Alexander Y. Tetelbaum
Also known as Alexander Tetelbaum
Alexander Y. Tetelbaum is a computer scientist with a career in electronic design automation and current work on machine intelligence. He studied and taught at Kyiv Polytechnic, led its Design Automation Lab, and founded International Solomon University. In the United States, he worked at Silicon Graphics and LSI; his 2009 paper proposed a path-selection method for silicon timing, and his 2012 patent lists him as inventor on a circuit-timing method under temperature inversion. He wrote about design variability and timing signoff in 2015, and as of October 2026 he publishes AI writing on machine-intelligence tests and AI autonomy.
Timeline
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1948–1966
A student in Kyiv
He is born in Kyiv in 1948 and graduates from a Kyiv mathematical high school with a silver medal in 1966.
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1966–1991
Design automation in Kyiv
He completes an electronics MS at Kyiv Polytechnic in 1972 and a PhD in electrical and computer engineering in 1975. From 1972 to 1973, he works as an engineer at the Kiev Institute of Cybernetics; from 1975 to 1987, he leads Kyiv Polytechnic's Design Automation Lab and becomes a professor in 1980. He earns a Doctor of Engineering Science in 1986 and stays at Kyiv Polytechnic through 1991.
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1991–1996
Founding Solomon University
He founds International Solomon University in Kyiv in 1991 and serves as president until 1996. From 1993 to 1996, he is a visiting and adjunct professor at Michigan State University.
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1996–2012
EDA roles at SGI and LSI
He works as EDA manager at Silicon Graphics from 1996 to 1998 and as principal engineer at LSI from 1998 to 2012. In 2009, he coauthors a method that uses path filtering, path encoding, and clustering to select paths for post-silicon timing monitoring.
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2012
A circuit-timing patent
In 2012, he patents a circuit-timing method to improve timing characterization under temperature inversion.
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2015
Timing signoff guidance
In 2015, he writes about design variability and timing signoff, explaining how variation sources increase signoff corners and affect system-on-chip performance and yield.
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As of October 2026
AI writing on OurBigBook
He publishes AI writing on OurBigBook. In May 2026, he proposes the Restricted Interrogator Test for large language models; in September 2026, his Venus Protocol paper calls for human review of AI outputs before real-world actions.
Career
- 1998–2012LSI CorporationPrincipal engineer
- 1996–1998Silicon GraphicsEDA manager
- 1993–1996Michigan State UniversityVisiting and adjunct professor
- 1991–1996International Solomon UniversityPresident
- 1975–1991Kyiv Polytechnic InstituteLab leader, Professor
- 1972–1973Institute of Cybernetics of the National Academy of Sciences of UkraineEngineer
Education
- 1986Kyiv Polytechnic InstituteDoctor of Engineering Science
- 1975Kyiv Polytechnic InstitutePhD
- 1972Kyiv Polytechnic InstituteMS
Most-cited works
- A Genetic Algorithm Approach to Compaction, Bin Packing, and Nesting Problems
- Path selection for monitoring unexpected systematic timing effects
- How Does Inverse Temperature Dependence Affect Timing Sign-Off
- Refining Delay Test Methodology Using Knowledge of Asymmetric Transition Delay
- How does inversed temperature dependence affect timing sign-off
Colleagues
Sources and credits
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- Alexander Y. Tetelbaum - Wikipedia
- ASP-DAC 2009 Technical Program
- US8181144B2 - Circuit timing analysis incorporating the effects of temperature inversion - Google Patents
- Design-for-Variability and Signoff - Tips
- Beyond the Imitation Game: Redefining Machine Intelligence for the Age of Large Language Models - Alexander Tetelbaum (@alext) - OurBigBook.com
- The Venus Protocol: Containing AI Autonomous Risk Before It Becomes Irreversible - Alexander Tetelbaum (@alext) - OurBigBook.com