The Joy of Circuit Design: Honouring the Life and Memory of K.C. Smith

[] ECE Professor Emeritus Kenneth C. (‘K.C.’) Smith (BASc 5T4, MASc 5T6, PhD 6T0), passed away on October 29, 2023, at the age of 91. He was an internationally renowned scholar with over 150 papers published in numerous fields. Along with his colleague Professor Emeritus Adel Sedra, he wrote the undergraduate textbook Microelectronic Circuits, known colloquially as ‘Sedra/Smith,’ which has sold over a million copies since its 1982 publication and influenced generations of students worldwide. In this event, we welcome a group of distinguished speakers who will share stories about the impact that K.C. had on their professional and personal lives, as well as specific technical lessons that they learned from him. The list of speakers will include: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ctnguyen/) – CEO and co-founder of Aitomatic Inc. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jironstone/) – Medical Device Development Expert (https://uwaterloo.ca/electrical-computer-engineering/profile/vcgaudet) – Professor at the University of Waterloo (https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/voinigescu-s-p/) – Professor at the University of Toronto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adel_Sedra) – Microelectronic Circuits textbook co-author (https://tohoku.elsevierpure.com/en/persons/takahiro-hanyu) – Professor at Tohoku University (https://www.mcgill.ca/cim/research/publications/gross-warren) – Professor at McGill University (https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/gulak-p-g/) – Professor at the University of Toronto (https://www.pagiamtzis.com/) – Analog IC Design technical and strategic advisor (https://www.billbuxton.com/) – Order of Canada recipient Agenda: 9:30-10:00: Coffee and networking 10:00-10:30: Welcome and introduction 10:30-12:00: Guest speakers 12:00-13:00: Networking lunch 13:00-14:30: Guest speakers 14:30-15:00: Afternoon coffee break 15:00-16:00: Guest speakers and closing remarks Room: SF1105, Bldg: Sanford Fleming Building, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada