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Yves Ketemwabi Shamavu

Driven · Fulbright Scholar · PhD

About Me

Driven strategic leader with 10+ years at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, AI/ML systems, and large-scale program execution. Currently driving Azure's next-generation GPU interconnect platform, defining the foundational networking primitives that underpin the world's largest AI training clusters for customers including OpenAI and Microsoft AI.

Combines deep technical credibility (PhD in AI/ML, Fulbright Scholar, patent applicant) with proven ability to architect distributed systems, lead multi-year platform programs, and conduct original research.

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Experience

Feb 2024 - Present

Senior Technical Program Manager

Microsoft - Azure Specialized Compute (HPC/AI)

Own end-to-end development of a new Azure control-plane primitive enabling rack-scale GPU networking isolation over InfiniBand and NVLink for AI training clusters
Designed Azure API for GPU platform evolution: rack-by-rack scaling, deterministic node placement, and capacity reservation across 5,000+ GPU server clusters
Technical advisor and primary interface for Tier-0 customers (OpenAI, Microsoft AI, Black Forest Labs)
Drove root-cause investigation of production InfiniBand fabric issues using data-driven hypothesis testing
Responsible AI Champion: Led red teaming across 20+ Microsoft products, establishing safety standards for AI agents impacting billions of users
Mentored PMs on problem framing, hypothesis-driven execution, and technical decision-making

Jun 2022 - Jan 2024

Product Manager II

Microsoft - Azure Specialized Compute (HPC/AI)

Identified unmet customer needs through telemetry, competitive analysis, and stakeholder engagements
Translated insights into prioritized roadmaps driving measurable improvements in product engagement and satisfaction
Partnered with engineering and design to ship features across the Azure compute stack

Aug 2018 - Apr 2022

Graduate Research Assistant (PhD)

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Developed recurrent neural networks (RNNs) and dynamic Bayesian models for clinical decision support
Filed patent on medical AI application; published peer-reviewed research in biomedical informatics
Engineered ML training pipelines on HPC clusters (SLURM, MPI, CUDA)
Dissertation: trustworthy, clinical-grade AI

Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

Clinical Informatics Research Analyst

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Applied advanced analytics to clinical data; designed and built full-stack EHR systems
Published research on health record system enhancement

Dec 2012 - Jun 2015

Programme Manager

RET International

Led multi-site humanitarian program operations across multiple countries
Built M&E frameworks and database systems (C#, SQL) improving data accuracy and program outcomes

Oct 2011 - Jan 2013

Co-Founder & Engineer

Dynamic SKY

Sub-contracted for Vodacom on network/data engineering
Built applications (Java, C#) and managed internet services for university communities

Areas of Impact

AI/HPC Infrastructure at ScaleCross-Org Strategy & ExecutionML Research & Publications (PhD)GPU & InfiniBand Fabric ArchitecturePlatform API & Control Plane DesignCustomer-Facing Programs (Tier-0)Deep Learning & Neural NetworksResponsible AI & SafetyData-Driven Decision MakingDistributed Systems EngineeringTechnical Program LeadershipMentorship & Technical Influence

Technical Toolkit

InfiniBandNVLinkCUDAMPISLURMAzure ARM/CRP/NRP/ARGKubernetes (AKS)PyTorchTensorFlowRNNs/DNNsBayesian ModelsKQLPythonC#SQLJavaC/C++FlutterDart

Education

2018 - 2022

PhD in Biomedical Informatics

University of Nebraska Medical Center

AI, bioinformatics, deep learning, clinical informatics.

2015 - 2017

MSc in Management Information Systems

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Distributed systems, project management, software development.

2008 - 2011

BSc in Information Technology

Sikkim Manipal University

Web development, Java, Unix, Linux, C/C++, SQL.

Recognition & Service

2015 - 2018

Fulbright Scholar

U.S. Department of State Fulbright Foreign Student Program.

MLADS - Agents Conference & Proposal Reviewer

Microsoft Machine Learning, AI & Data Science Conference

Patent: Medical Application of AI Models

Filed patent on deep-learning-based clinical decision support.

Microsoft Change Agent: AI Policy Advisor

SC25 Supercomputing Conference - Poster Committee

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Biomedical Informatics

Peer-reviewed publications in biomedical informatics.

Apps in Development

IoT & Robotics Simulator

Design, simulate, and test IoT device networks and robotic systems in a virtual environment.