Ernest Shiu-Jen Kuh (Chinese: 葛守仁; pinyin: Gě Shǒurén; Wade–Giles: Ko Shou-jen; 2 October 1928 – 27 June 2015) was a Chinese-born American electrical engineer.
[1] In December 1947, Kuh escaped the Chinese Civil War, arriving in the United States, where he finished his bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan.
Upon graduating from Stanford University with a doctorate in electrical engineering, Kuh worked for Bell Labs until 1956.
[2] In 1956, he joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley on the recommendation of Donald Pederson, whom Kuh had met at Bell Labs.
Kuh left his position as dean in 1980 and spent more time researching electronic design automation.