Abhay Karandikar

• Response to TRAI Consultation Paper, “Next Generation Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) Communication Networks”
  Abhay Karandikar
  November 2017 Download
• Proposal for Spectrum for PPDR towards NFAP 2016
  Abhay Karandikar and Pranav Jha
  Contributions to National Frequency Allocation Plan 2017 Download
• Proposal for Spectrum for 60 GHz towards NFAP 2016
  Abhay Karandikar
  Contributions to National Frequency Allocation Plan 2017 Download
• Proposal for 5.8 GHz towards NFAP 2016
  Abhay Karandikar
  Contributions to National Frequency Allocation Plan 2017 Download
• Response to TRAI Consultation Paper "Delivering Broadband Quickly"
  Abhay Karandikar and Punit Rathod
  TRAI, October 2014
• Note on Spectrum Trading and Spectrum Exchange
  Akshay Mishra and Abhay Karandikar
  Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on "Valuation and Reserve Price of Spectrum", TRAI, August 2013
• Response to TRAI Consultation Paper on Telecom network failures during Emergencies/Disasters
  Akshay Mishra, Gaurav Varshney and Abhay Karandikar
  Priority routing of calls of persons Engaged in response and recovery, June 2012
• Virtual Network for Prioritized Handling for a Group of Users
  Punit Rathod, Akshay Mishra, Gaurav Varshney and Abhay Karandikar
  Pre-Consultation Comments on "Priority call routing in Mobile networks for persons engaged in response and recovery work during emergencies", submitted to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), December 2011
• Consultation on IMT-Advanced (4G) Mobile Wireless Broadband Services
  Prateek Kapadia and Abhay Karandikar
  Pre-Consultation comments on 4G submitted to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), April 2010 Download
• An Operational Framework for Telecom Standards Development Organization (TSDO) of India
  Prateek Kapadia and Abhay Karandikar
  Policy document submitted to DoT, Government of India, November 2009
• Opportunities for India in Sub-1 GHz Spectrum and International Standardization
  Siddharth Shetty and Abhay Karandikar
  Technical Report, November 2010 Download
• Proposal for TV White Space towards NFAP 2010
  Siddharth Shetty, Akshay Mishra and Abhay Karandikar
  Contributions to National Frequency Allocation Plan 2011, January 2011 Download
• Proposal for Spectrum for PSDR and PPDR towards NFAP 2010
  Siddharth Shetty Akshay Mishra and Abhay Karandikar
  Contributions to National Frequency Allocation Plan 2011, January 2011 Download

• Director, IIT Kanpur, April 2018-till date
• Dean (Faculty Affairs), IIT Bombay, February 2017-April 2018
• Professor-in-charge, IIT Bombay Research Park, October 2014-April 2017
• Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, January 2012-January 2015 [Head of one of the largest departments in IIT with 65 faculty members and ~1300 students]
• Head, Computer Center, IIT Bombay, August 2008- July 2011

