Dr. Ardalan Najafi is a Senior AI/ML Processor Architect at NXP Semiconductors and a guest lecturer at the University of Bremen. He received his Ph.D. from University of Bremen in January 2021, where his research focused on approximate computing. He continued as a postdoctoral researcher at the same institution before joining NXP Semiconductors. His research interests include AI/ML, low-power digital design, approximate computing, and computer architecture.