Industry Experience

AI/ML Wireless System Research Scientist

Apple · Cupertino, CA · Jan. 2019 – Present

• Tech lead in research and prototyping for next-generation cellular technology (R&D), specializing in AI/ML within PHY and mmWave sensing.
• Research findings submitted to 3GPP RAN1 as an official Apple contribution, helping shape AI/ML standardization for next-generation cellular networks.
• Led modem beam-management bring-up on first-generation modem C1/C1X

Research & Development Intern

Texas Instruments · Dallas, TX · Summer 2015

• Invented and patented a lightweight IoT authentication protocol, reducing memory footprint by 96% on TI wireless MCUs.

Honors & Awards

• 2017 DARPA Grand Challenge, Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) — Finalist of the 1st-year event.
• 2015 Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition — 1st place, infrastructure-based category.
• 2013 Dean Tuition Fellowship — awarded by the Carnegie Institute of Technology, CMU.

Patents

• US 2017/0350958 A1 — “Method and Apparatus for Locating a Mobile Device,” Dec. 7, 2017.
• US 9,766,320 B2 — “Method and Apparatus for Locating a Mobile Device Within an Indoor Environment,” Sep. 19, 2017.
• US 2017/0063843 A1 — “Authentication of Networked Devices Having Low Computational Capacity,” Mar. 2, 2017.

Technical Skills