Kevin Lawton

Kevin Lawton is a performance visualization engineer and a Member of Technical Staff at Cerebras Systems, where he worked from February 2020 to August 2022. His role involved performance and simulation teams focusing on simulator performance, verification, and performance tooling, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence and microprocessor simulation.

Professional Background

• Current Position: Performance visualization engineer at EnCharge AI (since October 2022).
• Previous Experience:
  • Cerebras Systems: Member of Technical Staff (Feb 2020 - Aug 2022), responsible for simulator performance and verification, AI kernel instrumentation, and pipeline visualization tooling.
  • SiMa.ai: Member of Technical Staff (Oct 2019 - Jan 2020), focused on simulation.
  • Soft Machines: Architecture/Lead Software Performance (Sept 2011 - Sept 2016), where he contributed to microprocessor design and performance analysis tools.
  • Montalvo Systems: Senior Simulation Engineer (May 2004 - Aug 2006), leading the software team for a high-performance x86 compatible processor.

Skills and Expertise

Kevin has expertise in various areas including:

• Performance visualization using JavaScript and HTML.
• Simulation performance optimization, microprocessor simulation, and performance modeling.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Python, C++, and assembly.

He is also an open-source author and speaker, with a long history of working with Linux and different microarchitecture designs, including x86, ARM, and RISC-V architectures.12