Prof. DHC mult. Paul SVASTA, Ph.D.
Biography
Prof. Dr. Eng. DHC mult. Paul SVASTA is Professor Emeritus at the Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Director of the Center for Technological Electronics and Interconnection Techniques, UPB-CETTI.
He is an Doctor Honoris Causa of the Technical University of Cluj Napoca and of the University of Pitești. He received in 2000 the National Order “Faithful Service” with the rank of officer and in 2014 the Medal of Merit, the Armed Forces Association for Communications and Electronics (AFCEA).
He is the Initiator & General Chair of the Professional student contest TIE (Technologies of Interconnections in Electronics, Industry-Wide Student Challenges). He is a co-founder and active member of IEEE-EPS and Nano Hu & Ro, Joint Chapter. He created two SBCs within the UPB (021 EP and 042 Nano) and supported initiatives to set up similar chapters at UTCluj-Napoca, UT GH. Asachi Iasi, and UP Timisoara.
He is the author or co-author of 31 books, 4 patents, over 250 articles and over 40 national or international research projects.
IEEE Positions
IEEE- ESTC (Electronic System-integration Technology Conference)
Steering Committee Member: 2022-
Chair of the Subcommittee for Passive Components: 2006-2010
Technical General Chair: 2020
General Chair: 2022
IEEE-ISSE (International Spring Seminar on Electronics Technology)
Publication Committee Chair: 2023
Honorary Member of the Steering Committee: 2022-
IEEE-SIITME (International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronics Packaging)
Initiator & General Chair: 1995-
Steering Committee member: 1995-
IEEE Hungary&Romania EPS&NTC Joint Chapter
Co-founder: 2000
Vice-Chair: 2000-2002
Chapter Chair: 2002-2004
IEEE- senior life member: 2018
IEEE EPS University Politehnica of Bucharest Student Branch Chapter
Founder and Advisor
IEEE – Educational Society, member
IEEE – EMC Romanian Chapter
IEEE Awards:
2003: IEEE-CPMT Society, Best Student Branch Chapter of the Year Award, Paul Svasta, Advisor
2015: IEEE CPMT Regional Contribution Award – Region 8 (Europe, Africa, Middle East) 2021: IEEE-Electronics Packaging Society, David Feldman Outstanding Contribution Award.