AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announces the appointment of Alan Smith as its newest Corporate Fellow, honoring his pivotal role in GPU architecture and AI computing. His leadership has propelled AMD’s success in HPC, science AI, and data‑center AI workloads.

Mark Papermaster, AMD’s executive vice president and chief technology officer, noted that Smith’s technical leadership was critical to achieving product success across HPC and AI for science. His appointment reflects depth of contribution and commitment to execution excellence and the engineering culture of innovation and collaboration.

With 15 engineers holding the Corporate Fellow title, AMD underscores its commitment to rewarding the most accomplished innovators. David Wang, senior vice president of GPU Technologies and Engineering, highlighted Smith’s role in advancing AMD Instinct GPU architecture and product development, driving technical innovation and positioning the company to meet the growing demands of AI at scale.

Smith said, “What has always motivated me is solving hard engineering problems and building the best technology that makes a real difference. I’m honored to be recognized as a Corporate Fellow and excited about what our teams will continue to accomplish together.”