Harry Foster
Chief Scientist Verification

Harry Foster is Chief Scientist Verification for Siemens Digital Industries Software; and is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor for the Verification Academy. Harry served as the 2021 Design Automation Conference General Chair, and is currently serving as a Past Chair. Harry is the recipient of the Accellera Technical Excellence Award for his contributions to developing industry standards. In addition, Harry is the recipient of the 2022 ACM Distinguished Service Award, and the 2022 IEEE CEDA Outstanding Service Award.

Understanding and Minimizing Study Bias (2018 Study)

Understanding and Minimizing Study Bias (2018 Study)

November 15, 2018

This blog is a continuation of a sequence of blogs that present the highlights from the 2018 Wilson Research Group…

By Harry Foster
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Prologue: The 2018 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

Prologue: The 2018 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

November 14, 2018

This is the first in a sequence of blogs that presents the findings from our new 2018 Wilson Research Group…

By Harry Foster
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Upcoming Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study Web Seminar

Upcoming Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study Web Seminar

October 4, 2018

About every two years, Mentor, A Siemens Business, commissions Wilson Research Group to conduct a broad, vendor-independent study of design…

By Harry Foster
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Verification Academy’s DAC Must See Recommendations

Verification Academy’s DAC Must See Recommendations

June 18, 2018

This year the Verification Academy is celebrating two big events at DAC 2018. First, this is the Verification Academy’s tenth…

By Harry Foster
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DAC 2018—No Man Ever Steps into the Same River Twice

DAC 2018—No Man Ever Steps into the Same River Twice

May 12, 2018

Perhaps it’s too early in the day to reference Greek philosophers, such as Heraclitus. I must admit that I haven’t…

By Harry Foster
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DVCon China 2018: Driving the Next Big Wave in Verification!

DVCon China 2018: Driving the Next Big Wave in Verification!

March 27, 2018

DVCon is recognized as the premiere industry-focused functional design and verification conference. In fact, today DVCon has grown from a…

By Harry Foster
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How to Become a Formal Expert and Impress your Friends and Boss!

How to Become a Formal Expert and Impress your Friends and Boss!

December 4, 2017

No one ever said that functional verification was easy. In fact, from a computer science theoretical perspective verification is considered…

By Harry Foster
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DVCon Europe 2017 Trip Report

DVCon Europe 2017 Trip Report

November 2, 2017

When I think of DVCon, I think of the premiere industry-focused conference on functional verification. Today, DVCon has expanded globally…

By Harry Foster
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Evolving Product Lifecycle Requires New Debugging Skills

Evolving Product Lifecycle Requires New Debugging Skills

July 22, 2017

There’s a wonderful quote in Brian Kernighan book The Elements of Programming Style, where he says “Everyone knows that debugging…

By Harry Foster
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