Summary
Mertcan Temel is a Formal Verification Engineer with nine years of experience applying formal methods to complex microarchitecture problems, currently working at Apple after four years at Intel. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from UT Austin and has a strong track record in verification of multipliers, x86 decoders, tool development, and logic synthesis from roles at Centaur and EPFL. Proficient in Formal Verification, Python, Perl, C++, and Java, he blends deep research experience with practical tooling to drive silicon correctness and automation. Based in Mountain View, he brings both academic rigor and production-focused engineering to chip verification pipelines. A detail-oriented researcher-turned-engineer, he often bridges theory and practice by turning formal proofs and models into usable verification tools.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent University
Turkish, English, Spanish