Amelia's Weekly Fish Fry

In this week’s podcast, we're diving deep into the frontier of artificial intelligence and exploring how mimicking the human brain could hold the key to ultra-low-power, highly efficient computing at the edge. My guest is Sean Hehir, CEO of BrainChip. Sean and I explore their groundbreaking Akida neuromorphic processor and how BrainChip's event-based approach processes data only when meaningful changes occur—shifting away from traditional, power-hungry accelerators and paving the way for the future of always-on smart technology. 

To celebrate the 700th episode of Amelia’s Weekly Fish Fry, we’re diving big into the world of microscopic tech! Tune in to discover light-powered microbots capable of hunting down bacteria, innovative memristors combining synthetic DNA and semiconductor technology for ultra-low-power computing, and breakthrough nanolasers that promise to halve energy consumption in next-generation processors. 

My podcast guest this week is VectorWave CTO and Founder, Dr. Ron Davis. Ron and I discuss the details of VectorWave’s neuromorphic analog compute platform, how it differs from traditional digital processing, and what it really means to build AI-native connectivity rather than simply adding AI features onto existing wireless systems. We also talk about the challenge of getting more bandwidth out of an increasingly crowded spectrum while consuming less power, and look ahead to where this technology could have the biggest impact. 

My podcast guest this week is a powerhouse of the semiconductor industry: Ramune Nagisetty. Ramune, best known for developing the chiplet-based system-in-package architecture concept, joins me this week to discuss her foundational work on chiplet-based system-in-package architectures, the current reality of chiplet interoperability, and the role of artificial intelligence in semiconductor design and manufacturing. We also chat about her leadership at PDF Solutions and her music career in my hometown of Portland, Oregon.

My podcast guest this week Alex Ksendzovsky, co-founder of The Biological Computing Co. Alex and his team are doing something that sounds straight out of science fiction: they’re extracting computational principles from living neurons and translating them into software that runs on standard silicon. Alex and I chat about The Biological Computing Co. is bridging the gap between biological tissue and GPU-accelerated algorithms, explore how this approach is making foundational models faster and more efficient and where Alex sees this ground breaking technology headed in the future.

My podcast guest this week is David Jedynak, Vice President of Strategic Planning at Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions. David and I chat about the complexities of "New Defense" innovation and what founders must understand about translating tech to the tactical environment. We also examine the similarities and differences between the defense sector and the tech industry at large and what investors need to think about when they are navigating the notorious "Valley of Death”. 

This week we’re diving into a challenge that’s becoming increasingly important: how do we make sure our engineering workflows, software, data, and AI can all work together reliably? My guest is Jonathan Wright, Chief Technologist at Keysight. Jonathan and I chat about the industry’s shift toward multi-physics and application-specific workflows and how that evolution is changing the way engineering teams tackle system complexity. We also explore the biggest 'hidden' risks engineering teams face today and delve into that "AI Assurance" void that is slipping under the radar of so many engineering teams today.

In this week's podcast, we're talking about a problem that is increasingly difficult to ignore: wildfires and extreme weather. My guest is Indran "Indy" Ratnathicam, Chief Growth Officer from Technosylva, a company whose tagline says it all: “We fight fire and extreme weather with science.” Indy and I chat about about Technosylva's dedicated wildfire supercomputing system, how AI fits into the architecture, what kinds of high-resolution data are required to model fire behavior, and why hyper-local modeling is so important when a wildfire is involved.

My podcast guest this week is Jason Ghidella, Sr. Principal Technologist at MathWorks. Jason and I discuss what breaks when you try to use agentic AI in complex engineering systems, where today’s agentic AI tools tend to fall short for engineering teams, and why AI must integrate with simulation, verification, and deterministic tools to produce repeatable, traceable evidence.

My podcast guest this week is Dr. Maha Achour, CEO and Founder of Kodamai. Maha and I chat about the shifting landscape of AI and how we can move beyond cloud and centralized data centers to a more distributed, agentic future. We discuss why governance must 'travel' with AI agents, what it means for trust to be architectural rather than procedural, and how Kodamai’s 'math-first' approach is helping engineers build verified, auditable AI systems that can thrive in the real world.