Akshay Sharan

Akshay Sharan is a Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA, specializing in AV Security since July 2016. Responsibilities include developing end-to-end security architecture for the NVIDIA DRIVE AV platform, focusing on cybersecurity compliance for autonomous vehicles, sensor data integrity, planning and control security, and in-car network security. Akshay has implemented ISO21434 process compliance organizations-wide, defining cybersecurity goals and conducting threat and risk analyses. Earlier roles at NVIDIA included leadership in ARM TrustZone based TEE software and system software development for the autonomous driving platform. Akshay interned at NVIDIA in 2015, addressing power and performance issues in consumer devices, and served as a research assistant and teaching assistant at Drexel University. Akshay holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Drexel University, completed in 2016.