Summary
Sairam Vatsavai is an Assistant Computational Scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory with nine years of experience bridging software engineering and hardware-focused AI research. He specializes in AI-enabled performance modeling and system-level simulations of hardware accelerators for HPC, building on PhD work that advanced scalable, energy-efficient Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) AI accelerators through cross-layer architecture and device co-design. Comfortable across Python/C++ simulations, Ansys Lumerical device modeling, and ML frameworks like PyTorch/Keras, he blends hands-on implementation with rigorous evaluation of quantization and accuracy trade-offs. His background spans industry roles in machine learning, Java development, and intelligent automation, plus teaching and research positions that sharpened his embedded-systems and VLSI insight. Based in Brookhaven, NY, he brings a rare combination of photonics hardware expertise and practical software tooling that accelerates HPC accelerator design and evaluation.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering at Vardhaman College of Engineering (VCEH)
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Kentucky
secondary High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, secondary High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Shivaji Vidya Peeth