May 2022 – May 2025 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• WiFi/BT bring up for new Android desserts on latest SoC which helped the team to achieve milestone on time
• Design and implement WiFi APF feature for Android using nlcmds which saves power by installing filters on firmware
• Execute and fix CDD/VSR/CTS/VTS/STS/GTS compliance issues during dessert upgrade which helped the team to attain VSR status on time
• Implemented differentiating proprietary wireless solutions on Android Automotive platform
• Designed and implemented wireless mediation solution for Android on Windows, which helps run Android Bluetooth applications on Windows platform seamlessly

Jun 2014 – May 2022 · 7 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore, India · On-site

• Commercialized in-house power saving A2DP music streaming solution collaborating with QC & BRCM & SLSI for various flagship and mid-tier Samsung smartphones
• Fixed critical bugs on Bluetooth Audio HAL for BLE Audio commercialization collaborating with QC & BRCM
• Developed BLE based Multi Device Experience solution for Bluetooth connection handover using BLE advertisements. Awarded patent and IEEE WCNC paper for the same.
• Implemented AES security algorithms for showing Fast-Pair popup for easy onboarding of Samsung Buds.
• Designed and implemented an Intelligent AI Assistant in smartphones for Bluetooth troubleshooting. Awarded patent for the same.
• Integrated new audio framework & DSP for QC & BRCM chipset
• Designed and Implemented Object Transfer Profile (OTP) on Tizen platform, which got commercialized to Samsung Smart TVs for file transfer over BLE
• Developed Bluetooth reference apps for Tizen wearable SDK
• Implemented notification panel for Tizen smartwatches which helps to track WiFi/BT/ Cellular/Location status on swipe down.
• Added support for switching call/music route path to more than one SNK devices during active call/streaming.
• Port Proximity profile to new GATT architecture and expose APIs for APP developers in BlueZ.
• Added sniffing capabilities for BNEP & RFCOMM protocols in BlueZ BTMON tool, which helps to trace internet tethering handshakes and packets in Linux platform.
• Implemented MAP 1.2 (specification feature) on BlueZ, which displays more useful metadata information about SMS & multi-SIM capabilities in infotainment IVI units.
• Implemented Test Suite for GATT Client and Server role, which validates the entire BlueZ stack for ATT/GATT compliances
• Fixed many critical bugs on BlueZ like memory leak, double free issues, and ATT/GATT protocol bugs.
• Implemented GATT multiple write handle support, which helps in writing for more than one characteristics for a GATT service for BlueZ.