Samer Hijazi

Samer is a life-long machine learning and signal processing researcher and product developer. He holds degrees from Kansas State (PhD), Lehigh University (MBA), South Dakota State (MSEE), and University of Jordan (BSc), with specialties in machine learning, image processing, and communications DSP. He has worked at the potent intersection of these technologies for over a dozen years at Qualcomm, Philips Research, Agere Systems, LSI Logic, Tensilica, and Cadence. Most recently, he spearheaded Cadence’s efforts to establish a highly respected position in neural networks and, as Engineering Group Director, establishing a core team of more than a dozen researchers focused exclusively on deep learning technologies.