy of Spiking Neural Networks for Radar Gesture Recognition Through Preprocessing (2021) in IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
  • Multiplexed superconducting qubit control at millikelvin temperatures with a low-power cryo-CMOS multiplexer (2023) in Nature Electronics
  • Time-Encoding Analog-to-Digital Converters: Bridging the Analog Gap to Advanced Digital CMOS-Part 2: Architectures and Circuits (2020) in IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine

Frequent co-authors are:

  • Gert Cauwenberghs
  • Thomas Siegert
  • Karen Hawkins
  • Mary Ward-Callan
  • John Baillieul

Publication venues where Gielen frequently appears include:

  • Proceedings of the IEEE
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers
  • Lirias (KU Leuven)

Gielen has also contributed to book publications, including titles published by Delft University of Technology and Springer Nature (Netherlands). The books are:

  • Gymmen in de toekomst: Leshandleiding (2020)
  • Event-Driven Circuit Architectures for Scalable and Adaptive Sensor Readout (2025)

Recognition of Gielen's work includes their election as a Member of the Academia Europaea in 2018 and attainment of IEEE Fellow status in 2002 for contributions to computer-aided design and design automation of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems.

Best Publications

  • Computer-aided design of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits

    G.G.E. Gielen;R.A. Rutenbar

  • A Gaussian Process Surrogate Model Assisted Evolutionary Algorithm for Medium Scale Expensive Optimization Problems

    Bo Liu;Qingfu Zhang;Georges G. E. Gielen

  • A 14-bit intrinsic accuracy Q/sup 2/ random walk CMOS DAC

    G.A.M. Van Der Plas;J. Vandenbussche;W. Sansen;M.S.J. Steyaert

  • Analog circuit design optimization based on symbolic simulation and simulated annealing

    Georges Gielen;Herman Walscharts;Willy Sansen

  • ISAAC: a symbolic simulator for analog integrated circuits

    G.G.E. Gielen;H.C.C. Walscharts;W.M.C. Sansen

  • Symbolic Analysis for Automated Design of Analog Integrated Circuits

    Georges G. Gielen;Willy M. Sansen

  • An Efficient Method for Antenna Design Optimization Based on Evolutionary Computation and Machine Learning Techniques

    Bo Liu;Hadi Aliakbarian;Zhongkun Ma;Guy A. E. Vandenbosch

  • Hierarchical Modeling, Optimization, and Synthesis for System-Level Analog and RF Designs

    R.A. Rutenbar;G.G.E. Gielen;J. Roychowdhury

  • An implantable 455-active-electrode 52-channel CMOS neural probe

    Carolina Mora Lopez;Alexandru Andrei;Srinjoy Mitra;Marleen Welkenhuysen

  • Symbolic analysis methods and applications for analog circuits: a tutorial overview

    G. Gielen;P. Wambacq;W.M. Sansen

  • A Review on Internet of Things Solutions for Intelligent Energy Control in Buildings for Smart City Applications

    Iman Khajenasiri;Abouzar Estebsari;Marian Verhelst;Georges Gielen

  • Simulation-based generation of posynomial performance models for the sizing of analog integrated circuits

    W. Daems;G. Gielen;W. Sansen

  • AMGIE-A synthesis environment for CMOS analog integrated circuits

    G. Van der Plas;G. Debyser;F. Leyn;K. Lampaert

  • A performance-driven placement tool for analog integrated circuits

    K. Lampaert;G. Gielen;W.M. Sansen

  • Analog IC Reliability in Nanometer CMOS

    Elie Maricau;Georges Gielen

  • Emerging yield and reliability challenges in nanometer CMOS technologies

    G. Gielen;P. De Wit;E. Maricau;J. Loeckx

  • High-frequency distortion analysis of analog integrated circuits

    P. Wambacq;G.G.E. Gielen;P.R. Kinget;W. Sansen

  • WATSON: design space boundary exploration and model generation for analog and RFIC design

    B. De Smedt;G.G.E. Gielen

  • A 14-bit 200-MHz Current-Steering DAC with Switching Sequence Post-Adjustment Calibration

    Tao Chen;G.G.E. Gielen

  • Substrate noise generation in complex digital systems: efficient modeling and simulation methodology and experimental verification

    M. Van Heijningen;M. Badaroglu;S. Donnay;H. De Man

Frequent Co-Authors

Willy Sansen
Willy Sansen KU Leuven
Wim Dehaene
Wim Dehaene KU Leuven
Rob A. Rutenbar
Rob A. Rutenbar University of Pittsburgh
Piet Wambacq
Piet Wambacq Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ángel Rodríguez-Vázquez
Ángel Rodríguez-Vázquez University of Seville

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