Rick Candell
Principal Investigator, Industrial Wireless Systems
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolRick Candell is a hands-on technical leader and Principal Investigator specializing in industrial wireless systems, with 12+ years driving R&D, testbed development, and cybersecurity studies at NIST. He builds and leads multi-disciplinary teams to characterize industrial cyber-physical performance under non-ideal wireless conditions, having stood up major testbeds that span Wi‑Fi, WirelessHART, ISA100, Bluetooth, and 5G. His background blends deep embedded and SDR experience—from FPGA interference-cancellation algorithms and patented signal-processing innovations to real-time tactical radio software—and a track record of translating complex research into deployable test platforms and analytic dashboards. A seasoned proposal writer, mentor, and IEEE standards chair, he pairs rigorous academic training (PhD) with practical impact: past work saved substantial channel licensing costs for satellite systems and established production-grade DSP unit-test and security practices.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Université Bourgogne EuropeMaster’s Degree Electrical Engineering, Master’s Degree Electrical Engineering at University of MemphisJohns Hopkins UniversityElectrical and Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of Burgundy
Github Skills (12)
modeling9
plc9
simulation9
measurement3
scenarios3
dac3
gnuradio3
communications2
intel1
operation1
intel-edison1
testing1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
rcandell/wireless-factory-sysml
May 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:3 releases, 63 commits, 51 pushes in 2 months
rcandell/tesim
May 2014 - Nov 2022
Contributions:3 releases, 347 commits, 6 PRs in 8 years 7 months
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