The 2025 awardee, Professor Shimeng Yu (Georgia Institute of Technology), is recognized for pioneering system-technology co-optimization (STCO) and developing the NeuroSim simulator. His work models emerging memory technologies and advances efficient AI hardware design, bridging theory and practical implementation in collaboration with leading semiconductor companies. Dr. Yu’s innovations continue to shape next-generation computing. He is currently Theme Leader of two SRC/DARPA JUMP 2.0 projects on intelligent memory/storage and heterogeneous/monolithic 3D integration.