RDARuntime Team

Thank you to the RDARuntime team! You have built the best AI accelerator runtime in the world. Everyone who has contributed is listed on this page.

  • Aarti Lalwani

    Aarti Lalwani

  • Albert Chang

    Albert Chang

  • Aman LaChapelle

  • Amitabha Banerjee

    Amitabha Banerjee

  • Anand Misra

    Anand Misra

  • Anand Vayyala

    Anand Vayyala

  • Ankita Agarwal

    Ankita Agarwal

    I’m a Software Engineer with hands on working knowledge - from my current stint of building a new micro service to ML and runtime OS. I have a Masters from USC in computer engineering.

  • April Sin

    April Sin

    April Sin graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley, has worked with SambaNova System's Runtime team for about a year focusing on fault management and memory.

  • Arjun Sabnis

    Arjun Sabnis

    Arjun is a software engineer born and brought up all the way over in Mumbai, India, but now based out of San Francisco. At SambaNova, he enjoyed being a Swiss Army knife in the Runtime team, working on kernel modules, userspace libraries, app performance, hardware initialization, test frameworks, tricky bug fixes, and other fun stuff. Outside work, he explores new restaurants and bars, enjoys cooking, reading and playing the guitar badly, and is an avid soccer (Chelsea FC!) and F1 fan.

  • Arnav Goel

    Arnav Goel

    Presently, Senior Principal Software Engineer at SambaNova Systems

    MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California

    3 years of experience in enterprise grade datacenter networking switch/server stacks (Nexus 9000, Oracle X5-2)

    5 years of experience in AI/ML compiler & runtime frameworks (Pytorch, Tensorflow) for compute & network accelerators, operating systems & device drivers (PCIe, IOMMU, SRIOV), fast-path networking stacks (RDMA, DPDK)

  • Arvind Kini

    Arvind Kini

  • Ayush Agarwal

    Ayush Agarwal

  • Benjamin Glick

    Benjamin Glick

    I am a systems software engineer with broad interests ranging across hardware/software interfaces, accelerator architecture, runtime framework and OS development, and scientific computing. I have an undergraduate degree in physics from Lewis & Clark College, where I helped build their first ever research computing infrastructure. I have experience with research software engineering and scientific computation, as well as with building production-grade systems software (OS/device driver/ I/O) for AI accelerators. Outside of work, I enjoy flying airplanes, building radios, reading books, film photography, and watching baseball.

  • Brian Wang

    Brian Wang

    Brian is a code baboon

  • Chen Yang

    Chen Yang

    CMU alum, former robotics enthusiast and love cats!

  • Conrad Turlik

    Conrad Turlik

    Conrad is a seasoned bring up engineer. There are few things he finds more thrilling than writing code that brings hardware to life. When Conrad is not writing code, he enjoys trying new foods, traveling, and reading.

  • Dheeraj Ramchandani

    Dheeraj Ramchandani

  • Greg Dykema

    Greg Dykema

  • Guoyao Feng

    Guoyao Feng

    Guoyao (Freddie) Feng is a software engineer at SambaNova Systems

  • Ivan Manan

    Ivan Manan

  • Jianding Luo

    Jianding Luo

  • Jiayang Wang

    Jiayang Wang

  • Jiayu Bai

    Jiayu Bai

    system software engineer working on optimizing ML/AI workflow on hardware accelerators

    interested in OS, networking, distributed systems, robotics

    cat owner, track day driver and snowboarder

  • Joshua Polzin

    Joshua Polzin

    Josh is a software engineer originally from the cold wasteland of Minnesota. At SambaNova, he worked on anything and everything runtime-related, from distributed systems frameworks to new chip readiness to data transfer performance. Outside of work, he loves making cocktails, watching musical theater, playing board games, and adventuring to nearby California landmarks.

  • Juan Dominguez

    Juan Dominguez

    I got my undergrad in computer engineering at UC San Diego in 2021. I started working at SambaNova soon after, and I have been here ever since. On my free time, I like playing video games, playing guitar, or playing with my four cats

  • Khai Evdaev

    Khai Evdaev

  • Kyle May

    Kyle May

    Kyle is from Michigan.

