Raghupathy Sivakumar

Raghupathy "Siva" Sivakumar is a Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech and serves as the Vice President of Commercialization and Chief Commercialization Officer. He leads the Networking and Mobile Computing (GNAN) Research Group and is actively involved in entrepreneurship through initiatives like CREATE-X.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000)
• M.S. in Computer Science (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998)
• B.E. in Computer Science (Anna University, 1996)

Research Interests span wireless networking, mobile computing, brain-computer interfaces, IoT, and nanonetworks. His work focuses on integrating sensing and communication in wireless systems, energy-efficient protocols, and leveraging neural signals for enhanced machine learning.

Scientific Awards

• Fellow of the IEEE
• Georgia Tech Curriculum Innovation Award (2019)
• School of ECE Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award (2016)
• Georgia Tech Research Innovation Award (2015)
• David J. Kuck Awards (2001, 1998)
• University Gold Medal from Anna University (1996)

Commercialization Efforts include founding startups (StarMobile/Asankya) and leading Georgia Tech’s Office of Commercialization, which unifies technology licensing, prototyping, and startup launch support.