About

Preetham Lakshmikanthan is an Associate Director at Samsung R&D Institute in Bangalore, India, with over 20 years of relevant experience in the field of design and verification engineering. He has professional expertise in EDA and is a jack of all trades with mastery in a few areas. Preetham has a wide range of specialties, including training, VLSI design and verification, low-power circuits, EDA tool development, and R&D. Preetham has worked with several companies in the past, including Mirafra, where he served as a Principal Engineer and Sr. Manager - Head of Training. During his tenure at Mirafra, Preetham managed key front-end client teams and handled all aspects of VLSI and Embedded Systems training and development programs. He also developed content and structured the context for all aspects of the training programs, including front-end, back-end, post-silicon, and embedded systems. Additionally, Preetham managed pre-silicon verification and emulation engineers at various Mirafra client locations and served as a technical lead for a verification project at a key Mirafra client. Preetham holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, an M.S in Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, and a B.E in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Madras. He also completed his CBSE - 12th Std in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and Computer Science from St. John's English School and Junior College, Besant Nagar, Madras. Preetham's tech stack includes mobile, frontend, backend, and senior software engineering. He is a highly skilled professional with a wealth of experience in the field of design and verification engineering. Preetham's expertise and experience make him an invaluable asset to any organization.