diff --git a/flexible_validation.py b/flexible_validation.py
index 02707d1..ad2ca3e 100644
--- a/flexible_validation.py
+++ b/flexible_validation.py
@@ -230,8 +230,19 @@ def parse_profile_trace(self):
     def filter_profile_trace_events(self, trace_events, write_to_file: bool = False):
         filtered_events = []
         kernel_function_name = self.config.kernel_type.get_kernel().__name__
+        # Dynamically detect the TPU device pid from process_name metadata events
+        # This ensures compatibility across TPU generations (v4, v5e, etc.)
+        tpu_pid = None
         for event in trace_events:
-            if "pid" not in event.keys() or event['pid'] != 8:
+            if (event.get('ph') == 'M' and
+                event.get('name') == 'process_name' and
+                isinstance(event.get('args', {}).get('name', ''), str) and
+                'TPU' in event['args']['name']):
+                tpu_pid = event['pid']
+                break
+
+        for event in trace_events:
+            if "pid" not in event.keys() or event['pid'] != tpu_pid:
                 continue
 
             if "name" in event.keys() and (kernel_function_name in event['name'] or "jit_kernel" in event['name']) and "args" in event.keys():
diff --git a/trace_parser.py b/trace_parser.py
index 4290b1f..6c6fb35 100644
--- a/trace_parser.py
+++ b/trace_parser.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def parse_trace_csv(self):
             return None
             
         # Extract trace events
-        trace_events = trace_data.get('traceEvents', [])
+        trace_events = trace_data if isinstance(trace_data, list) else trace_data.get("traceEvents", [])
         if not trace_events:
             print("No trace events found in the data")
             return None