David Kirk

About

David is a highly accomplished operator and computer scientist with deep technical expertise. He was an early employee at NVIDIA where he spent the last two decades. During his time at the company, David served in various pivotal roles, including Chief Scientist, VP of Architecture, and VP of Research. David has long been known for his contributions to parallel computing, graphics hardware, and graphics algorithm research. More recently, he has focused on advancing parallel programming, robotics, and artificial intelligence. His achievements have been acknowledged through numerous awards, including election to the National Academy of Engineering in 2006. David is also an inventor, holding nearly 100 patents in computer graphics and graphics hardware. David received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Caltech. He also received M.S. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.

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