Gauri Puranik
About Gauri Puranik
Gauri Puranik is a Silicon Validation Engineer with extensive experience in hardware emulation and validation, currently working at Ampere in Pune, India. She has a strong background in electronics and telecommunications, holding a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Work at Ampere
Gauri Puranik currently serves as a Silicon Validation Engineer at Ampere, a position held since 2021. In this role, Gauri focuses on hardware emulation and validation processes, contributing to the development of advanced silicon technologies. Gauri's expertise includes working with the Zebu platform and Simics VP, which are critical tools for hardware emulation. Gauri's responsibilities also encompass understanding complex architectures, such as 3D pipeline architecture and multi-die GPU technology.
Previous Experience at Accenture
Prior to joining Ampere, Gauri Puranik worked at Accenture in various roles. Gauri began as an Associate Software Engineer from 2018 to 2021, where Gauri contributed to software development projects. Subsequently, Gauri advanced to the position of Senior Application Development Specialist for one month in 2021, and earlier served as an Application Development Analyst from 2020 to 2021. During Gauri's tenure at Accenture, Gauri played a significant role in the successful tapeouts of GPUs through SoC validation and emulation.
Education and Expertise
Gauri Puranik holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications from the University of Pune, completed from 2013 to 2017. Following this, Gauri pursued a Master of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Department of Technology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, graduating in 2019. Gauri possesses expertise in PCIe knowledge, SoC reset bring-up, and is familiar with RISC-V architecture. Gauri is also skilled in Verdi debugging and handling HBM and Pcode.
Background
Gauri Puranik completed secondary education at Muktangan English School in India, achieving HSC from 2011 to 2013. This foundational education provided Gauri with a strong background in science, which laid the groundwork for further studies in engineering. Gauri's career trajectory reflects a continuous commitment to advancing skills in technology and engineering, particularly in the field of silicon validation.