Summary
Ruchir Puri is Chief Scientist of IBM Research, an IBM Fellow and Vice-President of IBM Corporate Technology who has steered large-scale AI and hardware-software co-design initiatives across IBM, including serving as CTO and Chief Architect of IBM Watson. He combines deep technical scholarship—over 100 publications and 70+ US patents—with transformational engineering leadership that modernized IBM’s microprocessor design flow through design automation and synthesis. Ruchir has bridged academia and industry as an adjunct at Columbia, a visiting scientist at Stanford, and holder of the John von Neumann Chair in Bonn, reflecting his influence on both theory and practice. He champions responsible AI in production (e.g., IBM Watson OpenScale) and coordinates enterprise-wide technical strategy and recognition for IBM’s elite technical community. Based in New York, he brings a rare blend of hands-on invention, large-team research leadership, and policy-level technology stewardship.
4 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electronics and Communication Engineering at National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Engineering at Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary