Biography
Prof. 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
- 2025 1st Place - Student Paper Competition at WAMICON 2024 (by Mentored Student)
- 2025 1st Place - Best Conference Paper at i-WAT 2025 (by Mentored Student)
- 2024 1st Place - Student Paper Competition at WAMICON 2024 (by Mentored Student)
- 2023 Elected as Global Early Career Representative of International URSI Comm-B
- 2022 NRSM URSI Student Paper Competition - Finalist (by mentored student)
- 2022 Inducted into Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
- 2021 NSF - CRII “Mini-career” Award
- 2021 IEEE APS Student Paper Competition - Honorable Mention (by mentored student)
- 2021 Inducted into USNC-URSI as Associate Member
- 2021 Elevated to IEEE Senior member
- 2019 Young Scientist Award, IEEE EMTS
- 2018 IEEE APS Student Paper Competition - Honorable Mention (by mentored students)
- 2017 Best Student Paper Award - 2nd place in IEEE URSI-GASS
- 2017 ElectroScience Laboratory Student of the year award
- 2017 Student Travel Grant Award - IEEE URSI
- 2016 IEEE APS Student Paper Competition - Honorable Mention
- 2016 Student Travel Grant Award - IEEE URSI
- 2015 Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- 2015 IEEE APS Student Paper Competition - Honorable Mention
- 2015 John D. Kraus Memorial Award for Poster Competition, 2nd Prize
- 2006 Academic Excellence Prize, 1st Prize - National Institute of Technology, Trichy
Education
- 2017 - Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering
- 2017 - Master of Science, Electrical Engineering
- 2009 - Bachelors in Technology