Aman Desai

Now

A short snapshot of what I'm focused on right now. I update this every month or so.

Last updated May 1, 2026

Working on

  • Working at ChipAgents on ML for EDA and hardware design, including PPA estimation work. I am keeping the details high level for now.
  • Continuing Tapir through UCSB Arch Lab, focused on EQSAT-style methods for hardware and architecture research.
  • Working on baby-gpu as an active side project: a tiny SystemVerilog GPU-like core.
  • Writing shorter notes and keeping project pages only when they are still useful.

Reading

  • Papers and notes around ML for EDA and hardware design automation.
  • Patterson & Hennessy's quantitative architecture book for architecture background.

Thinking about

  • How to describe current research clearly without sharing work that is not public yet.
  • How to keep this site closer to an academic notebook than a portfolio page.