Prashanth Hande

Biography

Prashanth Hande is the Senior Director of Technology at Qualcomm, where he leads pioneering research on 5G and 6G technologies for extended Reality (XR) and distributed AI-based spatial computing. His work has been instrumental in advancing XR-related enhancements within the 5G Advanced standards.

Previously, Prashanth served as the systems lead for research and development efforts on 4G and 5G RAN algorithms and small cell Multi-RAT SoC systems, overseeing projects from pre-silicon design to post-silicon full-stack LTE RAN product development. Before this role, he was the systems lead for the expansion of OFDM-based wireless technology into deployed networks across Europe.

Prashanth holds a B.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, an M.S. degree from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. degree from Princeton University, all in electrical engineering.