Steve Halter

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About Steve Halter

Like all engineers, I like solving problems and designing solutions. And as my career, experience, and knowledge have grown, I've had the opportunity to tackle larger, more complex,"system-level" problems. One of the best parts is it has always involved learning about and developing new technologies, use-cases, and applications. I have designed and architected state-of-the-art mobile SoCs at Qualcomm for the vast majority of my career, and the challenge of integrating ever increasing levels of functionality & computing power in a given power and cost profile has provided a never-ending set of challenges. My goal has always been to develop robust, scalable, and holistic solutions - elegant solutions which fit together seamlessly and are architecturally consistent. One of the best parts of the job has been exposure to a very wide range of technologies - always cool to learn new stuff.I'm not a big fan of inspirational quotes but Steve Jobs'"Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple." resonates. Complexity grows organically and unintentionally when solutions are hacked together. making them un-managable and un-scalable.Currently I have been spending a lot of time on security issues involving Trust in the context of mobile SoCs. How do we establish and maintain a secure root-of-trust in our increasing complex hardware and software? How do we protect IP and what is worth protecting? Who is trusted? Who are the attackers? The same entity is often an ally in one scenario and an attacker in another. What is the right balance of cost v. security? It's good stuff.Trying to find more time to learn more about deep learning - enjoying all of Dr. Ng's online courses. Every engineer should be watching.