Girish Pahwa is an assistant professor at the International College of Semiconductor Technology at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. Girish's research primarily focuses on the modeling, simulation, and device-circuit co-design of upcoming and emerging nanoscale technologies.Before his current role, Girish held multiple positions in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley including assistant professional researcher, postdoctoral scholar, and research and development engineer. He also served as the inaugural executive director of the Berkeley Device Modeling Center (BDMC) and made significant contributions to the BSIM suite of compact models. His notable works include the development of industry-focused compact models for cryogenic CMOS operation, ferroelectric devices, high-voltage MOSFETs, and thin film transistors.Girish has received several prestigious awards, including the IEEE EDS Early Career Award (2022), the Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award from IIT Kanpur (2020), and the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (2016).

He is an active member of the IEEE EDS Compact Modeling Committee and the IEEE EDS Electronic Materials Committee. He has served as a reviewer for several journals and conferences and has been part of the technical program committee for the IEEE Electron Devices Technology and Manufacturing (EDTM) conference.Girish earned his Ph.D. and master's degrees in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and his bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering from Delhi Technological University.