Calin Cascaval
Director Of Engineering, Google DeepMind at Emil G. Racoviță Foundation for Science and Exploration in Extreme Environments
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Top SchoolCalin Cascaval is a seasoned technical executive and Director of Engineering at Google DeepMind with over two decades of hands-on experience building pioneering computer systems and leading large engineering teams. He has repeatedly delivered first-of-their-kind systems—from the first P4 production compiler and networking stack at Barefoot Networks to mobile heterogeneous runtimes and parallel browsers at Qualcomm, and scalable UPC and Blue Gene system software at IBM Research. A prolific researcher with 50+ peer-reviewed publications and 37 patents, he blends deep systems research with product delivery and operational leadership across academia and industry. Based in Auckland, he also cofounded and now leads a foundation focused on science and extreme-environment exploration, reflecting a curiosity that extends beyond conventional tech domains.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at West Virginia UniversityMS Computer Engineering, MS Computer Engineering at Technical University of Cluj NapocaPhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (34)
vulkan10
verilog10
pytorch10
programming-language10
switch10
language-service10
machine-learning10
onnx10
tensorflow10
parse10
cuda10
compiler10
jax10
p4lang10
systemverilog9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
pact2023/pact2023.github.io
Oct 2022 - Jan 2024
Contributions:9 reviews, 11 PRs, 46 pushes in 1 year 3 months
bittide/bittide.github.io
Jun 2022 - Apr 2026
Contributions:2 reviews, 5 PRs, 9 pushes in 3 years 10 months
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