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Suman Datta holds the Joseph M. Pettit Chair in Advanced Computing and is a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech. He completed his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. His research focuses on semiconductor devices that enable new computing models, such as in-memory computing, brain-inspired computing, and resilient computing. Before joining Georgia Tech, Datta served as the Stinson Endowed Chair Professor in Nanotechnology at the University of Notre Dame, where he directed a multi-university microelectronics research center. He has held significant roles, including Professor of Electrical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, and led research efforts at Intel Corporation. With over 425 published papers and 187 issued patents, Datta has made substantial contributions to high-performance transistor technologies and was recognized as a Fellow of IEEE in 2013 for his work in advanced semiconductor technologies. He received the Intel Achievement Award in 2003 and the SEMI Award North America in 2012 for his innovations in CMOS IC production.
Georgia Tech • Atlanta, GA
Joseph M. Pettit Chair in Advanced Computing, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, leading research on semiconductor devices.
University of Notre Dame • Notre Dame, IN
Directed a multi-university microelectronics research center.
Pennsylvania State University • University Park, PA
Pioneered advances in compound semiconductor-based quantum-well and tunneling field effect transistors.
Intel Corporation • Santa Clara, CA
Led R&D on high-performance logic transistors.
Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.