Ashkan Seyedi
01 - 02 October 2024
FYCMA, Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions
Málaga, Spain
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Ashkan Seyedi
NVIDIA, Principal
About the Speaker
As the Director of Silicon Photonics Products at NVIDIA, Ashkan Seyedi is at the vanguard of merging photonics with cutting-edge computing architectures, particularly in the spheres of generative AI and machine learning. Seyedi's expertise in silicon photonics is pivotal to the advancement of hardware technologies that underpin large language models and AI computations.
Since June 2023, he has spearheaded the integration of multidisciplinary teams to create interconnect solutions for next-generation GPU and CPU products. Prior to this, Seyedi served as a Silicon Photonics Product Architect at NVIDIA, where he played a crucial role in developing interconnect technologies over two years.
Before joining NVIDIA, Seyedi was a Senior Research Scientist at Hewlett Packard Labs, where he led a team in developing a commercial process design kit (PDK) for silicon photonics. His tenure there, spanning nearly seven years, included managing projects funded by various US Government agencies and collaborating with external companies on new products and software tools for electronic design automation.
Seyedi holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, where he conducted groundbreaking research in nanowire photodetectors, solar cells, and LEDs, contributing significantly to the field of photonics. His early career also includes a stint as a Testing Intern at Intel Labs, where he worked on silicon modulators and integrated III-V lasers, achieving milestones in high-speed optical communications.
