In this episode, I talk with Rob Alford, a Navy Nuclear Power veteran, mechanical engineer, and MBA graduate. Rob shares his journey from operating nuclear reactors in the Navy to leading mission operations and Navy programs at HavocAI, a defense tech company developing autonomous maritime systems.

We discuss what it’s like to work in high-stakes engineering environments, how leadership and systems thinking intersect, and what young engineers can learn from defense innovation.

In this episode of Bits and Bolt, Krish talks with Ayo Adebisi, a software engineer whose journey started in chemical engineering before moving into roles at American Express, Amazon, Toast, and now ChargeUp.ai. Ayo shares what it’s like to transition from Big Tech to startups, how AI is really used in business, and the often-overlooked parts of the software lifecycle. He also offers advice for students and early engineers who want to build a future in tech.

What if our computers could think more like our brains? In this episode, we delve into the world of neuromorphic computing, a revolutionary approach to hardware and chip design that mimics the functioning of neurons and synapses.

We’ll break down how this brain-inspired tech actually functions, the engineering challenges behind building spiking neural networks in silicon, and why companies like Intel are leading the way with chips like Loihi 2.

Whether you’re into electrical engineering, computer architecture, or just want to know what’s next for AI hardware beyond GPUs, this episode is for you.

In this episode, I speak with software engineer Satish Kowkuntla about his journey from mechanical engineering to software. Then we dive into NVIDIA’s latest chip advancements, Blackwell and Rubin, and what they mean for the future of AI and computing.