Pavan Kumar Mangipudi is a Senior Engineer at Ofinno, focusing on next-generation IEEE 802.11 PHY/MAC innovation and standardization. His work centers on inventing and evaluating technologies for upcoming Wi-Fi generations (including IEEE 802.11bn, IEEE 802.11bq and future generations), with interests spanning wireless communications, wireless networking, and AI/ML-driven optimization of wireless systems. Prior to joining Ofinno, … Read more
Somayeh is a Senior Wireless Engineer at Ofinno, specializing in next-generation Wi-Fi systems. With over 15 years of experience, she designs and develops advanced PHY/MAC-layer technologies for Wi-Fi 7/8/9 and beyond, bridging IEEE 802.11 standards with product-ready architectures. Her work focuses on multi-user communications, latency optimization, and AI-driven wireless innovation. Prior to joining Ofinno, Somayeh … Read more
Tingting graduated from Beijing Jiaotong University in 2016, majoring in wireless communication on channel coding (especially, Polar code). After graduation, Tingting joined Spreadtrum (a.k.a Unisoc), Sony (China) and NEC (UK) sequentially serving as 3GPP standardization RAN1 delegate working on 5G/6G Channel coding, PDCCH, B52G, XR, RIS, AIoT topics, submitting multiple t-doc to 3GPP RAN1 and … Read more
Youngwan is a Senior Engineer member at Ofinno and contributing to IEEE 802.11 standardization. He brings around 20 years of experience in research and standardization for emerging wireless communication and media technologies. Before joining Ofinno, Youngwan has been working and dedicated his whole experience at standardization team of Samsung Research, Samsung Electronics. He focused on … Read more
Ziru focuses on next-generation Wi-Fi technologies and IEEE 802.11 standardization. He actively contributes to IEEE 802.11 discussions regarding advanced PHY/MAC design and future wireless architectures. His research interests include next-generation Wi-Fi systems, AI- and generative AI-assisted MAC/PHY design, cross-layer optimization, and intelligent wireless networking. He is particularly interested in integrating machine learning techniques into protocol … Read more
At Ofinno, Malcolm is developing next-generation Wi-Fi technologies that extend the current 802.11bn/Wi-Fi8 standard towards 802.11bx/Wi-Fi 9. His research focuses on high value use-cases for network operators (indoor & outdoor), infrastructure and device manufacturers. Leveraging the principles of intent-based networking and AI/ML prediction techniques to enhance and secure the experience of all ecosystem participants (users, … Read more
Donggu is a member of the Next-Generation Wi-Fi team, where he focuses on MAC layer protocol research. Prior to joining Ofinno, he interned at Skydio, contributing to link performance evaluation across various wireless communication standards, including Wi-Fi, LTE, and 5G. Donggu received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electronic Convergence Engineering from Kwangwoon University in … Read more
Safi specializes in the development and validation of Wi-Fi standards and actively contributes to IEEE 802.11 working groups through his PHY/MAC inventions, helping shape the next generation of Wi-Fi technologies. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Carolina, focusing on advanced signal processing for wireless communications, radar, and distributed edge … Read more
Mrugen focuses on developing standards and technologies for next-generation Wi-Fi systems at Ofinno. As a voting member of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group, he actively contributes to the evolution of Wi-Fi standards. His research interests include protocol design at the PHY and MAC layers and applying AI/ML to future wireless technologies. Before joining Ofinno, Mrugen … Read more
Javier Perez-Ramirez is a Senior Technical Staff member at Ofinno, where he contributes to the development of the IEEE 802.11bn and IEEE 802.11bq standards. He leads R&D initiatives that have produced numerous patents in next-generation wireless technologies. Previously at Intel Labs, Javier made key contributions to wireless communications, including wireless time-sensitive networking, XR-enabled wireless digital … Read more
Jeongki Kim joined Ofinno in May 2021 and is currently Technical Director (Senior Principal Engineer) of Next-Generation(NG) Wi-Fi team. In Ofinno, he’s developing PHY/MAC technologies for next-generation Wi-Fi systems in IEEE 802.11 standards (e.g., IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11bn, etc.), is a delegate of IEEE 802.11 standards and is leading the NG Wi-Fi Team. He was … Read more
Jiayi focuses on next-generation Wi-Fi standards and technologies at Ofinno. He serves as a voting member of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group for WLAN standards and a delegate in Task Group bf/bn. His research centers on air-interface algorithms, protocols, and signaling for wireless standards, with expertise in both IEEE 802.11 WLAN PHY/MAC and 3GPP LTE/5G … Read more
Leonardo is a Principal Engineer at Ofinno, focusing on technologies related to IEEE wireless LAN standards. His research spans network analysis and optimization across both the Physical and Medium Access Layers. He has authored multiple journals and conference papers on topics including multi-user beamforming, MIMO schemes, and random access improvements for IEEE 802.11ac, 802.11ax, and … Read more
Serhat is a Manager and Senior Staff Engineer member at Ofinno, and IEEE delegate, contributing to IEEE 802.11 standards. He brings over 20 years of experience in research on PHY/MAC layer design for emerging communication systems and has led projects funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, European Research Council, The Scientific … Read more
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