Shyam Gollakota | |
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| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 39–40)[1][2] |
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| Education | |
| Thesis | Embracing interference in wireless systems (2013) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dina Katabi |
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| Discipline | Computer science |
| Sub-discipline | Mobile technology, human-computer interaction |
| Institutions | University of Washington |
| Website | homes |
Shyamnath Venkata Satyasrisai Gollakota[3] (born 1985 or 1986)[1][2] is a professor ofcomputer science at theUniversity of Washington. Gollakota is a professor in thePaul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering and the head of the university's Mobile Intelligence Lab, where his research focuses on the applications of wireless technology.[4]
Gollakota is the recipient of the 2020Association for Computing MachineryGrace Murray Hopper Award and the 2024Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science.
Gollakota was born inHyderabad[5] and completed aBachelor of Technology degree atIIT Madras in 2006.[6] He studied under wireless communications researcherDina Katabi at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology, completing anMS degree and later aPhD in 2013. He received the 2012ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award for his PhD thesis, titledEmbracing interference in wireless systems.[6][7]
Gollakota joined theUniversity of Washington as a professor of computer science in 2012,[8] and heads the university's Mobile Intelligence Lab.[1][9] His research areas includemachine learning, mobile health, and battery-free computing.[10][11]
His work has led to technological applications licensed byResMed, and the acquisition of his company, Sound Life Sciences, by Google.[10]
Gollakota has received the National Science Foundation Career Award, Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, and the 2021 Moore Inventor Fellowship.[10] He is listed inMIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35.[12][13]
Gollakota was awarded the 2020Grace Murray Hopper Award for his contributions to novel applications of wireless systems, including research onambient backscattering.[14] He received the 2024Infosys Prizein Engineering and Computer Science, whose citation referenced his "impactful research and technology translation spanning multiple engineering domains in societally relevant areas."[6]