Sakthivel Velumani

Sakthivel Velumani

Hardwar Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    5G RAN Engineer

  • Education

    • Technische Universität Darmstadt

      2016 - 2018
      Master of Science (MS) Information and Communication Engineering
    • Anna University Chennai

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Electronics and Communications Engineering

      Activities and Societies: I-cell(Innovation Cell), Aeromodelling

  • Experience

    • Data Patterns (India) Pvt Ltd

      Aug 2013 - Oct 2015
      Hardwar Engineer

      Designed and developed ground base station hardware capable of receiving data from LEO satellites. Led system integration of the receiver and transmitter modules, supported the QA team, and oversaw installation at customer sites.Responsible for spacecraft integration and prototype validation including validating sub-systems like the onboard computer, sensor and attitude control actuators.

    • HCL Technologies

      Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
      Member Technical Staff

      Helped in writing design documents for a embedded system.

    • Technische Universität Darmstadt

      Mar 2018 - Aug 2018
      Student Research Assistant

      Investigated interference alignment in a unique multi-group MIMO relay network. Studied existing algorithms for similar networks and developed a new closed-form solution that outperformed existing approaches for the specific network scenario.

    • Intel Corporation

      May 2018 - Jan 2019

      Designed and developed a new sliding-window based decoding algorithm for LDPC Convolutional Codes.

      • Master Thesis Student

        Jul 2018 - Jan 2019
      • Intern

        May 2018 - Jul 2018
    • EURECOM

      Aug 2019 - Jul 2021
      Research Engineer

      Worked on several 5G PHY layer channels, including PDSCH, PDCCH, and PUSCH, while also optimizing the LDPC decoder and contributing to the gNB’s interoperability with FR2 UE.

    • OpenAirInterface Software Alliance

      Aug 2021 - Nov 2022
      5G RAN Consultant

      Contributed to the implementation of the E1 split in OAI gNB, and worked on fixing bugs and improving PHY layer procedures.

    • Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University

      Oct 2022 - now
      Senior Software Engineer

      Contributed to various aspects of OAI's 5G stack, enabling its use in wireless research for the next generation of communication technologies.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification

      DeepLearning.AI, Stanford University
      Sept 2024
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    • EdX Honor Code Certificate for A System View of Communications: From Signals to Packets (Part 1)

      EdX
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    • EdX Honor Code Certificate for A System View of Communications: From Signals to Packets (Part 3)

      EdX
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