**About the Editor**

### **Paul Leroux**

Paul Leroux is Full Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) of KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium. He received M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from KU Leuven in 1999 and 2004, respectively. From November 2011 to July 2016, he headed the Electrical Engineering Technology Cluster. Since August 2016, he has been the Campus Chair of KU Leuven, Geel Campus. His current research activities within the ESAT-ADVISE research group focus on radiation-hardened analog, mixed-signal, and RF IC design for communication and instrumentation in space, high-energy physics, and nuclear energy applications. His group is part of the CERN CMS collaboration, where Prof. Leroux is the KU Leuven team leader. Prof. Leroux has (co-)authored over 250 papers in international journals and conference proceedings. In 2010, he received the SCK-CEN Prof. Roger Van Geen Award from the FWO/FNRS for his highly innovative work on IC design for harsh radiation environments.
