Verification Events

Current DVClub Events

• Bangalore - Power Management and Hardware-Software Coverification

  - Title: Bangalore - Power Management and Hardware-Software Coverification
  Venue: Tippu's Chamber, Hotel Gateway / Bangalore
  Category: Bangalore
  Date: 07.30.2010
  Time: 10.30 h
  Description:

  Prabhu Bhairi, TI, Bangalore

  · Currently working as Verification manager of OMAP SoC’s in Texas instruments India. Responsible for overall SoC verification of OMAP chips and specialized in low power verification domain

  · Working in Texas instruments from past 7 years, have lead several SoC verification activities. The designs worked are mainly targeted to Mobile handset application processing and modems

  · Have about 10 years of working experience in VLSI mainly on in the front end design and verification domain. Currently staff member of technical group in Texas instruments

  · Prior to joining TI, worked in Wipro Technology as Senior Design engineer

  · B.E. in PDA from college of engineering, Gulbarga

  
  

  Swaminathan Venkatesan, Cadence, Bangalore

  · Swaminathan Venkatesan has over 10 years of experience in Design and Verification of complex network asic’s, processors and SoC

  · Currently working at Cadence Design Systems, Bangalore as a Technical lead for Incisive Verification Kit

  · Current interests include SoC Verification Methdologies, System Low Power verification and Metric driven Acceleration

  · Swami has presented verification seminars and workshop at various conferences organized by IPSoC, VLSI Society of India and at CDNLive!

  · Swami holds a Masters Degree from Indian Institute of Science and a Bachelors from Madras University

  
  

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• Silicon Valley - The Life and Times of the Mars Exploration Rovers

  - Title: Silicon Valley - The Life and Times of the Mars Exploration Rovers
  Venue: Dave & Buster's / Milpitas, CA
  Category: Silicon Valley
  Date: 08.12.2010
  Time: 11.00 h
  Description:

  Presentation:
  Still Alive After all These Years: The Life and Times of the Mars Exploration Rovers

  Speaker:
  Michael Sims, Research Scientist, NESC Deputy Chief Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center

  Abstract:
  Designed for a nominal 90 day mission the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER rovers) Spirit and Opportunity are still alive after 6 Earth years on the surface of an alien and continually surprising planet. We have had a great deal of good luck but also have been able to utilize a strong and diverse team of scientists and engineers to cobble together a continuing string of 'pulling rabbits out of the hat' tricks to live yet another day. This talk will describe some of what we have accomplished, how we have blended our hardware, software and human resources to continue one of the most successful missions in human history. It is the team working together, and standing on the shoulders of those in our past and using the best tools in our computer prosthesis arsenal - Human 2.0 if you will - that we have been able to achieve such remarkable success both in engineering and in science.

  Bio:
  Michael Sims is Research Scientist in the Intelligent Systems Division of NASA Ames, Co-Investigator on the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), Deputy Chief Scientist for NASA Engineering and Safety Center and cofounder of the Center for Collaboration Science and Applications (CCSA, http://www.cmu.edu/silicon-valley/ccsa/). Michael received a BS in Physics and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Rutgers University and has been at NASA Ames Research Center since 1987. His research includes robotics, machine learning, visualization, and tools for enhancing and easing scientific modeling and collaboration. Previously he served as agent for artificial intelligence, robotics and human factors for NASA’s missions beyond low Earth orbit in the Office of Exploration. Michael is actively involved in plans for future planetary missions including robotic activities and human settlements on the Mars and the Moon. On the MER mission, in addition to being Long Term Planning Lead, for 7 of MER’s 9 camera he serves as payload uplink lead and designed and built the software system which is used on each rover for automating most of that work.

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• Boston- Tales from the Trenches: Validation Missteps Making us Full-Time Firefighters

  - Title: Boston- Tales from the Trenches: Validation Missteps Making us Full-Time Firefighters
  Venue: Westford Regency / Westford, MA
  Category: Boston
  Date: 09.08.2010
  Time: 11.00 h
  Description:

  Speaker:
  Allison Goodman, Intel

  Abstract:
  A discussion of the key items that put control back in the hands of validation and make us effective in proactively driving health into a product, rather than reacting to issues late in the product launch schedule.

  Bio:
  Allison Goodman is a validation program manager at Intel for their new client and enterprise solid state hard drives. Prior to her current position, she has been a validation engineer working on several of Intel’s products and also a technical project manager in the laptop product group. Allison earned her B.S. in computer and electrical engineering from Cornell University and is PMP certified. She is a Lt. Governor for the Society of Women Engineers and also a master instructor at Intel for Project and Product Risk Management.

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