Ram Huggahalli
21 - 22 October 2025
Juniper Networks Aspiration Dome
Sunnyvale, California USA
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Ram Huggahalli
Microsoft | Cloud Infrastructure Architect
About the Speaker
Ram Huggahalli is a Principal Hardware Engineer in Microsoft’s Azure Hardware and Systems Infrastructure organization. As part of the Strategic Planning and Architecture function within this organization, he leads the Optical Technology Pathfinding team that is evaluating emerging optical technologies for AI and Cloud DC applications. Prior to this role, Ram was part of the Microsoft Cobalt processor team contributing to its I/O architecture. Ram also worked for Intel on many projects spanning memory, server networking and large scale HPC fabrics with contributions to Intel Xeon processors and Omni-Path Architecture. Ram holds 20 patents and a Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Management from the University of Missouri.