On Monday, May 25, a seminar titled “Model Order Reduction for Secure Model Exchange in Microelectronic Design” will be held in Grandori Room (Building 4) from 10:00 CET.
The seminar will be given by Tamara Bechtold, Full Professor of Applied Sciences at Jade University.
Abstract
In the development cycle of microelectronic components and systems, conducting comprehensive reliability assessments in a virtual environment can substantially reduce the costs associated with manufacturing physical prototypes. Within this simulation-based workflow, component manufacturers are often required to share component models with partners across the value chain while simultaneously protecting their intellectual property. Model order reduction techniques provide an effective solution by enabling the creation of highly accurate compact models that obscure sensitive product details such as material properties and geometric features. For system manufacturers integrating multiple components on a printed circuit board, these compact models can be reintroduced into finite element simulations via super-element techniques to perform virtual reliability assessments.
Bio-sketch
Tamara Bechtold obtained her PhD in microsystem simulation from the University of Freiburg, Germany, in 2005. Between 2006 and 2010, Dr. Bechtold worked as a research engineer at Philips Research Laboratories and NXP Semiconductors in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The objective of her research was to enhance the standard IC design flow through model order reduction and optimization modules.
From 2011 to 2014, she served as an interim professor for microsystems simulation at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and since 2014, she has been a lecturer and research group leader at the University of Rostock, Germany. Since 2017, Dr. Bechtold has been a full professor of mechatronic systems at Jade University of Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Since 2022 she has been a managing director of Steinbeis Transfer Center.
Dr. Bechtold is the author and co-author of over 150 technical publications in the area of modelling and simulation of micro-mechatronic systems. She is the lead author of the textbook Fast Simulations of Electro-Thermal Microsystems: Efficient Dynamic Compact Models, published by Springer, and the main editor of the textbook System-Level Modeling of MEMS, published in the Wiley-VCH book series on Advanced Micro- and Nanosystems.
Her research interests include the application of advanced mathematical methods, such as model order reduction and topology optimization, to engineering problems, as well as multi-physics modelling at both the device and system levels.
Yassine Banani, PhD student in Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSG), has been awarded the Best Student Paper Award at IEEE INERTIAL 2026, held in Destin, Florida, from May 10 to 13, 2026.
His winning paper, “Understanding the Nonlinear Behavior of a New z-Axis MEMS Accelerometer With In-Plane Readout”, was selected among international contributions from leading researchers in the field of inertial sensors and systems.
IEEE INERTIAL — formally the IEEE International Symposium on Inertial Sensors & Systems — is an annual single-track symposium organized by the IEEE Sensors Council, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. The symposium focuses on the latest developments in modern inertial sensors and their emerging applications.
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Professor Fabio Biondini, has been selected by the ASCE Society Awards Committee to receive the prestigious 2026 ASCE State of the Art of Civil Engineering Award, conferred by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) — the world's leading scientific and professional society in the field of civil engineering.
The award is conferred upon Professor Biondini, as lead author, and his co-authoring team for the book Effects of Climate Change on Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructure Systems, published by ASCE in December 2024. The volume addresses the impact of climate change on the life-cycle safety, reliability, and risk of structures and infrastructure systems, a topic of growing scientific and strategic relevance at the global level.
As for the awarded team, congratulations are extended to Professor Michel Ghosn, New York City College, and Dr. Mattia Anghileri, respectively Visiting Professor and Research Fellow at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
The official award ceremony will take place at the ASCE 2027 Conference, to be held in Philadelphia, PA, from March 1 to 5, 2027.
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