Naveen Thumpudi
Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolNaveen Thumpudi is a Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft in Redmond with over two decades of experience designing and shipping multimedia and camera platforms across Windows and device ecosystems. He combines deep technical expertise in C++, Win32, codecs and DSP with leadership of teams that delivered Windows Studio Effects, HDR codec enablement, Windows Vision Skills and NPU-powered camera experiences. A PhD in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer and numerous US patents underline his track record of research-driven innovation applied at scale. Naveen has repeatedly expanded platform reach—broadening camera support, inbox functionality and OEM/ISV extensibility—while translating ML/AI into practical user-facing features. He is equally at home in low-level codec and API work and in shaping product directions that unlock new hardware capabilities for Windows.
9 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Github Skills (12)
windows10
windows-driver10
wdk10
driver10
visual-studio10
testing9
debugging9
json6
php6
ros6
ros-node5
ai1
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Github contributions (5)
microsoft/Windows-driver-samples
Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
This repo contains driver samples prepared for use with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Windows Driver Kit (WDK). It contains both Universal Windows Driver and desktop-only driver samples.
Contributions:26 reviews, 48 comments in 8 years 4 months
drivervisual-studiowdkwindowswindows-driver
microsoft/Windows-Camera
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
Tools and samples for camera related APIs on Windows
Contributions:103 reviews, 1 commit, 1 push in 1 day
windows
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