Chafik Ben Ammar currently serves as the Director of Verification at Arm, focusing on next-generation Cortex-A CPUs since May 2014. Previously, Chafik held roles as a Senior Principal Engineer and Principal Engineer, leading verification efforts for various Cortex-A models. Prior experience includes positions at Intel Corporation as a Senior ASIC Design Engineer and Texas Instruments in multiple roles, including Senior ASIC Verification Engineer and Digital IC Team Leader. Chafik also worked at Alstom Transport as an FPGA Project Leader and has a background in digital design engineering. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Microelectronics from ISIM and a DUT in Telecommunications and Network from Université Savoie Mont Blanc.