• National Coordinator- IMPRINT
• Member, BSNL 4G Tender Committee, June 2020, I was member of the committee formed by the Ministry of Communications on the recommendations of Empowered Technology Group of PMO to examine the technical specifications of 4G tender for BSNL network and to recommend core domestic network components that can be deployed in the network.
• Chairman, Defence Standards Development Authority, Ministry of Defence, March 2019, The Ministry of Defence has setup Defence Standards Development Authority (SDA) in March 2019. The body will be responsible to develop/prepare/adapt standards for critical/emergency which has defence/strategic sector applicability and which are critical for self reliance.
• Chairman, Committee on Experimental Spectrum for 5G and other trials, Ministry of Communications, February 2019, The Ministry of Communications setup the committee to give recommendations on size, scope and quantum of spectrum for experimental spectrum license for 5G and other technology trials.
• Chairman, Committee for preparing Roadmap for development of Indigenous SDR Ecosystem, Ministry of Defence, 2018
• Chairman, Spectrum Policy Task Force, High Level Forum for 5G India 2020, Ministry of Communications, 2017, The 5G High level forum was set up to draft roadmap and action plan for 5G India 2020. As Chairman, Spectrum Policy Task Force, we developed spectrum policy guidelines for spectrum for 5G in India.
• Chairman (Oct 2016-Oct 2018), Vice Chairman (Oct 2014-Sept 2016) and Director General (Nov 2015-February 2017), Telecom Standards Development Society India (TSDSI), I played a leadership role in nation-wide effort for setting up India's telecom standards development organization (SDO) with participation of all stakeholders-telecom operators, equipment vendors, academia and research labs. India, despite being the second largest telecom market in the world, did not have any Standards Development Organization. Our sustained efforts since 2010 resulted in the creation of TSDSI in India in January 2014. As the first Vice-Chairman, (and Chairman since Oct 2016) TSDSI Governing Council and Director General in my honorary capacity, I played a critical advisory role in the conceptualization and establishment of new technical standards work programmes within the TSDSI. In December 2014, TSDSI was inducted as one of the Organizational Partners of 3GPP, a body that drives next generation wireless standards.
• Vice Chairman, 3GPP Program Coordination Group (PCG), 2017, I was elected as Vice Chairman of 3GPP PCG in its meeting held in London in October 2016 for a period of one year. 3GPP is a global body comprising of telecom standards bodies of US, Europe, China, India, South Korea.
• Chair, Global Standards Collaboration (GSC)-20 and 3GPP (OP), As the Chair of 20th meeting of Global Standards Collaboration (GSC), a body comprising all telecom and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) SDOs of the world and also as the Chair 3GPP (Organizational Partners), I played a critical role in hosting the meetings of GSC, 3GPP (program coordination group) and 3GPP (organizational partners) in April 2016.
• Consultant, Bharatnet Design and Implementation and Member, Technical Standing Committee, I am acting as a consultant to provide technical expertise in the design and implementation of pan-India rural broadband network-Bharatnet. I am also working on drafting technical specifications and recommending technical choices.
• Coordinator, National Centre for Excellence in Technologies for Internal Security (NCETIS), For the past two years, I spearheaded an effort along with colleagues from IIT Bombay in setting up a Homeland security center. The center is expected to address the technology innovations gap for internal security requirements specially for state and central police forces of our country. I coordinated the effort for preparing Detailed Project Report (DPR). The same was approved by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Govt of India and the center has begun its operations fromsince October 2015.
• Member, Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) since 2013, As Member, TAC of SEBI, I am contributing in framing appropriate policies in light of various technological advances including algorithmic trading, co-location, disaster recovery plan, system audit and security framework. I also led a team which conducted confidential investigation of complaint against a stock exchange on co-located brokers.
• Member, Expert Group on usage of TV White Space Technology, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), 2015-16, As Member of the committee, I contributed to evaluating various technology options. The committee has submitted a comprehensive report on possible ways of exploiting TV White spaces for broadband communications.
• Member, Working Group on Spectrum (constituted through Cabinet notification), Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC), Department of Telecom, 2015-16
• Member, Justice Patil Committee for the formulation of “Spectrum Act”, June 2011, The committee was chaired by Retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Shivraj V. Patil. I contributed to writing a draft of National Radio Spectrum Management Act to replace Indian Wireless Telegraphy act 1933.
• Member, Working Group on Telecom for 12th Five year Plan of India, 2011, Planning Commission, Govt of India, As Member of the Working Group for 12th 5 year plan, I contributed to several drafts of sub-groups created under this working group on Telecom R&D, IPR and manufacturing, spectrum and licensing, and broadband.

