Santosh Devanallikar

Santosh Devanallikar is currently a Professor of Practice at the Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad, where they designed and implemented the VLSI Minor program and fostered student interests in VLSI technologies. Previously, Santosh held significant roles at various firms, including Senior Principal Engineer at Nokia, where they led the architecture for advanced ASICs in optical communication systems, and contributed to standards within the industry. Their experience spans over two decades in semiconductor innovation, including founding Simple Tech Pvt Ltd and serving as a consultant for NXP and Ikanos Communications. Santosh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communications from Karnatak University and dual Master's degrees in Bio-Nanotechnology from the University of Southampton.