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Salem Derisavi

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Director of Compiler Engineering at Cerebras Systems
📍 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Salem Derisavi is the Director of Compiler Engineering at Cerebras Systems, with deep expertise in parallelizing compilers and mathematical modeling. A PhD graduate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, his career has focused on developing software for custom machine learning accelerators at companies like Huawei and Untether AI.

He holds a patent for a method related to partitioned global address space (PGAS) languages, showcasing his specialized knowledge in high-performance parallel computing.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Director of Compiler Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
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Compiler Development
His entire career is focused on compiler engineering, specifically for parallelizing and optimizing performance on custom hardware for AI and machine learning workloads.
AI Hardware Acceleration
He has extensive experience leading teams that build the software stack, including compilers, for unique, high-performance AI accelerators at Cerebras, Untether AI, and Huawei.
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Work history

3-2023
Director of Compiler Engineering
Cerebras Systems
2-2021 - 3-2023
Tech Lead/Manager
Cerebras Systems
6-2019 - 2-2021
Principal Compiler Engineer/Manager
Untether AI
2-2018 - 6-2019
Principal Engineer
Huawei Technologies
4-2015 - 1-2018
Principal Engineer
Huawei Technologies
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Education
2000 - 2005
PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1995 - 1999
BS
Sharif University of Technology
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