Vatsa Prahallada

With deep-rooted experience across the automotive and automation sectors, Vatsa Prahallada brings a unique blend of technical, strategic and operational expertise. Currently serving as Technical Director, he leads the development of scalable SoC integration platforms and post-silicon engineering methodologies, with a strong focus on Functional Safety and RISC-V architecture.

Vatsa co-chairs the Traceability TFM board and is an active member of the Accellera Functional Safety committee, underscoring his commitment to industry wide standards. From overseeing global operations as Automotive Hardware CAD Lead to optimizing vendor migrations that saved millions in EDA operations, his track record speaks to both innovation and impact.

An automation evangelist at heart, Vatsa has deployed Python-based frameworks on MySQL, Jenkins and Perforce platforms, utilizing agile Kanban principles. His previous roles at Qualcomm and Intel saw him lead simulation, diagnostics and performance verification tools for cutting-edge hardware, including Xeon processors.

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