Praveen Chandran
Staff Application Engineer - WiFi
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPraveen Chandran is a Staff Application Engineer specializing in Wi‑Fi and embedded systems with eight years of focused experience in WLAN 802.11ax protocol development and low‑power firmware design. Based in San Jose, he has driven Wi‑Fi feature delivery from Broadcom through Cypress/Infineon to Synaptics, contributing tangible silicon-to-system improvements such as ultra‑low power modes and optimized host wake behavior. He combines deep Embedded C expertise with hands‑on driver and kernel integration (brcmfmac, NetX, MMC/SDHCI) and has practical IoT experience implementing Matter-based functionality including OTA and persistent Wi‑Fi credential storage for Infineon boards. Known for bridging hardware and firmware, he routinely attends industry interoperability events and has a track record of shipping production chipsets and reference applications. Praveen’s profile blends protocol‑level rigor with pragmatic productization, making him effective at turning research features into customer‑ready solutions.
8 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at NSS Public School , TrivandrumB.tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering, B.tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering at College of Engineering TrivandrumScience, Science at Bharatiya Vidya bhavan, Trivandrum
Malayalam
Github Skills (18)
c-language10
iot10
sys10
embedded10
cprogramming-language10
freertos9
wifi9
matter-js9
smart-device8
homeconnect8
microchip8
chips8
connections8
ip8
connectivity8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
project-chip/connectedhomeip
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
Matter (formerly Project CHIP) creates more connections between more objects, simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for consumers, guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:48 reviews, 31 commits, 37 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Praveen's primary contributions involve implementing and integrating a lock app example for an Infineon P6 board within the connectedhomeip repository. These changes include adding the lock app example, incorporating Infineon-specific workflow, adding support for persistent storage of Wi-Fi credentials, and integrating OTA functionality. The user demonstrates expertise in embedded systems development, hardware integration, and Matter protocol implementation for IoT devices.
connectivity-standards-alliancebuild-with-matterguidedzephyrconnectivity
praveenCY/connectedhomeip
Jul 2021 - Aug 2024
Contributions:169 pushes, 69 branches in 3 years 1 month
allianceconnectivityconnectivity-standards-alliancesimplifyingstandards
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