Atul Sharma, PhD
About Atul Sharma, PhD
Atul Sharma, PhD, is a Senior Digital Engineer at Synaptics Incorporated, where he has worked since 2024. He has extensive experience in digital design and research, having previously held positions at Hiroshima University and various engineering colleges in India.
Work at Synaptics
Atul Sharma currently serves as a Senior Digital Engineer at Synaptics Incorporated, a position he has held since 2024. His role involves working on-site and contributes to the company's digital engineering projects. Prior to this, he worked as a Digital Design Engineer at Synaptics from 2022 to 2024, where he gained experience in various aspects of digital design.
Education and Expertise
Atul Sharma holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Image Processing from Hiroshima University, which he completed between 2016 and 2021. He also earned a Master of Technology in VLSI from Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University from 2008 to 2010, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication from the same university from 2004 to 2008. Additionally, he obtained a PG-Diploma in VLSI Design from the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing in 2014.
Research Experience at Hiroshima University
Atul Sharma has extensive research experience at Hiroshima University, where he worked as a researcher in various capacities from 2015 to 2022. His tenure included multiple periods of research, totaling over four years, where he focused on advanced topics in digital engineering and image processing. His roles involved conducting research and contributing to academic projects in Higashihiroshima, Japan.
Teaching Experience in Engineering
Before his research career, Atul Sharma held academic positions in engineering education. He served as an Assistant Professor at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Engineering and Research from 2011 to 2015 and as a Lecturer at Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi College of Engineering for 10 months in 2010-2011. His teaching experience contributed to the development of future engineers in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Technical Skills and Proficiencies
Atul Sharma is proficient in several programming languages, including Verilog HDL, System Verilog, VHDL, C, C#, Python, Shell, Perl, and Tcl. He has expertise in ASIC front-end design flow, which encompasses RTL design and verification, as well as logic synthesis. His skills extend to creating and modifying verification plans, implementing test cases, and developing test bench components using System Verilog based assertions.