Jun 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

• As a part of AMD's Graphics Technology and Engineering (G&E) group, I am one of the technical leads driving opensource SW for AMDGPU Graphics and Display IP features. The major responsibilities:
• Develop core DRM driver features across Kernel and Mesa focusing on Graphics workload scheduler, Usermode work queues, power and performance management.
• Lead a team to develop core display features on Wayland and X based compositor stacks, to provide full stack absorption of the Display SW.
• Maintainer and development lead of ACS (AMDGPU Compositon Stack)
• One of the maintainers of AMD Xorg DDX driver and AMDGPU Kernel driver.
• Solution architect AMD's infotainment projects.

Dec 2021 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• As part of Radeon technologies group, I am technically leading the development efforts for Opensource Linux graphics stack enabling new-generation AMD GPU/APU platforms. Typical day-to-day tasks involves design, development and upstreaming of Linux Kernel and Middleware software solutions for various AMDGPU IP drivers across Kernel, Media, Display, and Graphics forte.
• A few of the many areas of focus are: HDR, Freesync, Graphics Scheduler and Workload management across the Kernel, Compositor and MESA stacks.

Dec 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs

• As part of Radeon technologies group, My team and me contribute into the opensource Linux graphics SW, enabling new-generation AMD GPU/APU IPs across Kernel, Media, Display, and Graphics stacks.

Apr 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

• As a part of Intel's Open Source Graphics Centre (Center of Excellence for Display, Bangalore), my prime responsibilities were to:
• Develop and upstream DRM kernel/driver and middleware code for various Display/Graphics features.
• Lead Linux based Graphics IP software development efforts, and contribute into Display and Graphics feature development, at various levels of the software stack (device drivers, kernel, system software, compositors etc).
• Contribute into various upstream communities and forums for Kernel and user-space graphics software development.
• Technically lead a team which enable new high-end IP features into graphics stack like HDR, 4k/5k/8K displays, Color management etc.
• Do code and design reviewes and help the team's manager to plan team's work schedule.

Apr 2013 – Mar 2018 · 4 yrs 11 mos

• Design and development of Linux/Android display drivers and kernel software for Intel's SOC family (Baytrail, Cherrytrail, Broadwell, Skylake, Broxton, Apollolake).
• Display bring-up and pre-silicon development on future generation products.
• Technical lead - HDMI vertical
• Ownership: HDMI 2.0 display, HDMI and HDCP compliance certifications
• Author: Intel Color management
• Contribute to Opensource display software / DRM community.
• Handling HDMI, DSI and DP display interfaces on day-to-day basis
• Working with DRM, Framebuffer, ADF Linux frameworks

Feb 2011 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Kernel bring-up activities for Nvidia Tegra SOC family (Tegra2, Tegra3 and Tegra4).
• Development of Linux display subsystem drivers like HDMI, Frame buffer, Console, Video mode detection and setting etc.
• Platform device driver implementation, porting and debugging on various modules like display/sound/usb etc.
• System software design and porting for different Linux based platforms like Android and GNU distributions (like Ubuntu)

Feb 2008 – Feb 2011 · 3 yrs · Bangalore · On-site

• Linux Kernel bring up, debug, and middleware development activities for Tizen platform.
• Design and development of various frameworks of Samsung's TIZEN (formally known as Samsung Linux Platform) middleware, like :
• application framework and launcher
• device framework
• system framework
• sensor frameworks etc.
• Bootup and Application launch time performance, system software level optimization
• Porting/Design of opensource tools and utilities.
• System level debugging.

Aug 2006 – Jan 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• FW development. Design of embedded protocol to communicate between a sensor station and a sensor doc.