Rajeev Gopal

About Rajeev Gopal

Dr. Gopal is Vice President, Advanced Systems and has pioneered a resilient comms portfolio aligned with $100M+ programs comprising LEO, 5G, HTS, AI/ML, DevSecOps, and cloud technologies within Hughes. He is the PI for 5G Networking programs for US Navy and is the Hughes PM for US Space Force Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES). His unified multi-orbit resilient communications framework has instantiated in multiple sites for transformational mission critical networks. Earlier, he worked on design of the OneWeb LEO broadband system using 4G/5G and IP network technologies. He served as Network System Engineering lead for Transformational Satellite (TSAT) space segment and was on the SPACEWAY® 3 (onboard L2 processing) architecture and Mobile Satellite systems (Thuraya, ICO, LEO Teledesic), development teams. He was the chief architect and software manager for the SPACEWAY, a $1.8B development, Network Operations Control Center. Dr. Gopal serves on the editorial board of Wiley’s International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking (IJSCN) and is member of 5G World Forum, AIAA Communication Systems Technical Committee, and AIAA ICSSC technical program committee. He represents Hughes in Satellite Industry Association (SIA) and was a member of the FCC Cyber Security working group in 20••••11. He contributed for the DHS National Communications Sector Risk assessment report in 20••••12. As a member of the US President’s NSTAC Satellite Task Force 2009, he co-authored the report on commercial satellite communications and cyber security. He has served on program committees including Globecom SAC, SPIE, and SIMA and has been on SIA, AIAA/ICSSC, MILCOM, Global VSAT Forum, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) panels. Earlier, he architected drug screening and laboratory automation systems for NIH with IP networking, interactive distributed computing, and robotics technologies and founded a bioinformatics company.Dr. Gopal has published more than 40 technical papers on topics ranging from satellites, software, AI, machine learning, network management, and life sciences, and holds 12 patents on satellite/communications systems.

Experience

1. Vice President Advanced Systems Disd

   Hughes

   Jan 2010 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Dr Gopal is responsible for advanced space and software systems including architecture development, technical management and business development roles. Led multiple successful programs including proposal development, technical execution, and P&L in advanced communications, satellite systems, AI, machine learning, resource management, and LEO-satellite based sensing.Developed an end-to-end information architecture for LEO satellite-based sensor data collection, distribution, processing, and dissemination and network/resource management capability using cloud, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and rule-based engine for automated resource allocation with prioritization. Architected and led the development of SOA-based system for resource planning using automated rule-based (Java/DROOLS) decision making. Pioneered the use of small satellites and hosted payloads for resilient communications and designed an end-to-end architecture for aggregated ground system. Architected a 4G/LTE system for first responders with universal coverage using satellite-based backhauls under unified management for a multi-company consortium. Served as an architect for an advanced LEO satellite system using 4G/LTE IP convergent technologies, inter-satellite links, onboard packet processing and Software Defined Networking (SDN) primitives. Currently working on OneWeb LEO SATCOM design and ground implementation.

Education

• Vanderbilt University

  PhD, Computer Science

  1983 — 1989

• Army Central School (AMC)

  Higher Secondary, Science

  1973 — 1976

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  BE (Hons), Electrical & Electronics Engineering

  1977 — 1983

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  MSc (Hons.), Physics

  1977 — 1983

• Air Force Central School, Manauri

  AIHSE 1977, Science

  1976 — 1977

Skills

• Telecommunications
• Wireless
• Software Engineering
• Networking
• Dod
• Security
• Satellite Communications
• Program Management
• System Architecture
• Defense
• Voip
• Distributed Systems
• Computer Security
• Integration
• Ip
• Satellite
• Software Development
• Mobile Devices
• Computer Network Operations
• Cloud Computing
• Systems Engineering
• Tcp/Ip