Karthikeyan Sundaresan

Karthikeyan Sundaresan is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech, holding an Adjunct Professor role in the School of Computer Science. He is a NAI Fellow (2023), IEEE Fellow (2020), and ACM Distinguished Scientist (2019). His research focuses on wireless networking, mobile computing, and embedded systems, emphasizing both algorithmic innovation and practical system development.

Education: M.S. (2003) and Ph.D. (2006) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech.

Research Interests: Dr. Sundaresan’s work spans wireless networking protocols, mobile sensing, low-power embedded systems, and infrastructure-free tracking technologies. He leads the MARGA research group, translating theoretical advancements into real-world applications such as first-responder tracking in GPS-denied environments and sustainable supply chain monitoring.

Awards:

• ACM SIGMOBILE Rockstar Award (2016)
• Technology Commercialization Award (NEC, 2015)
• 60+ patents and best paper awards at ACM and IEEE conferences

Advising & Collaborations: He advises Ph.D. students from both ECE and CS departments. His industry engagements include patent litigation expertise and leading spin-outs of technologies commercialized through Georgia Tech.

Labs & Teams: Director of the MARGA (Mobile Advanced Research @ GAtech) group, focusing on cutting-edge wireless systems and mobile computing innovations.