Ellen Yoffa
Ellen J. Yoffa | |
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| Occupation(s) | Physicist, Senior technical leader |
| Known for | Leadership roles at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center; President of IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (2006); IEEE Director (2014–2015) |
Ellen J. Yoffa is a distinguished American physicist and senior technical leader at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Throughout her career at IBM, she has occupied various executive positions such as director of Next Generation Web, director of Emerging System Technologies, director of Personal & Visual Systems, and manager of the Electronic Design Automation Business Strategy group within the Microelectronics Division. Additionally, Yoffa acted as a technical assistant to the IBM Research director.
She holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Doctorate in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and completed postdoctoral studies at IBM focusing on laser-ionization and thermal effects.
Yoffa was president of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society in 2006 and served as an IEEE Director between 2014 and 2015.
Awards and recognition
- 2013: Inducted into the IEEE Technical Activities Board Hall of Honor for her role in reforming TAB Society Review Committee policies that positively impacted both societies and TAB.
- 2009: Received the IEEE CAS Meritorious Service Award for outstanding leadership and technical achievements in electronic design automation.
- 2006: Awarded the Marie Pistilli Award in recognition of her technical excellence, professional involvement, and advocacy within design automation.
- 2002: Elevated to IEEE Fellow status in acknowledgment of her notable contributions to the discipline.