Current Affiliation:

• Executive Vice-President, C-DOT (Director, C-DOT Bangalore, India) (2024 - present)

A Short Description About My Interests:    

• I am keenly interested in developing and applying new and emerging technologies to solve new problems. 

• I am working on 6G Systems/Hardware/Software, 6G AI-based solutions, and Deep Tech Rural/Urban/Space/Defense solutions. 

• My current areas of interest include

  • Space/Satellite Technologies, AI & Quantum Edge Acceleration, System Optimization,  Heterogeneous Networking, Non-Terrestrial Networking, Zero Trust Processing, Trustworthy AI, Distributed AI, Digital Twin Modeling, Risk-aware Generative AI, Sustainable Systems, and Deep Tech Applications for Social Good.

Highlights / Synergistic Activities : 

• 80+ Granted Patents, 80+ Research Publications 

  • Google Scholar Link

  • Detailed List of Research Publications

  • Detailed List of Granted Patents

• "Technologist of the Year 2020 " Award, from the IEEE in Bangalore, India, 2021.

• Advisory Board Member, IEEE Future Networks Initiative on the CTU ("Connecting the Unconnected") Global Challenge, 2025-2021.

• Steering committee member, IEEE Future Networks World Forum 2023, 2024, 2025.

• Keynote talk during IEEE CloudNet (Nov 3, 2023) on “Towards Zero-Energy Zero-Trust AI Edge Computing”.

• Recent Invited Talk at NIST working group (Aug 31, 2023) related to “Zero Trust Distributed Quantum-Safe Consensus for Multi-domain Optimization”.

• IEEE O-RAN Summit talk at Johns Hopkins University-APL on "Quantum and Distributed AI/ML for Wireless Network Optimization," Laurel MD, USA, August 2023.

• Tutorials related to GenAI & Quantum Computing at the IEEE Future Networks World Forum conference (Baltimore-2023 & Montreal-2022).

• Chair, Symposium on System Optimization, IEEE Future Networks World Forum 2023, Baltimore USA.

• Adjunct Faculty, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),  Delhi  (2020-2023).

• Invited Talk, "Applications of Emerging Technologies in Future Networks", IIT Delhi, 2023.

• Steering committee member, IEEE Future Networks World Forum 2022, Montreal CA.

• Talk on "Quantum Processing for System Optimization in Emerging Networks" at the IEEE Comsoc Quantum Communications and Information Technology (QCIT) Technical Committee Workshop, Feb 2021.

• Steering committee member, IEEE 5G World Forum 2021, Montreal, CA.

• National Science Foundation Review Panel Member, 2020. 

• Fellow, Center for the 4th Industrial Revolution (C4IR), World Economic Forum, 2019-2020.

  • Contributed to C4IR activities related to Smart Cities, Blockchain, IoT, Data Privacy.

• Participant in the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance Working Group in the World Economic Forum, 2020-2021.

• Technical Program Co-Chair, IEEE 5G World Forum 2020/2019/2018.

• Chair, IEEE Communications Society Bangalore Chapter, 2019 (IEEE Comsoc Chapter Achievement Award).

• Associate Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Wireless Communications, 2009-2014.

• Board of Advisors, ECE Dept at UC Davis, 2006-2014.

• Panelist - White House Global Connect Initiative – Washington DC April 2016  (News Article). 

• Interviewed in the IEEE Spectrum Jan 2011 article on Top 11 Technologies of the Decade (Smartphone as a Sixth Sense with user-aware analytics).

Educational Background: 

• Ph. D. (Electrical Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997.

  • Ph.D. Research related to Parallel Processing Applications in VLSI-CAD, Signal and Image Processing, and Numerical Methods.

  • Ph.D. Thesis on "Parallel Algorithms for Sequential Circuit Fault Simulation and Test Generation" (Advisor: Prof Prithviraj Banerjee)

    • Best paper award for PhD Thesis work at the prestigious IEEE VLSI Test Symposium 1997 (awarded at IEEE VTS 1998).

• M. S. (Computer Science), Syracuse University, 1993 (University Fellow)

  • M. S. Research related to Neural Networks, Signal and Image Processing, and Parallel Processing.

• B. Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1991. 

  • B.Tech. Thesis on "A Comparative Study of Neural Network Models for Application as Learning/Decision Systems".

• Executive Leadership Certificate, Cornell University, 2016.

