Saidhiraj Amuru

About Saidhiraj Amuru

I am interested in building large scale systems. My primary expertise is in system and algorithm design for various wireless systems and applications. Currently, I focus on enhancing consumer WiFi experience by innovating new features including building AI-based workflows that automate WiFi problem trouble shooting.I made technical contributions to various standard organizations such as 3GPP, TSDSI, ITU, ORAN.At IITH, I have taught one of the first courses in academia on \"Machine Learning Applications for Wireless Communications\". For more details, please see https://ee.iith.ac.in/~asaidhiraj/ee5611_spring_2019.html

Experience

1. Senior Manager

   Plume

   Sep 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Working on making consumer Wi-Fi experience better by developing solutions that span cloud and edge.Built innovative solutions like GenAI-based workflows to help solve customer problems faster, cellular–Wi-Fi convergence algorithms, mesh-node placement optimization, systems to track latency through new telemetry stats among others. Also handled data analytics, data quality, and features like smarter parental controls to improve home Wi-Fi experience. Primarily I am in a systems role — doing architecture work and R&D for new features. Hands-on with Wi-Fi routers, and have a good understanding of cloud architecture, plus working knowledge of Python, SQL, gen-AI frameworks.

Education

• Virginia Tech

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering, Wireless Communications

  2011 — 2015

• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical Engineering

  2005 — 2009