CV

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Education

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Institute of Technology

Summer 2027 expected · Atlanta, GA · Advisor: Dr. Karthikeyan Sundaresan

M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Institute of Technology

May 2024 · Atlanta, GA · Advisor: Dr. Karthikeyan Sundaresan · GPA: 4.0/4.0

B.Tech. with Honours in Electrical Engineering · Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

May 2022 · Mumbai, India · Advisor: Dr. Sharayu Moharir · Minor: Computer Science and Engineering · GPA: 9.31/10

Research interests

5G/6G systems, machine learning for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), dynamic spectrum access, and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS).

Publications

1. Aadesh Madnaik and Karthikeyan Sundaresan. 2025. Practical Design and Orchestration of Frequency-Shifting RIS for NLoS mmWave Sensing. ACM MobiHoc 2025. doi:10.1145/3704413.3764440
2. A. Madnaik, N. C. Matson, and K. Sundaresan. 2024. Scalable Network Tomography for Dynamic Spectrum Access. IEEE INFOCOM 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada, pp. 2209–2218. doi:10.1109/INFOCOM52122.2024.10621172 · Best Paper Finalist
3. A. Madnaik, N. C. Matson, and K. Sundaresan. Mobility-Aware Online Interference Tomography for Unlicensed Spectrum Access. Under revision at IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
4. A. Liu, A. Madnaik, and K. Sundaresan. Enabling Enhanced Acoustic Zones with Passive, 3D Reconfigurable, Wideband Metasurfaces. Accepted at Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, June 2026.
5. A. Madnaik, S. Moharir, and N. Karamchandani. Renting Edge Computing Resources for Service Hosting. EAI VALUETOOLS 2022. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-31234-2_17

Work experience

Modem Systems Engineering Intern · Qualcomm, San Diego, CA

Summer 2025 and Summer 2026 · Three invention disclosures awaiting patent filing; one patent filed.

• Bitstream-free Codec Rate Adaptation: End-user multimedia quality of experience estimation and optimization; bit-rate adaptation.
• PDCP Re-ordering Timer Optimization: ML-based PDCP re-ordering timer optimization using cross-layer features and control-loop dynamics.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure · Oracle India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore

Summer 2021 · Tenant Automation System

SunEdison Infra · Chennai

Summer 2020

Awards and achievements

• Best Paper Finalist, IEEE INFOCOM 2024.
• Verizon Connectivity Prize, GT VentureLab.
• NSF Student Travel Grant, Summer 2024.
• CDAIT Student IoT Challenge project support, Spring 2024.
• ECE Student Travel Grant, Spring 2024.
• M & H Bourne Fellowship, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.

Leadership and service

Co-President and Treasurer · Asha for Education Atlanta

May 2024 - Apr 2026 · Non-profit supporting education projects for disadvantaged children

• Raised $50,000 through cultural events and athletics programs.

Relevant coursework

• Spring 2026: ECE 6100 (Advanced Computer Architecture)
• Fall 2024: CS 7643 (Deep Learning), ECE 6122 (Advanced Programming Techniques)
• Spring 2024: ECE 6250 (Advanced Digital Signal Processing), ECE 6360 (Microwave Design)
• Fall 2023: ECE 8803 (Generative and Geometric Deep Learning), CS 8803 (Mobile Computing and IoT)
• Summer 2023: ECE 6601 (Random Processes)
• Spring 2023: ECE 8803 (Advanced Wireless Networks), ECE 6272 (Radar Signal Processing)
• Fall 2022: ECE 6604 (Personal and Mobile Communications), ECE 6610 (Wireless Networks)