Chirag Sakhuja is an architect at NVIDIA working on the future of deep learning acceleration. Outside of work, he enjoys playing piano, social dancing (in particular, west coast swing), photography, cooking, and lifting.
Professional
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NVIDIA
Senior GPU Architect
Jun 2024 -
NVIDIA
GPU Architect Intern
May to Aug 2021 -
Apple
GPU Architectural Validation Intern
May to Aug 2020 -
NVIDIA
GPU Architect
Jun 2017 to Sep 2018 -
Centaur Technology
Design Verification Intern
May to Aug 2016 -
Apple
GPU Design Verification Intern
May to Aug 2015 -
Microsoft
SDET Intern
May to Aug 2014 -
Centaur Technology
Design Verification Intern
May to Aug 2013
Education
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The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering (Advisor: Dr. Calvin Lin)
Spring 2024 -
The University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering (GPA: 4.0)
Spring 2017 -
The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering (GPA: 3.9, High Honors)
Fall 2015 -
The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Computer Science (GPA: 3.9, High Honors)
Fall 2015
Publications
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Incorporating Prior Knowledge to Efficiently Design Deep Learning Accelerators (Dissertation)
C. Sakhuja
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Leveraging Domain Information for the Efficient Automated Design of Deep Learning Accelerators
C. Sakhuja, Z. Shi, C. Lin
High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA), 2023. -
Using Bayesian Optimization for Hardware/Software Co-Design of Neural Accelerators
Z. Shi, C. Sakhuja, M. Hashemi, K. Swersky, C. Lin
ML for Systems Workshop, NeurIPS, 2020. -
Combining Branch History and Value History for Improved Value Prediction
C. Sakhuja, A. Subramanian, P. Joshi, A. Jain, C. Lin
First Place in Unlimited Category, Championship Value Prediction (CVP), 2019.
Honors & Awards
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NXP Fellowship
May 2021
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Cockrell Graduate Fellowship
Aug 2018
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3rd Place Senior Design Project (Advisor: Dr. Yale Patt)
May 2015
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1st Place Autonomous Vehicle Race
May 2014
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The University of Texas at Austin Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Aug 2012 to May 2015
Teaching
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The University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant
Structure & Implementation of Modern Programming Languages
Spring 2024 -
The University of Texas at Austin
Course Assistant
Beginner & Intermediate Social Dance
Spring 2020 to Fall 2023 -
The University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant
Computer Architecture, Intro to Computing
Spring 2018 to Fall 2018 -
The University of Texas at Austin
Lecturer
Intro to Python, Intro to Linux
Fall 2017 to Spring 2018 -
The University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant
Computer Architecture, Intro to Computing, Intro to Software Design
Fall 2013 to Spring 2017