Andre DeHon, professor in the departments of electrical and systems engineering and computer and information science, has been named to receive the IEEE Computer Society Mary Kenneth Keller Computer Science and Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award “for outstanding educational leadership in the creation and growth of a modern computer engineering program at the University of Pennsylvania.” A plaque, certificate and $2,000 honorarium are awarded for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education through teaching and service.

Dr. DeHon is broadly interested in how to physically implement computations from substrates, including very large-scale integration and molecular electronics, up through architecture, computer-aided design and programming models. He places special emphasis on spatial programmable architectures and interconnect design and optimization.

Dr. DeHon oversaw the reformulation of the computer engineering undergraduate program from 2006 and has served as chair of the program since then. Since 2012, he has served as undergraduate chair for electrical and systems engineering, which includes programs in electrical engineering and system science and engineering, as well as, computer engineering, including leading major revamps in all programs.