Principal Architect & Technical Industry Lead
Semiconductor EDA Strategy | NetApp
IEEE CAS Industrial Distinguished Lecturer Circuits & Systems Society · Term 2026–2027AI Infrastructure • GPU-Accelerated EDA • Manufacturing Analytics
Connect With MeI operate at the intersection of semiconductor engineering, AI systems, and data infrastructure, helping teams move advanced AI from experimentation into production-scale deployment.
As Principal Architect and Technical Industry Lead for Semiconductor EDA Strategy at NetApp, I focus on end-to-end platforms spanning design, manufacturing, and ecosystem workflows. My work emphasizes GPU-accelerated EDA, manufacturing analytics, and AI-ready data infrastructure—connecting technical depth with business impact.
I am an active industry speaker and technical leader, with a long-term focus on building scalable, ecosystem-level AI platforms for the semiconductor industry.
As the field evolves, I remain passionate about building partnerships that accelerate AI and high-performance computing adoption across design, EDA, and manufacturing.
Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
M.S. Applied Mathematics
University of Bristol, UK
M.S. Physics
M.L.S University, India
2025 - Present
Semiconductor EDA Strategy
2012 - 2025
Foundry Automation, Technology Development & Manufacturing | Aug 2023 - Sep 2025
Central Manufacturing, NAND-DTM | Oct 2021 - Aug 2023
Memory & Logic Technology Development | 2012 - 2021
2016 - 2017
Software Qualification & Verification, Calibre RET
Deep TDA for semiconductor image analytics, defect detection, and pattern recognition using persistent homology and mapper algorithms.
Causal inference frameworks using boosting trees for root cause analysis and equipment-driven yield loss identification.
High-performance computing infrastructure for AI-driven design automation and manufacturing analytics at scale.
Exploring how AI-driven EDA and GPU acceleration are transforming semiconductor infrastructure from background utility to strategic advantage.
Feb 2026 • 46 reactions • 4 comments
Real-world applications of AI agents reshaping the semiconductor industry, from design automation to manufacturing intelligence.
Aug 2025 • 32 reactions • 2 comments
J Giri, A Lengyel, D Kent, E Kibardin
arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.03848, 2025
J Giri, A Lengyel
International Electronic Packaging Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2023
Best Paper Nominee
Apr 2024 • 23 claps
Apr 2024 • 23 claps
Feb 2024 • 37 claps
Sep 2021 • 55 claps
INEMI Smart Manufacturing Tech Topic Series
May 7, 2026 | Webinar
BETR/EECS Solid State Technologies Seminar, UC Berkeley
March 13, 2026 | Hogan Room, Cory Hall, UC Berkeley
NVIDIA GTC 2026 — NetApp
March 17, 2026 | San Jose, CA
SemiWiki Webinar — NetApp (EDA & Semiconductor Industry Vertical Lead)
April 23, 2026 | Webinar
Applied Materials — ET Guest Lecture Series
October 2025 | Invited Lecture
SemiWiki Webinar — NetApp & Cadence (with Rob Knoth, Cadence; Khaled Heloue, AMD; moderated by Daniel Nenni, SemiWiki)
December 4, 2025 | Webinar
INEMI Smart Manufacturing Tech Topic Series
May 6, 2025 | Webinar
IEEE Bangalore Technology Conference (BTC 2025) — Tutorial 7
2025 | Bangalore, India
IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits 2025 — Workshop 3: Semiconductor Manufacturing with AI
2025 | IEEE VLSI Symposium
SEMICON West 2024 — Smart Manufacturing Pavilion Stage
July 9, 2024, 2:30–2:50 PM PDT | San Francisco, CA
ASME InterPACK 2023 — International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems
October 24–26, 2023 | San Diego, CA | Published: DOI 10.1115/IPACK2023-111525
INFORMS Annual Meeting 2023
October 15–18, 2023 | Phoenix, AZ
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society — one of the most prestigious recognitions in the circuits and systems field, awarded to industry leaders who advance the discipline through distinguished lectures worldwide.
Lecture Topics: Intelligent Memory & Storage for AI-Driven EDA · Deep Topological Data Analysis for IC Data · Agentic AI for Semiconductor Design & Manufacturing
Featured by SPIE - The International Society for Optics and Photonics in their Women in Optics recognition program (2019)
Featured at SEMICON West 2024 discussing self-teaching machines and AI's promise in semiconductor manufacturing
Featured in Best of LinkedIn Posts on Smart Manufacturing; highlighted as a key industry voice to follow (minute 2:13)
Multiple Intel Technology Development Divisional Awards for OPC solutions and semiconductor yield improvements
Nominated for Best Paper at ASME InterPACK2023 for work on explainable ML and Deep TDA
Recognized for sustained technical leadership and knowledge dissemination in Topological Data Analysis
I am always interested in connecting with researchers, industry professionals, and organizations working on cutting-edge problems in semiconductor manufacturing, AI/ML, and related fields. Whether you're looking for collaboration, consultation, or speaking opportunities, feel free to reach out.
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA