Summary
Jordi Cortadella is a Professor of Computer Science at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, specializing in algorithms, formal methods and computer-aided VLSI design with a long-standing focus on asynchronous circuits, concurrent systems and logic/physical synthesis. A Fellow of the IEEE and member of the Academia Europaea, he combines deep theoretical expertise with practical impact—evidenced by multiple best-paper awards across Design Automation and FPGA venues and leadership roles such as President of UPC’s Ethics Committee. He earned his PhD and MS at UPC and broadened his research perspective as a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley in 1988. Jordi’s work bridges foundational research and tool-oriented CAD practice, frequently shaping community direction through editorial and conference technical committee service. Based in the Barcelona metro area, he maintains an active interest in translating concurrency theory into synthesis and verification solutions that address real-world VLSI challenges.
10 years of coding experience
Visiting Scholar, Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya