Ravi Shankar Kadambala

About Ravi Shankar Kadambala

Profile:• An overall 12+ year’s work experience in Embedded software development, including 10+ years in Camera software/driver development (at Qualcomm) and 2+ years in Video analytics and Computer vision (at Silvan Innovation Labs). 16 US Granted patents and 59 pending filed applications across multiple country patent office.• Working on Next generation Cameras and software for Extended reality and Virtual reality.• A true passion for Imaging and Photography and have a good understanding from the collection of photons to final processed picture. Passionate engineer to work in CMOS/IR/Lidar/metalens/Computer vision/machine learning cameras/ Autofocus PDAF/ ISP,• Android Camera developement for Qualcomm Snapdragon Mid tear and low tear chip sets.• Made significant contributions to Camera features of various Blackberry10, Windows phone 7/8/Blue, BMP phones at Qualcomm. Received a Super Qualstar and many Qualstars for these contributions.• Study of Video analytics and Computer vision algorithms on Open CV and Implement the algorithms to TI OMAP platform using TI Computer vision native libraries at Silvan Innovation labs.Specialties:• CMOS - Camera sensor driver development (Bayer and YUV sensors) using MIPI -CSI2 and Parallel interfaces.• Good Understanding in MIPI decoder/ CAMIF/ISPIF modules in Qualcomm ISP and experience in working with various sensor vendors to integrate the Sensor Solution.• 80% Image Quality Tuning and evaluation as per Qualcomm Image quality criteria.(color, sharpness, noise, brightness, focus, exposure, white balance, Best shot modes)• Good understanding on Nonvolatile memory map (WB/AF/Lens Shading OTP) in CMOS sensor and Implementation to Qualcomm ISP for better image quality. • Autos focus driver development and Focus Tuning as per the customer requirements.• Camera Flash driver development and delivered Preflash/Flash solution as per the customer requirements.• Good understanding on MIPI CSI2, SMIA++(by Nokia), I2C and SPI interfaces.• Bracketing features Implementation for camera as per customer requirements (exposure, flash, focus).• Camera performance analysis and optimizations (boot time, shot to shot, Zero Shutter Lag)• 3A algorithms & Tuning (Auto Exposure /Auto Focus/Auto Wide balance)

Experience

1. Senior Staff Engineer Manager

   高通

   Nov 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

Education

• Narayana Institute

  +2, Maths, physics, chemistry

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  Secondary School

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  Btech, Electrical Engineering.. specialization in Instrumentation

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Matlab
• Arm
• Software Development
• Jpeg
• Qnx
• Device Drivers
• Digital Signal Processors
• Perl
• Embedded Systems
• Kernal Mode Drivers
• Rtos
• Embedded Software
• Computer Vision
• Algorithms
• Image Processing
• Dsp
• C++
• C