Aikaterini Papadopoulou is a distinguished IC design engineer and research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, currently serving as the IC Design Group Leader since 2024. She earned her PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2017, focusing on variability analysis and yield optimization in deep-submicron mixed-signal circuits. Prior to her current role, Aikaterini contributed significantly to the IC Design group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 2017 to 2024, specializing in analog and mixed-signal IC design for high-energy physics, nuclear science, and scientific imaging applications. Her research interests include co-design and integration of nano-sensors on CMOS platforms, and she has made notable contributions to projects such as cryogenic electron-microscopy and particle detectors. Aikaterini also brings experience from her consultancy work at Kandou Bus in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she led the design of high-speed, low-power links for backplanes and cable interconnects. Her technical expertise spans Cadence and Mentor Graphics IC design tools, Verilog HDL, and programming languages including Python, C, and Matlab. Aikaterini Papadopoulou’s career is underscored by her commitment to advancing semiconductor technology and instrumentation in scientific research.