👋 Say Hello – Introduce Yourself to the Axelera AI Community

I might as well kick this off 😃

I’m Spanner (my real name and a boring story), and I’m the community manager here at Axelera AI, so I’ll be getting to know everyone on here pretty well.

I’m based in the UK, and if you need help with anything Axelera related, you can always come to me. I’ll be on this community all day and watching everything, so just make a post and @mention me any time you need something.

Especially in terms of customising the Axelera AI community. This is still early days, so lots of improvements and upgrades we can make, so let me know all your ideas.

Okay, who’s next?!

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Hi Folks,

Since we don’t want Spanner to become ‘Spammer’, I figured I’d throw something on here!

I’m Steven, a solutions expert at Axelera AI. I mainly take responsibility of setting up demos for shows, finding new applications for our products, and helping customers/the community with their applications. You may (have) also see(n) me at shows, where I help promoting our amazing products.

Like Spanner, I will be keeping an eye on our community and lend a hand where possible.

Next, I hand the baton to Jaydeep!

Really fighting the urge not to change my username to Spammer now 😆

Hi Everyone,

I am Ali Semih Camkerten. I am currently doing my PhD at University of Tuebingen, focusing on open source law and AI. I am really interested in IP issues related to chips and hardware used in AI. I also have a boutique consultancy with a friend of mine.

Looking forward to connect with everyone!

Law and AI! That’s going to become an increasingly fascinating combination in the future! I mean, I imagine it is right now, but that’s going to make for a really amazing career 😃

Welcome to Axelera, ​@Semih_ ✊

Hi everyone,

I'm Jaydeep, a Field Application Engineer at Axelera AI. In my role, I support customers in bringing up their AI applications on Axelera’s hardware platforms. My passion for building power-efficient AI solutions is what drew me to this exciting field.

Through this community, I hope to connect with fellow Edge AI enthusiasts, inspire innovative projects, and explore new hardware platforms that can integrate with Axelera chips. Looking forward to sharing ideas, learning from each other, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible at the edge!

Hello everyone, I am Sandro Pignataro and I work with people, innovation, and orchestration - both of processes and people. I firmly believe in the values of digital sovereignty and in the possibility of creating value outside mainstream vendors. I believe in the integration of infrastructure, systems, data, business intelligence, and then AI to create value, thought, and innovation. If you want to collaborate and orchestrate your dream, don't hesitate to contact me. We have offices and partners in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Africa.

Welcome aboard ​@Pigna! What are you working on currently, in terms of any AI projects?

Hi 👋 I’m Tasker

I’m not a Nigerian Prince 🤴—just a regular Nigerian young adult trying to break into the international scene.

I graduated in 2024 from Covenant University with a degree in Information and Communication Engineering. I got really into AI/ML during the whole ChatGPT boom (it was also the topic of my undergrad thesis). Since then, I’ve been bouncing around Coursera—finishing some courses, getting halfway through others.

My main challenge has been that while I’ve done a few software and research-based projects, I haven’t really touched hardware or edge-related stuff. That’s why, when I saw the Axelera ad and now this community, it just felt right. 😳

Hi there ​@Cherryland120, welcome on board! Sounds like you found your way into AI at just the right time. Great to have you here with us during the embryonic days!

And you’re a prince as far as we’re concerned 😄

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Hello everyone, 

I am Shashi, Co-Founder and CTO of DeGirum, a SW company focused on simplifying edge AI development. Our PySDK makes application development with different AI accelerators easy by providing a unified abstraction that works with multiple hardware options using simple APIs. We just finished integrating Axelera to PySDK and are very excited about the various applications it can enable. We also have DeGirum AI Hub that provides remote access to multiple HW options as well as ready-to-use models for different use cases. Soon, we will add a cloud compiler for Axelera to help users compile models in a single click.

Looking forward to being a part of the community and help users get started quickly.

That’s awesome, great work ​@shashi.chilappagari! Keep us posted on how that’s going over at DeGirum, and with the cloud compiler! Welcome to the team!

Hi everyone!

My name is Alex and I lead the Customer Enablement team at DeGirum. My mission is to amplify success for all users who are interested in edge AI and make support more accessible.

I have over a decade of experience in marketing and community management—and I have to say, ​@Spanner, you’re one of the best community managers I’ve seen! Kudos for creating such a warm and vibrant community. 👏

We just launched the Axelera AI inference console on the DeGirum AI Hub and our team is excited to begin supporting this community’s users. I can’t wait to get more involved and get to know the team. Thanks for having me!

