Thomas Santhappan
Staff Systems Engineer at Qualcomm
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolThomas Santhappan is a Staff Systems Engineer at Qualcomm with a decade of experience building prototype radio-level interworking solutions for LTE and Wi‑Fi and a PhD in Computer Science from IIT Hyderabad. He combines deep research rigor with hands-on system implementation, having developed open-source prototypes that drive next-generation wireless networking features. Based in San Diego, he has progressed from research internships to senior engineering roles at Qualcomm, consistently bridging academic insight and product-ready engineering. Known for bringing experimental wireless concepts into practical platforms, he excels at translating complex protocol-level ideas into working systems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Computer Science, 8.5, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Computer Science, 8.5 at Indian Institute of Technology, HyderabadBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology, 9, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology, 9 at K.S.Rangasamy College of TechnologyMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer and Communication, 8.85, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer and Communication, 8.85 at SSN College of Engineering
English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam
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Github contributions (5)
ThomasValerrianPasca/LTE_Energy_Module_NS3
Jun 2016 - Nov 2018
Contributions:18 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
ThomasValerrianPasca/NS3_LWIP
Jun 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:1 push, 2 branches in 4 months
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