CTO Office - RAS Director

Jyotika is a RAS Director in the CTO office at Synopsys, leading dependable AI research, pathfinding and architectures for in-field silicon health use cases including automotive and data centers. Prior to Synopsys, she held Principal Engineer and Lead Technologist roles at Intel Corporation and NVIDIA, leading corporate-wide RAS and Functional Safety architectures across application domains. She served as the 2024 President of the IEEE Computer Society, overseeing global IEEE-CS programs and operations. She is currently a candidate for the 2026 IEEE Division VIII Director-Elect position. Jyotika leads and influences several international standardization initiatives in the area of dependable technologies across Standards Development Organizations. As the chair of the IEEE P2851 WG, she led the development of the IEEE 2851-2023 standard on Functional Safety Data Format for Interoperability and continues to lead the development of the derivative standards. She also serves as the standards column editor of IEEE Computer Society’s flagship magazine - Computer, as well as guest editor of the magazine’s Technology Predictions issue. Jyotika is a Professional Member of the IEEE Honor Society (Eta Chapter of the Board of Governors). For her leadership in international safety standardization, she was awarded the 2023 IEEE SA Standards Medallion. And for her leadership in service, she received the IEEE Computer Society Golden Core recognition in 2022. In 2024, Jyotika was awarded the IEEE Women in Technology and Leadership Award for outstanding contributions to engineering and technology, the empowerment of diverse populations and the advancement of women in STEM. She is the IEEE CS representative to IEEE CEDA and the AI Policy Committee. She is an honorary member of the Pune International Center as well as on the Board of Studies for the Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology at VJTI, Mumbai. Jyotika is also recognized as a Distinguished Alumna of her alma mater. She has authored patents and many technical publications in various international conferences and journals. Jyotika has also pioneered and co-founded international IEEE conferences in the field of dependable technologies for automotive and data centers, including IEEE RAS Summits. She is also the General Chair of the 2025-2026 IEEE Women In Engineering International Leadership Conference.

Director - Technical Standards Group

Andrew Dellow is a Director in the technical standards group at Qualcomm and chair of the Security Horizontal Committee at RISC-V International. With 25 years' experience in system on chip security starting with the original development of robust Set Top Box SoCs for Pay TV, he is a former Chief Security Architect at HiSilicon Technologies, Distinguished Engineer and Technical Director at Broadcom Corp, and Security Architect at STMicroelectronics. His passion is driving secure architectures and implementations, holding more than 30 patents in the area of SoC security.

Senior Data Systems Engineer

Dr. Gianluca Furano is a Senior Data Systems Engineer at the European Space Agency's Data Systems Division. He spearheads research and development activities, with a significant focus on the integration of on-board artificial intelligence for space-grade microprocessors, avionics systems crucial for safety-critical operations, and advanced data communication protocols. His pioneering work has directly influenced the design and implementation of numerous successful space systems. Dr. Furano is a recognized leading expert in the application of RISC-V in mission-critical and safety-critical systems and has authored or co-authored over 100 influential publications in the field.