About Me

I am a tenure-track assistant professor (starting Fall 2023) at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The George Washington University.

I previously worked as a principal engineer at TSMC, San Jose, CA. Before that, I was a post-doctoral research associate at Washington University in St. Louis where I also obtained my Ph.D. degree.

I am looking for self-motivated Ph.D. students starting in the Fall, Summer, and Spring of each Calendar year to join my team. If you are interested in working with me, please take a look at "Projects/Openings" and drop me an email at (weidong.cao AT gwu.edu).

My research interest is in the broad range of VLSI Design, Computer Architecture, Electronic Design Automation, Machine Learning, and Quantum Computing, including:

1) Computer architecture/systems/algorithms on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing;

2) VLSI design, e.g., digital/mixed-signal/RF/cryogenic circuit design; 

3) Machine learning for VLSI/system design automation, e.g., analog/mixed-signal/RF circuit design automation;

4) Hardware security, e.g., embedded systems and IC security.

Education background:

Ph.D.,   Washington University in St. Louis       2021

M.S.,   Washington University in St. Louis       2019

M.S.,   Tsinghua University       2016

B.S.,   Northwestern Polytechnical University       2013

Professional Experience:

Principle Research Engineer in AI hardware

TSMC Corporate Research, San Jose, CA, USA                July 2022 – July 2023

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA                                       Aug. 2021 – Jun. 2022

Research Intern

Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Boston, MA, USA                                  Sep. 2020 – Apr. 2021