Biography
Satheesh Bojja Venkatakrishnan received his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, in 2009. He later earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, OH, in 2017. Prior to his graduate studies, he served as a Scientist at DRDO, India (2009-2013), where he specialized in the development and implementation of active electronically steerable antennas. Since Fall 2022, Bojja has been an Assistant Professor at Florida International University (FIU). His current research focuses on RF system design for secure wideband communications, interference mitigation using Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), advanced data sensing and imaging techniques, and RFSoC-based Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (STAR) systems to enhance spectral efficiency.
Bojja has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious IEEE Electromagnetic Theory Symposium (EMTS-2019) Young Scientist Award and the Best Paper Award at the International Union of Radio Science General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI-GASS 2017) in Montreal, Canada. He is also a recipient of the highly competitive NSF-CRII Award, often regarded as a “mini-CAREER” award in 2021, as well as the ‘Early Career Award’ from the Army Research Lab in 2024. An active contributor to the field, Bojja has authored over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and 95 conference presentations, co-authored a book chapter on wearable electronics, and is a co-inventor on multiple U.S. patents. His work continues to push the boundaries of RF and wireless communication technologies.
Awards & Honors
- Initiative “Mini-career” Award, National Science Foundation - Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation, 2021
- Young Scientist Award, IEEE EMTS, 2019
Education
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, 2017
- MS, Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, 2017
- B.Tech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, 2009