Mallikarjun Tatipamula
Mallik Tatipamula was awarded the degree of Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa, at the noon ceremony on Thursday, June 20, in recognition of sustained contributions and visionary leadership in advancing telecommunication networks from 3G to 5G and beyond in bridging the digital divide.
From the early days of 2G to pioneering future 6G research, his 34-year career exemplifies a commitment to advancing telecom networks and connecting our world.
As the CTO of Ericsson Silicon Valley, Tatipamula leads thought leadership and early 6G research efforts, engaging with industry, academia and government entities. Previously, he held leadership positions at F5 Networks, Juniper Networks, Cisco, Motorola, Nortel, and IIT Madras.
Tatipamula has made significant contributions to advancing telecom networks from 2G to 5G and addressing the societal digital divide. He has played a key role in adapting IP (Internet Protocol) for mobile communication systems to enable today鈥檚 mobile internet. He led the integration of IP and optical communications on Cisco鈥檚 first terabit routing system, scaling the internet backbone, and spearheaded the transition to software-centric 5G networks for Industry 4.0 applications. His pioneering work has resulted in innovations such as network slicing.
A visiting professor at King鈥檚 College London, distinguished visiting professor at IIT Hyderabad, and honorary professor at the University of Glasgow, Tatipamula also serves on several industry and academic advisory boards. He has mentored more than 100 university students to become next-generation leaders and is a frequent guest lecturer at the world鈥檚 leading universities.
Tatipamula has co-authored two books, has more than 100 publications and patents, delivered over 500 keynote addresses, and has served on more than 40 IEEE conference committees.
For his outstanding contributions, he has received numerous awards and is an elected fellow of three prestigious national academies.