Super Human Perception and New Compute Paradigms: How imec is Driving Autonomous Innovation

Imec’s Jo De Boeck talks about the ITF World highlights in EE Journal’s Fish Fry podcast

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This podcast was originally published in EE Journal

In this Fish Fry podcast, Jo De Boeck, CSO at imec, joins Amelia Dalton of EE Journal to chat about some highlights at this year’s ITF World – the biggest challenges in autonomous driving, why there is a need for new compute paradigms in this arena and how imec is strengthening a variety of technology ecosystems through system technology co-optimization.

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ITF brings together premium stakeholders from the global semiconductor, ICT and high-tech industry including business leaders, innovation managers, policy makers, academia, entrepreneurs, investors and technology gurus.

Find us here next:

  • ITF Japan – November 9, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan
  • ITF towards NETZERO – November 14, 2023 in Munich, Germany

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Authors

Jo De Boeck, executive vice president and CSO at imec, in a portrait against a blurred background

Jo De Boeck

Executive Vice President and CSO at imec
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Jo De Boeck joined the company in 1991 after earning his Ph.D. from KU Leuven. He has held various leadership roles, including head of the Microsystems division and CTO. He is also a part-time professor at KU Leuven and was a visiting professor at TU Delft. Jo oversees imec's strategic direction and is a member of the Executive Board. 

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