Hi there ​@alexandra, great to have you here along with the rest of Team DeGirum! Love the work you guys are doing - very cool 😎

Glad you like what we’ve built so far, too 🙂 Still early days, but the AI future’s looking very bright!

😂

Hi 

I am Anil Patel ( akrund) , I worked at Intel for 28 years, focused on DC and storage infrastructure technical sales and enablement. as We were working on a project with customer for enabling inferencing solution, we were looking for low power inferencing cards ( our own wasn’t a good fit). So while researching I came across Axelera Solution, Looks interesting and very much in range.

I have worked with Intel for 28 years and have seen many transitions but this one is significant and specially at edge AI, which will create array/armies of Intelligent machines and productivity level they will generate, will look for more updates on Axelera.. 

Thank you.   

Hello everyone,

My name is Darmen Ilyas, and I’m passionate about AI accelerators. That interest led me to write my master’s thesis on Tightly Coupled Accelerators for the VeeR EH1 core. I’m currently in the EMM Nano master’s program, where I took the same computer architecture courses at KU Leuven as Axelera’s CEO once did.

The professor who taught that course inspired me to pursue a career in computer architecture design. That’s why I joined a startup in Dresden focused on NPUs for autonomous driving.

It’s exciting to see companies like Axelera AI leading the way with innovative solutions for Edge AI. I’d be thrilled to join your team one day as a hardware engineer.

Best regards,
Darmen Ilyas

My name is Tino (birth name Clemente Giorio), and I’ve been passionate about technology since I was a kid. Over the past few years, my main focus has been exploring how AI can be applied in sports, a field I find incredibly exciting and full of potential.

I’m thrilled to join this community and even more excited about the opportunity to experiment with Axelera accelerators, which I believe can open up amazing possibilities for AI-driven solutions.

Looking forward to learning, sharing ideas, and connecting with all of you!

Great to have you here ​@Tinux !

Hello everyone! My name is Jaime Andrés Rincón Arango, and I'm very happy to join the Axelera AI community. I’m a lecturer and researcher at the University of Burgos (Spain), where I work at the intersection of robotics, edge AI, IoT systems, and intelligent healthcare technologies.

My background spans biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, and robotics development, and I’m particularly passionate about creating solutions that combine efficient deep learning, real-time embedded inference, and multi-sensor systems for practical applications.

Some of my current projects include:

• 🤖 Development of robotic manipulation systems using ACT-based models, multimodal learning, and real-time control pipelines.

• 📡 Edge-AI architectures for biosignal monitoring (ECG, PPG, GSR) using low-power devices like ESP32 and Nordic boards.

• 🌐 Integration of federated learning with distributed agents and IoT nodes for collaborative model training.

• 🏥 AI-driven systems for health monitoring, combining wearable sensors, ML models, and next-generation communication frameworks.

I’m excited to learn from the community and explore how Axelera’s powerful edge-AI hardware and software ecosystem can enhance my work in robotics, real-time perception, and eHealth monitoring.

Looking forward to connecting with all of you! 🚀🤖✨

Great to have you here ​@Jarain78 ! Robotics is just insanely exciting right now, so the work you’re doing must be awesome! I mean, it’s all exciting, but robotics especially 😆

I watched that XPENG android demo about a dozen times the other day...

Hi everyone!

My name is Andy, I’m based in Luxembourg and currently working in the social media field. My background is in Technical Computer Science, although my studies are on hold due to health reasons. During my recovery I met many people who were dealing with far more difficult situations than my own, and that completely changed my perspective. It sparked a strong desire in me to build something that genuinely helps others.

This led to the idea of starting a non-profit organisation in the Benelux region focused on improving accessibility for people with disabilities, especially individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or deaf-mute. My goal is to develop solutions that combine vision and audio systems to help them navigate, communicate, and interact more independently.

My current prototype runs on a Jetson Orin NX, but it simply can’t deliver the performance needed for my vision. When I discovered Axelera’s products, something clicked. The performance-per-watt, the edge-first approach, the local processing!! Everything aligned perfectly with what I want to build. For the first time, the technical bottleneck didn’t feel like a wall but like something solvable. I can’t wait to get my hands on the Metis M.2 Max.

I’m excited to join this community, learn from all of you, and hopefully share meaningful progress as I continue developing this project. The posts and discussions I’ve already read here have been incredibly inspiring.

Looking forward to connecting with you all!

Andy / riQchet

Welcome to the big show, ​@riQchet ! Great to have you here, and that’s an awesome project to be working on. So many real-world applications for a system like that! Definitely keep us posted on your progress with that!