PROFESSIONAL

Work experience

Senior Software Engineer, Cisco Systems, Inc.

San Jose, CA

May 2017 – Present

Data Science Intern, DataRobot, Inc.

Boston, MA

July 2014 – August 2014

Researcher - R&D, TCS Innovation Labs.

Bangalore, India

September 2009 – August 2010

Languages

Python

GoLang

MATLAB

Skills

LXC/Docker

Embedded Systems

mmWave, 802.11X, BLE

Deep Learning

Education

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University.

Boston, MA | 2017

Thesis: Link layer Designs for Short-range Wireless Access Spanning ISM to mmWave Bands

M.Sc.(Engg.), Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science.

Bangalore, India | 2009

Thesis: A Low-Complexity Algorithm for Intrusion Detection in a PIR-Based Wireless Sensor Network

B.E., Electronics and Communication, Anna University.

Chennai, India | 2007

Award of Distinction

Awards

Popular Choice Award - EN Hackathon 2021
IEEE Senior Member (Feb 2021).
Exemplary Reviewer 2017 from the Editorial Board, IEEE Communication Letters.
Certificate of Excellence from Communications and Digital Signal Processing Center for Research and Graduate Studies, Northeastern University, 23rd Annual Research Workshop, April 3rd, 2012.
Won the Best Paper/Demo Award in WISARD 2010, a workshop at the 2nd International Conference on COMmunication Systems and NETworkS (COMSNETS 2010), Bangalore, India.
GATE Scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, Aug 2007 - July 2009.

Teaching

Prepared and delivered lectures, graded homework, proctored and graded exams, instructed lab sessions, held TA office hours and provided written feedback on students’ performances.

I enjoyed being a teaching assistant for the following electrical engineering courses:

EECE7310 - Modern Signal Processing with Prof. Hanoch Lev-Ari
ECE4572 - Communication Systems Engineering with Prof. Milica Stajanovic
EECE2411 & EECE2211 - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering Lab

Professional Activities

Reviewed papers in the following scientific journals and conferences:

IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM 2017)
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT)
IEEE Access
IEEE Communications Letters
Reviewer of International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC 2015)
Recognized Reviewer - Computer Communications (Elsevier)

Additional Information

IEEE Membership, IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Membership
Ham Radio enthusiast (Call Sign: KC1DTC)