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Instructor

Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham

Arun Kumar Chair Professor
EE Department
IIT Kanpur
Qualcomm Innovation Fellow (2018-2019, 2022-2023)
PK Kelkar Fellow (2012-2015, 2015-2018)

Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering department at IIT Kanpur, where he holds the Arun Kumar Chair Professorship. He received his Bachelors degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, San Diego, U.S.A. From April '07 to May '09 he was employed as a senior wireless systems engineer at Qualcomm, San Diego, California, where he was a part of the Qualcomm CDMA technologies (QCT) division. His research interests are in the area of next generation wireless networks and machine learning, with a special emphasis on signal processing, AI/ ML applications in various 5G/ 6G technologies.

His research articles have been published extensively in leading international IEEE journals and conferences. He has successfully conducted several Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and cutting-edge Schools on various topics such as MIMO OFDM Wireless Systems, Probability and Random Processes, Signals and Systems, Principles of Communication Systems, Optimization, Machine Learning, which have been widely attended and appreciated. He has been recognized with several awards described below.

List of Awards of Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham

  • CAL(IT)2 fellowship at the University of California San Diego
  • Upendra Patel Achievement Award at Qualcomm
  • P.K. Kelkar Young Faculty Research Fellowship-I (2012-2015)
  • P.K. Kelkar Young Faculty Research Fellowship-I (2015-2018)
  • Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (QInF)-2018
  • Arun Kumar Chair (2019-2022, 2022-Present)
  • IITK Excellence in Teaching Award (2019)
  • IITK Excellence in Teaching Award (2019)
  • IITK Distinguished Teacher Award (2024)

Prof. Suraj Srivastava

Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Ex Qualcomm, Samsung, Broadcom
Qualcomm Innovation Fellow (2018-2019, 2022-2023)
INAE Young Associateship 2024
Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (ANRF PM-ECRG, 2025)

Prof. Suraj Srivastava received the M.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, in 2022. He was previously employed as a Staff-I systems design engineer with Broadcom Research India, and as a lead engineer with Samsung Research India. He also worked as a senior lead engineer in Qualcomm India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, from October 2022 to November 2023. His research interests include applications of Sparse Signal Processing in 5G Wireless Systems, mmWave and Tera-Hertz Communication, Optimization and Machine Learning. He was awarded Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships (QIF) in years 2018 and 2022. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. He has been honoured with the prestigious INAE Young Associateship 2024 in recognition to his outstanding contributions in Wireless Communications. For more details please visit https://sites.google.com/iitj.ac.in/profsurajsrivastava/home

Distinguished Guest Speaker

Ratnakar Rayavarapu

Vice President
Mobile Communication R&D,
Samsung Research India(Bangalore)

Ratnakar Rayavarapu is Vice-President, at Samsung Research Bangalore. As Head of Beyond 5G R&D, he is responsible for engineering the cellular connectivity, advanced 5G features in Samsung smart devices and conducting pre-standards research for the future wireless systems. He has over 25 years of experience in the mobile communications industry, and specializes in wireless and internet protocols.
Ratnakar played a key role in the early launch of Samsung's 5G devices in world-wide markets. He is a Senior Member, IEEE and has 30+ International patent grants. His current areas of interest include AI-in-Wireless and Next generation communication networks. Ratnakar holds a Master's degree in Telecommunication Systems Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur. He is a TEDx speaker and has delivered several invited talks and podcasts on technological advances.
To connect, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/ratnakar-rayavarapu/




Pavan Kaivaram

Director of Engineering in Qualcomm Inc

Pavan Kaivaram is a technology leader with over 20 years of experience in wireless communications spanning the evolution from 3G to 6G technologies. He holds masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University and bachelors degree from IIT Madras. He holds 63 patents and is currently serving as Director of Engineering in Qualcomm Inc, focussing on advancing next-generation wireless innovations. His linkedin profile can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavan-kaivaram-21582512/?isSelfProfile=false