  • Letao Chen

    Letao Chen

    Letao is a software engineer of the Runtime team in SambaNova. He mostly worked on container and k8s supports for jobs to run on RDUs. Outside of work, he enjoys surfing along the Northern California shore.

  • Manisha Savale

    Manisha Savale

  • Maran Wilson

    Maran Wilson

    I am a seasoned software professional with extensive experience in kernel, hypervisor, and driver development; virtualization technology; and runtime software for AI platforms.

    With over two decades of experience, I have honed my skills in operating system, device driver, and hypervisor technologies and have applied this expertise to a wide range of platforms, including compute servers, machine learning platforms, and AI chips. This experience has given me a deep understanding of the complexities involved in getting these products to market.

  • Michael Cheng

    Michael Cheng

  • Milad Sharif

    Milad Sharif

  • Neal Sanghvi

    Neal Sanghvi

  • Oscar Wang

    Oscar Wang

    Chih-Hao (Oscar) Wang is a Runtime Engineer at SambaNova Systems. Holding a Master’s degree in Machine Learning and Systems from Carnegie Mellon University, Oscar is passionate about building the next generation of systems and infrastructure to empower AI applications at scale.

  • Pushkar Nandkar

    Pushkar Nandkar

    Someone who tries to be as balanced as possible every day!

    Has an affinity for Languages. Learning Sanskrit which remains unaffected by the passage of time even after thousands of years.

    Hardware comes naturally but since software gives a nice outlook to it, now leads software projects to provide even better experience.

  • Qi Zheng

    Qi Zheng

  • Raghu Shenbagam

    Raghu Shenbagam

  • Ranen Chatterjee

    Ranen Chatterjee

  • Roman Ivanov

    Roman Ivanov

  • Sanchit Grover

    Sanchit Grover

    Sanchit graduated with a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He is currently working as a Software Engineer at Intel in Singapore. His interest areas include operating and embedded systems, and device drivers.

  • Shivam Raikundalia

    Shivam Raikundalia

  • Siddhant Gupta

    Siddhant Gupta

    Introducing Siddhant, a visionary computer systems expert dedicated to advancing the frontiers of AI technology. With an unwavering belief in the transformative power of AI, Siddhant is committed to reshaping the very foundations of computer systems through a holistic, first-principle approach.

    Siddhant's passion for AI and its potential to revolutionize industries and society drives his work. He firmly believes that to fully harness the potential of AI, we must reimagine and rebuild our computer systems from the ground up. This conviction led him to pursue a master's degree at the University of Southern California, where he meticulously crafted a curriculum that bridged the gap between computer systems and AI.

    His academic journey at USC equipped him with a unique skillset that seamlessly integrates the worlds of AI and computer systems. Siddhant's interdisciplinary approach enables him to spearhead innovation at the intersection of these domains, making him a formidable force in the AI revolution.

    Siddhant's commitment to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI, coupled with his expertise in reimagining computer systems, positions him as a driving force within the Sambanova runtime team. With his invaluable contributions, Siddhant plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of AI-powered technologies and propelling us into a new era of computational possibilities.

  • Siddhesh Kulkarni

    Siddhesh Kulkarni

  • Sruthi Veeragandham

    Sruthi Veeragandham

  • Steven Dai

    Steven Dai

  • Subhra Mazumdar

    Subhra Mazumdar

  • Sudhakar Dindukurti

    Sudhakar Dindukurti

  • Thomas Chen

    Thomas Chen

  • Timmy Wu

    Timmy Wu

    I am a bay area based software engineer on a journey of curiosity for technology, connection with people, and edible things.

  • Vince Park

    Vince Park

  • Yannan Chen

    Yannan Chen

  • Yen-Ju Wu

    Yen-Ju Wu

    I'm currently pursuing a Master's in Computational Data Science at CMU, with an expected graduation date in May 2024. I’m passionate on developing large-scale distributed systems for the management and analysis of large datasets.