Summary
Manoj Gulati is a Principal Engineer and applied researcher with over a decade of hands-on experience in embedded systems, PCB design, and low-power sensing, currently helping global system teams at SanDisk after a recent stint at Western Digital. He holds a Ph.D. in Embedded Sensing and Energy Sustainability from IIIT Delhi and has blended academic rigor with industry delivery through research roles at NUS, SMU, LARC and visiting positions at the University of Washington. Manoj has designed and deployed Wi‑Fi and 802.15.4 sensor networks for building energy monitoring, created commercial sensor and smart-meter prototypes, and led platform development efforts earlier at HP and Indrion. He is comfortable spanning hardware-software boundaries—firmware in Embedded C, microcontroller and radio integration, plus networked data collection and middleware. Notably, his career toggles between applied research and product-focused engineering, enabling rapid translation of experimental sensing systems into scalable deployments. Based in the United States, he brings a rare mix of academic publication experience and practical system design used in real-world installations.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and communication, Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and communication at Maharshi Dayanand University
High School, High School at DAV Centenary Public School, Rohtak (Haryana)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Embedded Sensing, Energy Sustainability, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Embedded Sensing, Energy Sustainability at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
English, Hindi, Punjabi