Dr. Larry Pileggi

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Biography

Larry Pileggi is the Coraluppi Head Tanoto Professor of Electrical Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He previously held positions at Westinghouse Research and Development and the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1989. Pileggi has consulted for semiconductor electronic design automation companies and is a co-founder of Fabbrix Inc., Extreme DA, and Pearl Street Technologies. His research focuses on digital and analog integrated circuit design, simulation, and optimization modeling for electric power systems. He has received numerous awards, including Westinghouse Corporation’s highest engineering achievement award, the Presidential Young Investigator award from the National Science Foundation, and multiple Technical Excellence Awards from the Semiconductor Research Corporation. He is a fellow of IEEE and co-authored key publications in the field. With almost 400 conference and journal papers and 40 U.S. patents to his name, his work is instrumental in addressing the challenges posed by emerging renewable technologies in power systems planning and secure hardware design.

Research Interests

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.