Intelligence Briefing
Turing Award winner (2017, shared with John Hennessy) for pioneering RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processor design, which underpins virtually all modern smartphones and servers. Also co-invented RAID storage technology. Vice Chair of the RISC-V Foundation, which promotes open-source processor architectures. Distinguished Engineer at Google working on TPUs and ML hardware. Co-authored "Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach" (7th edition, 2026), the definitive textbook in the field.
BA, Mathematics — University of California, Los Angeles
MS & PhD, Computer Science — University of California, Los Angeles
AGI Position Assessment
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Focuses on hardware efficiency and open standards. Believes open-source hardware (RISC-V) is critical for democratizing computing and preventing monopolistic control of AI infrastructure.
Focuses on hardware efficiency and open standards. Believes open-source hardware (RISC-V) is critical for democratizing computing and preventing monopolistic control of AI infrastructure.
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Dossier last updated: 2026-03-10