Ryan Blanchard

Ryan Blanchard is a Sr. Silicon Design Engineer at AMD's Server Performance Group, specializing in Hardware Acceleration and Heterogeneous System Architecture, particularly in AI/ML and High-Performance Computing. They have previously worked as an FPGA Acceleration Engineer at Intel and a Digital Engineer at Mercury Systems, where they focused on cryptographic IP design. Ryan has also contributed to various research projects at the University of Florida, including work on novel Compute-in-Memory systems as a Graduate Research Assistant and Hardware Security as an Undergraduate Researcher. Their educational background includes a Master's degree and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida. Additionally, Ryan has experience with internship roles at NVIDIA and IBM, enhancing their diverse skill set in the field.