Nishant Singh

Lunar Lake (LNL) Intel DG1/DG2 (Discrete Graphics Solutions)

• Graphics Validation Leadership: Created comprehensive test plans for graphics validation and drove end-to-end validation for the graphics domain on Lunar Lake.
  Defined theme-based graphics validation plans in collaboration with the CSLP team to minimize customer escapes.
  Regularly reviewed and updated test plans to align with evolving benchmarks and the graphics ecosystem.
  
• Post-Silicon Validation & Debugging: Actively worked during the Power and Post-Power-On phases of Lunar Lake.
  Debugged critical graphics issues, including TDRs, BSODs, and DX12 Ultimate benchmark compatibility for the LNL 16 GB variant.
  Reported one hardware-level bug and two unique defects, alongside multiple performance-related issues in LNL graphics.
  Participated in the next-gen power-on phase, reported a critical silicon issue, and highlighted its system-wide impact.
  
• Feature Enablement & Optimization: Intercepted and validated new Trinity11 driver flow and features like TrinityGL and RT on Vulkan.
  Enabled Connected Standby on the LNL + NVIDIA platform.
  Defined test plans for 8K media encoding/decoding and provided early data points for Mufasa cache optimization to improve system virtualization performance.
  Drove test case optimization for graphics domain validation, reducing costs and enhancing efficiency.
  
• Collaborative Leadership: Ran taskforce to resolve critical showstopper issues and unblock release milestones.
  Worked closely with developers, reporting debug summaries, and ensuring milestone alignment.
  
• Graphics Domain Leadership: Led the graphics domain for Intel's first discrete graphics solutions: Intel Iris Xe Max and Intel ARC GPUs.
  Developed system integration plans and test content for Intel architecture-based platforms supporting graphics features.
  Defined and validated hardware/software features in collaboration with domain experts.
  
• Debugging & Triage: Conducted system-level triage and debug for graphics-related issues, including initial analysis for logs and ingredient-level debugging.
  Provided detailed debug summaries, enabling resolution of blocker issues by working closely with Driver Development, VPG, Display, and SV teams.
  
• Feature Enablement: Enabled critical features, including Display Shift and HDMI 2.1 for DG2.
  Delivered seamless hardware and software integration for media, 3D graphics pipelines, and display technologies such as eDP, DP, and HDMI.
  
• Recognitions & Achievements:
  Awarded Division Recognition Awards (DRA) for: Remote Setup Enablement during the pandemic.
  Workstation GPU validation planning.
  Successful release of Intel’s first dGPU (Xe Max).
  Contributions to the Lunar Lake release.
  Received peer and stakeholder recognition for successful releases across multiple milestones.
  

• Company Overview: NVIDIA WMI (NVWMI) is a graphics and display management and control technology that interfaces to Microsoft's Windows Management Instrumentation infrastructure, specific to NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs)
• Testing the NVWMI features on upcoming Nvidia GPU drivers for Windows, Ubuntu and RHEL platforms
• Executing the manual & automated test cases and reporting bugs with proper details and assisting developers in isolating the root cause of it
• Test planning the NVWMI testcase for the short lived and long-lived branch driver releases
• Carrying one meetings with the stake holders and providing feedback on test planning and we can optimize them
• Optimizing and updating the test case template for NVWMI feature and performing auditing on unutilized test case templates
• Sending daily reports to Nvidia workstation QA team for automated test case review logs
• Successfully managed a team of 5 members for past two releases
• Carried out VR testing for Autodesk line of workstation software's for some upcoming VR headsets company like Acer and Microsoft
• Working on IBM Power 9 server along with Nvidia Tesla GPU developed test cases from scratch and tested them
• NVIDIA WMI (NVWMI) is a graphics and display management and control technology that interfaces to Microsoft's Windows Management Instrumentation infrastructure, specific to NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs)

• Company Overview: POWER8 is a family of superscalar symmetric multiprocessors based on the Power Architecture, and introduced in August 2013 at the Hot Chips conference
• Testing the Nvidia GPU drivers on Power 8 Servers for Ubuntu and RHEL platforms
• Building new applications from source code obtained from open-source community
• Understanding the various HPC applications and authoring test cases for it
• Active member of test planning team
• Approached various open-source community for better understanding of the application on Power 8 architecture
• Testing the HPC applications along different Nvidia drivers installed and using various GPU related features applied like FSAA, Shader Cache, Application profile etc
• Comparing the application behavior and performance with Intel x86_64-bit architecture
• POWER8 is a family of superscalar symmetric multiprocessors based on the Power Architecture, and introduced in August 2013 at the Hot Chips conference

• Company Overview: AMD Radeon Software delivers a full software solution for PC operating systems including Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 and Linux and supports AMD APUs and AMD Radeon graphics for desktops and notebook PCs
• Carried out the smoke test for AMD Catalyst 15.1 and 15.2 driver release
• Main priority was to test whether all the basic features of the Catalyst Control Centre are operational
• Validation of newly introduced Display Technology
• Validation of the performance optimization as compared to the previous drivers
• Understanding the OS new features and Creation of new test-cases
• Prioritizing test-cases to ensure that maximum system configurations can be covered in test plan
• Running, executing and validating new Windows 10 enabled features on AMD GPU, CPU @ APU
• Analysis and execution different SRT (System Robustness Testing) and Performance testing
• Was an active part of validation team for newly introduced driver feature called FRTC (Frame Rate Timing Control)
• AMD Radeon Software delivers a full software solution for PC operating systems including Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 and Linux and supports AMD APUs and AMD Radeon graphics for desktops and notebook PCs

• Company Overview: Ubisoft is the third-largest independent publisher of video games worldwide
• UBISOFT Entertainment S.A's worldwide presence includes 29 studios in 19 countries
• Located and wrote bugs pertaining to U Play functionality, performance, crashes, exploits, challenge, and overall entertainment level
• Carried out the testing of Ubisoft, game portal software U Play
• Functional and integration testing for the Crew and its mobile companion app
• Created test passes using Excel and proprietary software
• Participated in play-tests and provided qualitative feedback and Suggestions through group meetings and email
• Ubisoft is the third-largest independent publisher of video games worldwide
• UBISOFT Entertainment S.A's worldwide presence includes 29 studios in 19 countries

• Company Overview: GlobalStep is a premier technology services firm dedicated to the success of its clients
• It provides customers Software Development, QA, Process Management, and Staffing Solutions
• Performed Functional (Smoke, System, Regression, User Acceptance) and Nonfunctional (Compatibility, UI) Testing's
• Executed Test Cases using Zephyr (JIRA Product)
• Experience in creating and executing Manual test cases
• GlobalStep is a premier technology services firm dedicated to the success of its clients
• It provides customers Software Development, QA, Process Management, and Staffing Solutions