Kedarnath Balakrishnan is an accomplished professional with a strong background in electrical and computer engineering. Balakrishnan holds a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin, earned between 2000 and 2004, and a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, completed in 2000. Professional experience includes serving as an AMD Fellow at AMD, working as a Research Staff Member at NEC Labs America, and participating in summer internships at Intel Corporation and ARM.