Atchuta Ananda Surampudi

Atchuta Ananda Surampudi is a DPhil student in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, affiliated with Wadham College. His academic journey began with a Master of Science by Research in Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing) at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), where he graduated in 2019 with publications in Fourier signal processing and adaptive communications.

• Education
  • MSc by Research, Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing), IIT Madras (2019)
  • DPhil (pursuing), Engineering Science, University of Oxford (Commonwealth Scholarship recipient)

Research interests span optical materials, signal processing, and quantum communications. His doctoral work focuses on high gain-high bandwidth fluorescent optical concentrator-based thin films for LiFi and Optical Wireless Communications, involving digital pre-equalization algorithms and pulse shaping methods.

Honors & Recognition:

• Invited to Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey for Commonwealth Day (2020)
• Commonwealth Scholarship for doctoral studies

He is actively involved in Soft Matter Photonics and Dynamic Optics and Photonics research groups and participates in extracurricular activities at Wadham College.