Ganesh Venkatesh

Ganesh Venkatesh is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Currently serving as Head of Applied ML at Cerebras Systems since October 2023, Ganesh focuses on building LMM-based intelligent applications. Previously, Ganesh held roles at Meta as Senior Tech Lead Manager, with notable contributions in on-device assistant models and augmented reality experiences. A strong background at NVIDIA as Sr Deep Learning Architect involved work on sparsity and low-precision network optimization, while a tenure at Intel Labs as Research Scientist emphasized hardware/software optimizations for deep neural networks. Earlier positions include a Summer Internship at Hewlett-Packard Labs and Intel, and academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC San Diego and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.