Venkatesh Patil is an Assistant Professor of Practice for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with 25 years of experience building Semiconductor Chips for Tier-1 organizations as well as startups. His core expertise lies in Digital design and Implementation (RTL2GDS) along with Design Verification. He is an avid learner with a keen interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and their potential to create a positive impact on society when combined with semiconductor technologies.
Research Interest and Expertise:
- ASIC DESIGN
 - FPGA
 - SILICON-PHOTONICS
 - HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGIENCE
 
Courses Taught:
- ECE 560 Assertion Based Verification 
 - ECE 571 Introduction to SystemVerilog for Design and Verification
 - ECE 581 ASIC Modelling and Synthesis
 - ECE 530 Physical Design of Digital Integrated Circuits
 - ECE 593 Fundamentals of PreSilicon Validation (Class and UVM methodology)