About Us
Simulectics Radio is a premier digital broadcast platform dedicated to the rigorous exploration of the systems, structures, and philosophies shaping the 21st century. Our Computing series examines the layers of abstraction from silicon to software, exploring how logic actually functions beneath the interface. We facilitate deep-dive dialogues with systems architects, chip designers, and compiler researchers who push the boundaries of machine capability. By analyzing physical constraints like transistor scaling and the theoretical trade-offs in distributed systems, we ground technical discourse in engineering reality. Our programming moves past superficial trends to investigate the fundamental principles of data storage, memory hierarchy, and algorithmic efficiency, providing listeners with a thorough understanding of the computational reality defining our modern world.
Hosts
Dr. Sam Dietrich
A former semiconductor process engineer at Intel, Dietrich spent fifteen years in fab optimization before transitioning to systems architecture consulting. He holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering with a focus on processor microarchitecture and has published extensively on the physics of transistor scaling. He approaches computing from the bottom up, always grounding discussions in physical constraints.
Kara Rousseau
Rousseau is a former distributed systems engineer who worked on large-scale infrastructure at Google and later led compiler optimization teams. She transitioned to technical writing and research, focusing on the conceptual models underlying modern computing. She thinks about computation as abstraction management—how we build reliable systems from unreliable components through layers of careful design.