Biography
I am currently an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Allen Institute for AI, where we are reimagining the future of chip design. Very exciting updates soon! We are also hiring! If you are interested in working with us, drop me an email with your CV.
I completed my PhD at UIUC CS, advised by Prof. Chris Fletcher. My research was at the interesection of computer architecture and machine learning: I have designed high-performance processors targeted at different ML workloads, I have built ML tools to make computers more efficient.
During my PhD, I was fortunate to receive the 2019 Facebook PhD fellowship for Hardware & Software infra for ML. I have also been lucky to have had the opportunity to collaborate with researchers from various backgrounds, spanning industry and academia. For more details about my research, see here.
Before joining CS@Illinois, I worked at ARM, where I had a fantastic opportunity to build real-world products as a design engineer and develop successful prototypes to drive new products as a researcher in industrial R&D. I received my bachelors from NIT-K Surathkal in 2015 from the ECE department, where I was advised by Prof. Sumam David.
- Computer Architecture
- Domain Specific Programmable Processors
- Machine Learning for Systems
Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2017-2022
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, 2011-2015
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
Experience
- Worked on ARM SoC products with design, intergration, and verification at System/IP Level.
- Lead the first internal research project on edge ML inference accelerator.
- Built the ML accelerator prototype from scratch and demonstrated potential with IoT SoC integration with a fab ready GDS.
- Pushed for adoption of the research to product successfully.
Recent Publications
Featured Publications
Contact
- kvhegde2@illinois.edu
- 217 819 7789
- 201 W Green St Apt 201, Champaign, IL 61820
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