Pallavi Varma P K
Senior Research Engineer
Chennai
Summary
Senior Research Engineer in CEWiT with 9 years of overall experience. MS from IIT-Madras. 2 years of RAN2 Standardization of 5G NR, 5 years in 5G protocol stack designing and development. Skilled in 5G NR, LTE, Scheduling Algorithms. Expert in Mobility, Handover procedures. Experience in UE stack and RAN Emulator design and development. End-to-End system-level knowledge from 5G testbed experience. Experience mentoring multiple interns over the years.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Research Engineer
CEWiT
Chennai
10.2022 - Current
- RAN2 Delegate: 3GPP RAN2 delegate for nearly 2 years
- Expertise in L2 protocol stack and handover procedures
- Handling Mobility Enhancements & AIML Mobility in Rel19 and for 6G
- Filed multiple patents related to mobility
- 5G Scheduler Algorithm development
- Worked on scheduling algorithms for QoS enforcements to satisfy XR traffic latency requirements
- Filed a patent which is in line with the implementation for Rel18 XR Enhancements in RAN2
- Implemented and evaluated the algorithm in system-level setup
Research/Development Engineer
CEWiT
Chennai
10.2020 - 10.2022
- 5G RAN emulator and UE stack product development
- Responsible for developing UE and gNB-RRC, NGAP, UE controller, Connection Manager and RIL modules
- Implemented N2 and Xn Handovers in RAN emulator
- End-to-end CP and UP setup
- Versatile Communication Network subsystem design
- Implemented FAPI interface, MAC, RLC, IP layers development on both UE and gNB side in c++
Network / Design Engineer
Ericsson
Chennai
10.2015 - 01.2019
- Network Engineer in Circuit planning team
- Worked on Charging and Billing subsystem, specifically on Charging Control Node for 3G/4G systems
- C++ based implementation of CCN node features
Education
Master of Science - Wireless Communication
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, India 04.2021 - 04.2024
Electronics and Communication Engineering
LBSITW
Trivandrum 01.2011 - 01.2015
Skills
Mobility & HO procedures
End-to-end system level understanding in 5G
QoS in 5G
Basic knowledge of 5GC entities and their interworking
FAPI
NGAP
undefinedAccomplishments
- Senior Research Engineer of CEWiT, working more than 2 years on 5G-NR Standardization
- RAN2/3 3GPP Delegate representing CEWiT
- Multiple patents in the field of NR Mobility procedures and QoS Enforcement in 5G scheduling
- Expertise in 5G NR, LTE Mobility & Handover procedures, Scheduling Algorithms
- Experience in RAN Emulator development
Timeline
Senior Research Engineer
CEWiT
10.2022 - Current
Master of Science - Wireless Communication
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
04.2021 - 04.2024
Research/Development Engineer
CEWiT
10.2020 - 10.2022
Network / Design Engineer
Ericsson
10.2015 - 01.2019
Electronics and Communication Engineering
LBSITW
01.2011 - 01.2015
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