Summary
Santanu Sarma is a Director of Technology leading Custom AI and Blockchain Compute with 12 years of experience at the intersection of ML, mobile computing, and VLSI. He combines deep research credentials (PhD-level work at UC Irvine) with a decade of hands-on ASIC/SoC/FPGA design and low-power ML/AI hardware development, consistently pushing results beyond state-of-the-art. At Qualcomm and Auradine he progressed from staff research engineer to director, driving low-power neural accelerators, sensor-fusion perception systems, and adaptive chip optimizations for edge deployment. Known as an intellectually curious problem-solver, he blends algorithmic expertise in neural networks and optimization with practical skills in RTL, PPA tuning, and pre/post-silicon characterization. Based in San Diego, he brings a rare cross-disciplinary fluency—able to move ideas from theoretical ML to silicon implementation and system-level deployment.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Electrical Engineering at National Institute of Technology Agartala
M.Tech Control Systems Technology Electronics and Communication Engineering, M.Tech Control Systems Technology Electronics and Communication Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
University of California, Irvine
English, Hindi, Bengali