David A. Patterson is a trailblazing computer scientist recognized for his major contributions to computer architecture, especially as a co-developer of Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC), which transformed processor design. He has co-authored several books, including the influential “Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach.”
David holds the title of UC Berkeley Pardee professor emeritus, has served as a Google distinguished engineer since 2016, is the RIOS Laboratory Director, and the RISC-V International Vice-Chair.
In 2017, he received the Turing Award alongside John L. Hennessy for “pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with a lasting impact on the microprocessor industry.”
In this episode, he joins Kevin Ball to discuss his life and career. Kevin Ball, or KBall, is the vice president of engineering at Mento and an independent coach for engineers and engineering leaders. He co-founded and served as CTO for two companies, founded the San Diego JavaScript meetup, and organizes the AI inaction discussion group through Latent Space.
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