Martina Fogliato
CPU Staff Verification Engineer
ARM
ARM designs the components of processors. I ensure that the engineers verify that all of the code blocks are correct and that everything work as it is supposed to do. When they find a bug (something that does not work), I help the engineers communicate with the designers to find a solution and retest.
I love that my job needs creativity, inventiveness, and curiosity to be able to find all the possible flaws in the design. I love that it requires collaboration with engineers and designers when hunting for bugs and errors!
I start my typical work day with a good, Italian coffee. Then I sit at my desk and look at the emails, messages, and at all the tests we launched during the night to see if we managed to catch any new bug. During my lunch break, I like doing sport with my colleagues or playing something on the PlayStation. (I am a big Crash Bandicoot fan!) I usually spend the rest of the day coding and discussing with my team if we have a tough problem to solve.
I started at ARM as an intern right after university and was hired as an established employee in 2019. I am still in my first job and have been promoted to other roles since then. I am an electronic engineer and I live in the French Riviera. I earned my Bachelor's degree in Italy at Politecnico of Turin. Then I moved to France for a Double Degree Project in Smart Objects at Eurocom Graduate School and Research Center.
I still don't know what I want to do in the future! For sure, I would like to grow professionally and become very good at my job. I would also like to be able to cultivate all of my hobbies at the same time!
I am very eclectic and I like trying new things all the time! I do circus (aerial hoop is my great love) and yoga in my spare time. I also like surfing, paddle boarding, and longboarding. I like DIY projects, as well. ARM has given me the chance to volunteer in schools, which is something I love, and I dedicate many hours to that during the week.
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost It always reminds me of my journey as an engineer.