National Level Committees

• Member, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, 2018
• Member, Expert Committee, National Innovation and Startup Policy for Students and Faculty of Educational Institutes, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), 2018
• Member, Committee to reconstitute BoG of IITs, MHRD, 2018
• Member, Standing Committee on Spectrum Policy for 5G India, Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications, 2018
• Member, Oversight Committee for 5G India, Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications, 2018
• Member, Expert Committee, Operations Digital Board, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), 2018
• Member, Selection Committee for Director General, ERNET, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), 2018
• Chairman, Working Group Expert Committee on IoT Camera, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), 2017
• Member, National Task Force of Technology in Policing, Ministry of Home Affairs, 2016
• Member, Expert Committee (Engineering Sciences) Fast Track Young Scientists Scheme, SERB, Department of Science & Technology, since 2015
• Member, PAC in Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, SERB, DST, since 2015
• Chair, Technology Working Group, NASSCOM's Cyber Security Task Force, 2015
• Member, Academic Committee for Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), 2014-16
• Chairman sub-group on Telecom R&D Fund setup by Department of Telecom. (drafted the entire report on TRDF. Report submitted in March 2013)
• Member, Expert Group on Creation of Telecom Entrepreneurship Development, Telecom R&D and Telecom Manufacturing Promotion Fund by Department of Telecom during 12th Five Year Plan, December 2012
• Member, Working Group for Development of Innovation and IP in ESDM sector, DeitY, GoI, 2012
• Member Oversight Committee, Millworkers’ Online Lottery (chaired by Retd Uplokayukta), Maharashtra Government, 2012
• Member, Telecom Sector Innovation Council to draw roadmap for telecom sector of the country during Decade of Innovations 2010-2020, DoT, 2011-12
• Member, Oversight Committee (chaired by Retd UpLokayukta), MHADA Online Lottery 2012. (Suggested comprehensive changes in Online Lottery system and oversaw the complete operations of online Lottery)
• Member, Oversight Committee (chaired by Retd High Court Judge), MHADA Online Lottery, 2011. (Successfully helped MHADA implement Online Lottery of flats)
• Member of the committee set up to draft blue print of Telecom Entrepreneurship Development Council by DoT 2011
• Co-Chair of drafting group on new technology for National Frequency Allocation Plan 2011
• Core member of the committee (chaired by Joint Secretary, DoT) set up by government to consider TRAI recommendations for measures to improve telecom infrastructure in rural India, 2009 (Drafted the entire report. Report submitted in September 2009)

• Tata Teleservices-IITB Centre of Excellence in Telecommunications (TICET), Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), 2008-2020
• 5G Research and Building Next Gen Solutions for Indian Market, Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), 2015-2019
• Broadband Connectivity to Rural and Underserved Regions using TV UHF Band: Outreach to 25 Villages in Palghar district of Maharashtra
  Tata Trust, 2016-2018 View
• TV UHF band Technology for Rural Broadband
  Tata Trust, 2016-2018 View
• Dual Connectivity LTE-WiFi Solution for Broadband Wireless Networks, Department of Electronics Information Technology (DeitY), 2013-2017
• Test-Bed for Affordable Broadband in India using Backhaul in TV White Space
  Ford Foundation, 2013-2017 View
• Village Communications Network, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), 2012-2014
• Indo-UK Advanced Technology Center of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, Systems and Services (IU-ATC) - Phase II, Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2012-2015
• 4G Emergency Communications Systems, Force 1, Maharashtra Police, 2010
• Technical Feasibility of TV White Space operation in India, Ford Foundation, 2012-2013
• Next Generation Scalable Wireless Infrastructure for Broadband in India, Intel, 2010
• Indo-UK Advanced Technology Center of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, Systems and Services (IU-ATC), Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2009-2012
• Cross Layer Design for Next Generation Wireless Networks, Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2005-2008
• Quality of Service in CDMA Mobile Networks, L&T InfoTech 2003-2004
• Teletraffic Modeling and QoS Guarantees in Internet, Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2001-2004
• Layer 3 Switching and Packet Filtering Systems, Texas Instruments, USA, 2000-2002
• Interactive Multimedia Communications over Cable TV Networks, Ministry of Human Resources, 1999-2001
• GPRS Simulator, Tata InfoTech Ltd, 1999
• Layer 3 Switching for High Performance Routers, RIMO Technologies, 1999