Daniel Collins

Daniel Collins has extensive experience in system validation and firmware engineering, with a focus on cryptographic and compression technologies. Collins began as a System Validation Engineering Intern at Intel Corporation, where responsibilities included validating cryptographic hardware accelerators and developing test content for various hardware functionalities. Progressing to a System Validation Engineer role at Intel, Collins continued to specialize in silicon validation for networking accelerator IPs, later advancing to a Firmware Engineer position focused on HPC and AI accelerator IPs. Since October 2018, Collins has been serving as a Silicon Validation Software Engineer at Apple. Academically, Collins holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Gonzaga University and a Master of Science in Computer Architecture and Design from Portland State University, achieving high academic honors in both programs.