Experience

  1. Senior Research Specialist

    Nokia Research and Innovations
    Industry research in wireless communications, focusing on beyond-5G/6G technologies, cell-free massive MIMO, and physical layer innovations.
  2. PhD Researcher in Communications Systems

    Linköping University
    Developed signal processing algorithms for cell-free massive MIMO networks. Defended PhD thesis: “Distributed Signal Processing for Cell-Free Massive MIMO”. Supervised by Prof. Erik G. Larsson and Prof. Emil Björnson.
  3. MS by Research in Electronics and Communication Engineering

    SPCRC @ IIIT Hyderabad
    My thesis designs resource allocation and relay precoding for NOMA-based wireless (including cognitive radio) networks to handle massive connectivity and improve spectral efficiency. It develops robust optimization algorithms (MM and a WSR–WMSE reformulation) to maximize weighted sum-rate under imperfect CSI, and validates the gains through extensive simulations.
  4. Assistant Systems Engineer

    Tata Consultancy Services
    ECAD support for printed circuit boards (PCB) design, component engineering, and RoHS engineering.
  5. Intern

    Gayatri Vidya Parishad Scientific and Industrial Research Centre (GVP-SIRC)
    Design real time signal demodulator in LabVIEW and MATLAB. Extracting required signal features and analyzing.

Education

  1. PhD in Communication Systems

    Linköping University, Sweden
    Thesis: “Distributed Signal Processing for Cell-Free Massive MIMO” Successfully defended on November 29, 2024. Supervised by Prof. Erik G. Larsson and Prof. Emil Björnson.
  2. MS by Research in ECE

    IIIT Hyderabad, India
    Research in Communications and Signal Processing.
  3. Bachelor of Technology in ECE

    JNTU Kakinada, India
    Electronics and Communication Engineering.
Skills & Hobbies
Research Expertise
Signal Processing
Cell-Free Massive MIMO
Wireless Communications
Programming Languages
MATLAB
Python
C/C++
Awards
Nominated for Top 5 Journal/Conference Papers for Swe-CTW
Swedish Communication Technologies Workshop (Swe-CTW) ∙ September 2023
Short-listed papers for the IEEE Sweden VT-COM-IT joint chapter best student paper award across multiple years: 2023 (Journal), 2022 (Journal), 2021 (Conference)
Won Best Poster Award at PhD Workshop @ ISY 2022
Linköping University ∙ August 2022
PhD Workshop @ ISY 2022. Examining committee said: A very clear poster presentation describing a new and interesting approach in the field of wireless communications
On The Spot Award
Tata Consultancy Services ∙ April 2016
In appreciation to the outstanding contribution made to the organization
Secured 3rd Rank in ICSE 10th Class (Statewide)
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) ∙ May 2008
Secured 3rd rank statewide in ICSE 10th class, 2008 (Secondary Education) in the combined state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India
Languages
100%
English
100%
Telugu
80%
Hindi
60%
Swedish