Hiroto Yasuura is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University. He is also the director of the System LSI Research Center in Kyushu University.  Professor Yasuura received B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 1976, 1978, and 1983, respectively.  He was an associate professor at Kyoto University and moved to Kyushu University in 1991. Professor Yasuura developed several CAD systems for VLSI and hardware algorithms of arithmetic operations, sorting and unification in Kyoto University. In Kyushu University, Professor Yasuura has conducted research projects on system LSI design methodology, which includes Soft-Core Processor, Valen-C language, Power-Pro architecture and a core base LSI test method.  He also developed an educational microprocessor, KUE-CHIP2, and promoted education of the VLSI design in the computer science area in Japan. His current interests include embedded system design, hardware/software co-design, VLSI CAD and system design methodology. He served as a technical program chair and a general chair of ICCAD in 1997 and 1998, respectively.  He is currently serving as a member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE CAS Society qnd General Chair of ASP-DAC2003.