Saurav Gupta

About Saurav Gupta

I specialize in designing hardware accelerators. I am a Systems Engineer for the Computer Vision Processor in Qualcomm\'s EVA Systems team. I focus on developing hardware architecture for feature extractors used in various CV use cases like Motion Estimation, Object Tracking etcI work both as an individual contributor as well as a technical lead and have more than 8 years of experience.My background includes roles as a Systems Performance Engineer and RTL Designer for Camera ISP. I am adept in Hardware Systems Design, Functional Modelling, FPGA Implementation, Hardware Programming Languages such as Verilog and VHDL, and High-Level Synthesis (HLS).Let\'s talk if you\'re interested in discussing or building power-efficient hardware accelerators or hardware design in general.

Experience

1. Senior Lead Engineer

   Qualcomm

   Dec 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Systems Engineer - Engine for Visual Analytics (EVA) HardwareIn my role as a Systems Engineer for EVA at Qualcomm, I focus on developing hardware accelerators for computer vision applications, particularly feature extractors. My key responsibilities include:1. Exploring and evaluating computer vision algorithms for extended reality (AR, VR), mobile, and automotive applications.2. Designing and architecting hardware systems to support these algorithms.3. Creating bit exact functional models of computer vision algorithms to be implemented in hardware.4. Collaborating with design verification (DV) teams, hardware designers, and performance specialists to deliver low-power, high-performance chipsets.

Education

• Jadavpur University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), electronics and telecommunication engineering

  2011 — 2015

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Microelectronics

  2015 — 2017