Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kim Hazelwood

Senior Director of AI Research and Engineering, Meta

A globally recognized leader in AI infrastructure and AI systems research, Dr. Hazelwood's 25-year career has included stints as a tenured associate professor of computer science at the University of Virginia, as well as technical and executive leadership roles at Google, Yahoo, and Meta (Facebook). Over the course of her career, her technical focus has evolved from computer systems and architectures to artificial intelligence applications, infrastructure, and research. She has served as a contributor to a number of efforts with broad research community impact, including the Pin Dynamic Binary Instrumentation tool, the Google Tensor Processing Unit, and the Facebook AI Research Supercluster.

Dr. Hazelwood is the recipient of the 2025 Top 100 Women in AI Award, the MIT Technology Review Top 35 Innovators Under 35 Award, the ACM SIGPLAN 10-Year Test of Time Award, the Anita Borg Early Career Award, and an NSF Career Award. She has published more than 70 peer-reviewed research papers and books, and regularly delivers keynote addresses at major academic and industry AI conferences. She has served on advisory boards for the Computing Research Association, MIT SystemsThatLearn, EPFL EcoCloud, Empire AI, and UCLA Bruin AI. She holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Clemson University, an MS in Computer Engineering from NC State University, and a PhD in Computer Science from Harvard University.

Neil Sood

Class of 2026

Neil Sood is a 21 year old student originally from Rochester, New York. He’s a dual major in Electrical and Computer Engineering and plans to return to obtain his Masters in Computer Engineering through the Accelerated Bachelors Masters program. During his time at NC State, he has served as an Engineering Ambassador, ECE Ambassador, and teaching assistant for the introduction to engineering courses. In his free time he enjoys music and staying active.