Harvind Samra
Chief Architect at The OpenBTS Project
Fairfield, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHarvind Samra is a Chief Architect and signal-processing veteran with 14+ years designing and shipping software-defined mobile networks, from foundational research to commercial RAN deployments across Africa. A co-founder of Range Networks and the OpenBTS project, he blends deep PHY/MAC algorithm expertise with hands-on systems and low-latency C++/Python firmware to make carrier-grade, multi‑RAT solutions run on commodity hardware. His background spans academia (PhD work on retransmission-aware MIMO/ARQ) to startups, GPS/TV-based positioning, and SIGINT products, giving him a rare combination of theoretical rigor and production engineering. Known for turning complex 3GPP protocols and signal‑processing concepts into deployable networks, he’s also actively interested in applying those skills to ML, AI, and bioinformatics challenges. An understated strength is his track record of enabling connectivity in underserved regions by making telecom infrastructure dramatically cheaper and more flexible.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Ph. D. Electrical Engineering, Ph. D. Electrical Engineering at University of California, DavisUniversity of KansasM.S. Electrical Engineering, M.S. Electrical Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyShawnee Mission Northwest High School
Github Skills (36)
altium-designer8
bonjour7
yang7
gsm7
routeros6
network-tools6
ospf5
ssdp5
gnuradio5
network-automation5
nodejs5
gprs5
zoneminder5
4g5
lte5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Nuand/OpenBTS
Oct 2011 - Jan 2014
Contributions:10 commits in 2 years 3 months
RangeNetworks/openbts
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
GSM+GPRS Radio Access Network Node
Contributions:2 commits in 1 month
netmikoyangtelecomackgnuradio
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