Nadine Collaert

Nadine Collaert is an imec fellow and part-time professor at VUB (Brussels, Belgium). She is currently leading the technology office in the connected computing sector, focusing on identifying cutting-edge advancements in wireless, wireline, optical communications, and emerging computing technologies to drive future innovation. Before that, she was responsible for the advanced RF program looking at heterogeneous integration of III-V/III-N devices with advanced CMOS to tackle the challenges of next generation mobile communication. Before that, she was program director of the LOGIC Beyond Si program focused on the research on novel CMOS devices and new material-enabled device and system approaches to increase functionality. She has been involved in the theory, design, and technology of FinFET devices, emerging memories, transducers for biomedical applications and the integration and characterization of biocompatible materials. She has a PhD in electrical engineering from KU Leuven and she holds more than 500 publications and more than 15 patents in the field of device design and process technology.