Morteza Banagar
Senior Engineer at Qualcomm
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolMorteza Banagar is a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm in San Diego with six years of experience bridging academic research and commercial 5G modem systems. He holds a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech where his UAV and stochastic-geometry work (300+ citations) advanced NTN and aerial-terrestrial modeling, and he has translated that expertise into system-level design and debugging for 5G NR uplink features across multiple modem generations. At Qualcomm he builds Python-based simulators and automation tools, mentors new hires, and has led algorithm design for antenna and UL Tx switching (with several patent filings). His background also includes hands-on PA modeling and DPD work from Qualcomm internships and earlier research on channel estimation and cooperative relaying, reflecting a rare mix of theoretical depth and practical RF-to-system engineering. Fluent in Persian and English, he combines rigorous academic credentials with proven commercialization impact.
6 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Virginia TechHigh School Diploma, Mathematics and Physics, High School Diploma, Mathematics and Physics at Shahid Soltani (NODET)Master of Science (M.Sc.), Communication Systems, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Communication Systems at University of Tehran
Persian, English
Github Skills (9)
matlab2
surface2
wireless2
fundamentals1
stereo1
rover1
autopilot1
mavlink1
modeling1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
mbanagar/mbanagar.github.io
Aug 2020 - Jan 2023
Github Pages template for academic personal websites, forked from mmistakes/minimal-mistakes
Contributions:244 commits, 264 pushes in 2 years 5 months
MortezaBanagar/MortezaBanagar.github.io
Aug 2019 - Apr 2020
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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