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Shawn Blanton, Ph.D.

Shawn Blanton is the Joseph F. and Nancy Keithley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering  where he serves as the Associate Head of Research responsible for developing and executing research strategies. His personal research interests include various aspects of integrated system testing and diagnosis, and the development of design methodologies and tools for securing hardware systems. He has consulted for various companies, and is the founder of TestWorks, a Carnegie Mellon University spinout focused on information extraction from IC test data.

News

Tue May 19 2026

Wei Li was selected as an ML and Systems Rising Star by MLCommons in 2026, recognizing emerging researchers with outstanding contributions and leadership potential in machine learning systems.

Thu May 14 2026

Fri May 01 2026

Christopher Nigh was awareded the A.G. Jordan Award, which is awarded to a graduating ECE PhD student who has combined outstanding PhD thesis work with exceptional service to the ECE or CMU communities

Advanced   Chip   
Test  Laboratory.

The Advanced Chip Test Laboratory (ACTL) at Carnegie Mellon University develops and implements data-mining techniques for improving the security, operation, design, manufacturing and testing of integrated systems. Our research involves data-mining algorithm development, data analysis, chip design, testing and diagnosis in collaboration with various industrial partners that currently include Google, Broadcom, Qualcomm and GlobalFoundries. The founder and head of ACTL is Prof. Shawn Blanton.

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Advanced Chip Test Laboratory,

5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh,PA 15213-3890

Tel: 412.268.2987

Email: rblanton@andrew.cmu.edu

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