Dr. Kunle Olukotun

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Kunle Olukotun is the Cadence Design Systems Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University. He is a pioneer in multicore processor design and led the Stanford Hydra chip multiprocessor (CMP) research project. Olukotun founded Afara Websystems to develop high-throughput, low-power multicore processors for server systems. The Afara multi-core processor, known as Niagara, was acquired by Sun Microsystems and powers Oracle's SPARC-based servers. In 2017, he co-founded SambaNova Systems, a company focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence, where he continues to serve as Chief Technologist. Olukotun is also the Director of the Pervasive Parallel Lab and a member of the Data Analytics for What's Next (DAWN) Lab, where he works on developing infrastructure usable for machine learning. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has been recognized as an ACM Fellow and IEEE Fellow for his contributions to multiprocessor chip design and commercialization technology. His accolades include the Harry H. Goode Memorial Award and the Eckert-Mauchly Award from the ACM-IEEE. He earned his PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1991.

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