Prior Work Experience:

• Founder, Quantum Walks Technologies (QWalks), New Jersey, USA (2022-2024)

• Sr Principal Architect, STL Edge Networks, New Jersey, USA (2021-2022)

  • Strategic consulting on technical architecture, business planning, and partnership growth at a wireless startup

  • Distributed AI/ML Analysis & Prediction with Digital Twin Modeling, and Closed-loop System Optimization in O-RAN-based Advanced 5G Edge Networks

• Vice President (New & Emerging Tech R&D), Reliance Jio Platforms Ltd (2018-2021)

  • Explored new and emerging technologies such as Blockchain technology, 5G Networking, Quantum processing, and AI/ML, and developed microservices-based platforms for applications of such technologies 

  • Recognition  (team-effort) at the 11th Aegis Graham Bell Awards, 2021 TMForum Excellence Awards, the Leading Lights 2020 Awards (by Light Reading), and the Enterprise Blockchain 2020 Awards 

  • Startup Mentor, JioGenNext Startup Accelerator at Reliance Industries Ltd. 

• Senior Scientist at IBM Research (2013-2018)

  • Developed novel research and engineering solutions related to  Distributed Network Function Virtualization for Edge Services, Renewable Energy and Distributed Virtual Batteries, Blockchain Technology, Cognitive  AI / ML for Smart Cities and IoT,, and Gravitational waves data processing.

• Senior Staff Researcher in the Office of the Chief Scientist at Qualcomm (2006 - 2013)

  • Developed novel research and engineering solutions on different topics including personalized machine learning for mobile devices, IoT/M2M service layer design, concurrent aggregation in networks, wireless distributed computing, whitespace networks and services, proxy agents for wireless services, heterogeneous wireless access networks, and wireless nanobots for cancer therapy.

• Platform architect at Intel Corporation (1997-2006)

  • R&D work related to Pentium4 processor development, system-on-chip mobile platform architectures (lead architect for Intel's first cellular SoC - PXA800F (HotChips 2003)), 802.11n MIMO wireless systems design, cross-layer wireless multimedia optimizations in the digital home, and security&manageability for mobile platforms.

• Part-time Faculty at the University of California, Davis (1997-2006)

  • Taught courses related to parallel computer architecture (created a new course), computer architecture, digital systems design, and advanced digital systems design. 

Additional Info:

• Keynote Speaker, Panelist, Invited Speaker, Chair roles at several conferences/events.

• Patents granted in the areas of  Wireless Networking and Communications, Machine Learning, Personalized Recommendation Engines,  Self-aware systems, Cognitive Processing, IoT/M2M Systems, Video Processing, Network Functions Virtualization, ...

• Research papers related to Quantum Computing, Machine Learning, Distributed Processing, Blockchain Technology, Wireless Networking and Communications, Edge Analytics, Edge Processing, Parallel Processing, VSLI Design, ....

• Best Paper Awards at  IEEE VTS 1997,  CoCoNet 2015, and COMSNETS 2015.

• Talk on "Quantum Processing for System Optimization in Emerging Networks" at the IEEE Future Networks Initiative (FNI) Workshop on System Optimization  Jan 2021.

• IEEE Comsoc 5G and Beyond Webinar Series,  “Blockchain and Quantum Processing”, June 2020 (virtual)

• Invited Talk, "An introduction to Quantum Physics and Quantum Computing", IIT Kharagpur 2020 (virtual)

• Panelist in panel on Exploring Community Networks for rural connectivity and infrastructure, Connected India 2020 (virtual)

• Keynote talk on Quantum-inspired Processing and Networking, CocoNet 2020 (virtual)

• Invited Speaker at Future ICT for Sustainable Cities Forum, 2020, Bangalore

• Panelist, Session on "Policy considerations at the convergence of distributed ledger technology and other transformational technologies", 2020 OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Global Blockchain Forum.

• Invited Talk, "Quantum-inspired wireless network resource management", IEEE ANTS 2020 workshop on Quantum Computing and Communications, Dec 2020

• Invited Speaker (youtube) on “5G, IoT, AI and Blockchain for Mobility” at the Mobi Colloquium, 2019.

• Keynote Talk (IEEE TV video) on "Exploring New Technologies and Directions for 5G and Future Networks and Systems”, (slides), 5G Technology and Standards Track, colocated with the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2018 , New Delhi, Oct 2018.

• Additional info available here .

Email: dilip AT ieee DOT org