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    Pushkar Apte

    Global Lead for Smart Data-AI Initiative & Strategic Technology Advisor
    SEMI
    San Jose, CA, United States

    Dr. Apte serves as Strategic Technology Advisor and leads the Global Data & Artificial Intelligence Initiative at SEMI, the electronics industry consortium representing 3300+ companies worldwide. His work focuses on two exciting opportunities at the intersection of semiconductors and AI – innovative. sustainable hardware-software solutions to accelerate future AI applications, and digital twins to improve efficiency of semiconductor research & development, design and manufacturing.

    Dr. Apte received his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering, and his Bachelor’s degree in Ceramic Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India. Dr. Apte also holds an Executive M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.

    Until June 2024, Dr. Apte served as Director of Strategic Initiatives at the University of California, Berkeley, where he built industry-academic partnerships to create intelligent technology solutions for challenging business and societal applications. Previously, Dr. Apte has worked with Texas Instruments Incorporated on cutting-edge research and technology development for semiconductors, with McKinsey & Company as their Global Semiconductor Business Expert, and with the Semiconductor Industry Association as Vice President of Technology. Dr. Apte has served on the Executive Boards of the Semiconductor Research Corporation, International SEMATECH, and the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors.

    Dr. Apte has over 50 publications and presentations in prestigious international journals, conferences, and institutions, including several Invited Papers. He has received the Norman Hackerman Young Author Award from the Electrochemical Society for Best Paper in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, and the Graduate Student Award from the Materials Research Society for Outstanding Research Performance. Dr. Apte also holds 2 U.S. Patents.

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