About the IEEE Techblog Editorial Team
Alan J Weissberger, ScD EE
- Content Manager and principal contributing author to IEEE ComSoc Technology blog sites since March 2009.
- IEEE volunteer and technical conference session organizer since March 1974.
- IEEE ComSoc member since formation of the society in 1972; IEEE Sr Member, January 1980.
- IEEE ComSocSCV Program Chair (2006-2011), Chapter Chair (1978-1980, 2009-2011)
- IEEE Global Communications Network (GCN) North America Correspondent & author of numerous GCN articles.
- Creator and manager of IEEE member email discussion group (2006 to present).
- IEEE & ComSoc member liaison for IEEE & ComSocSCV (2006 to present).
- Founder of IEEE Silicon Valley Tech History Committee in 2013 and Chairman 2013-2015. Organized and moderated many events, including Oct 8, 2025 conversation with Professor John Hennessy (Stanford President 2000-2016 and Chairman of Alphabet).
- Simulation studies for U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Weapons Range at Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station, Ceiba, Puerto Rico (1966-1967): Calculation of the worst case data load on 3 large screen displays, manual rate aided tracking. Many industry and academic positions: 1968-2005.
- SCU Adjunct Professor- EECS Dept 1975-1992. Developed and enhanced SCU Graduate Telecommunications Engineering curriculum 1978-1992.
- Follow Alan on Twitter @ajwdct to get notifications of new IEEE Techblog and other blog posts; Connect with him on Linked In at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-j-weissberger-a284a1/
- Alan also writes for the Viodi View newsletter (https://viodi.com/category/weissberger), the IT History Society (https://www.ithistory.org/blog), the Curmudgeon at http://fiendbear.com/ and SIGCIS (https://www.sigcis.org/blog). Bio at https://muckrack.com/alan-weissberger/bio
- 2026 IEEE SCV and Region 6 Awards:
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Ajay Lotan Thakur, Principal Member of Technical Staff at Oracle America Inc, Santa Clara, CA, USA
- Working on development of new services in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Worked on “Open Edge Platform” for distributed Edges.
- Accomplished and seasoned professional with 20+ years of experience, specializing in architecting cutting-edge solutions. Adept in Kubernetes, micro-services, and distributed systems.
- Holds Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certifications.
- Proven expertise in designing robust 4G and 5G Core Networks, with a strong foundation in networking principles.
- Extensive awareness of cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, Oracle) and services.
- Active open-source contributor in the 5G Core area and maintainer of multiple projects, fostering innovation.
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Professional experience in the following subject areas:
- Cloud native software design
- Cloud native 5G SA Core Network architecture
- Open Networking, Virtual Network Functions, Network Virtualization, Cloud RAN
- Systems Integration and Tech Support for Open Hardware/Open Software
- Private 4G/5G vs IEEE 802.11ax (WiFi 6) performance comparison
- Security and Privacy for 5G and WiFi 6 Networks
- Use cases and applications of AI/ML in telecommunications networks
Contact emails: [email protected]
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Sridhar Talari Rajagopal, Senior Technical Leader at Cisco, San Jose, CA, USA
An accomplished and seasoned professional with 25 years of experience, Sridhar specializes in high performance networking, signal processing and distributed computing. Working on open-source SONIC operating system for data center and AI-ML applications at Cisco Systems. Experience in debugging complex network issues in hyper-scaler data centers. Previously worked on MPLS, L3VPN, L2VPN and IP tunneling designs.
Professional experience in the following subject areas:
- Forwarding plane software development for high performance networking
- Hands-on experience related to Linux networking
- Developing features for network routers and switches that enable distributed computing (AI/ML workloads, high performance computing);
- Specialized expertise in networking ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits).
- C/C++ and Python programming; expertise in all network protocols
- Strong knowledge of Ethernet, IPV4, IPV6 and MPLS forwarding
Contact emails: [email protected] (personal), [email protected] (work)
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Shazia Hasnie, PhD, VP of Product Strategy and Innovation at Cuber AI
Focused on Agentic Network Operations, AI-driven automation, and cloud-native infrastructure, Shazia’s work explores the economic models that make AI operations sustainable at scale. She has over 20 years of global experience in computer networks and communications technologies, built on a strong academic foundation: a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from NED University of Engineering & Technology (Pakistan’s premier engineering institute), and a PhD in Communications Engineering from the Australian National University.
Her industrial career includes: R&D engineer at Nokia Research Center headquarters in Helsinki-Finland, Senior Management Consultant at Verisign Global Consulting, Senior Director at Covad (then the largest DSL Internet provider in the United States) and Product Leader at Cox Communications. Shazia is also a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, having founded Sapientis Networks, scaled Clouber.io as VP of Strategic Alliances, and now building Cuber.ai at the frontier of Agentic Network Operations.
Shazia holds multiple advanced networking industry certifications, including MEF Network Expert, MEF SDN/NFV Certified Professional, and MEF-SDCP (Software Defined WAN) Certified Professional, alongside credentials from the Cisco Networking Academy. She is alsoo a 2024–2025 Honored Listee of Marquis Who’s Who in America.
A keynote speaker at industry conferences worldwide, Shazia serves as a strategic advisor to CTOs and executive leadership teams, translating emerging technology into actionable business strategy.
Professional experience in the following subject areas:
- Agentic Network Operations
- AI Operations, Security & Governance
- AI Infrastructure Strategy & Economics
- Networking Infrastructure Products and Services
- Multi-cloud Orchestration and Management
- Cloud Interconnection
- SASE, SD-WAN, SSE
Contact emails: [email protected] (personal), [email protected] (work)
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Bhaskararao Vakamullu, Senior Cloud Developer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), San Jose, CA, USA
Bhaskararao is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience at leading networking companies — including Brocade, Cisco, Dell, and Gigamon — with expertise in networking software for Internet devices such as routers, switches, and packet brokers that power millions of Internet users. He currently works at Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the campus and WLAN division, focusing on datapath software development for HPE gateway devices used in large enterprise and campus environments. He is a Senior IEEE member and holds a Master of Engineering (in Electronics Engineering) from Anna University, Chennai, India, and a Bachelor of Engineering (in Electronics and Communication Engineering) from Andhra University, India.
Professional experience in the following subject areas:
- Extensive experience in control plane networking software, including routing, switching, packet brokering, Kubernetes, and platform development.
- Hands-on experience across multiple networking operating systems, including Brocade NOS, Cisco NX-OS, Dell OS10, and SONiC.
- Experience in management plane software such as CLI, SNMP, and REST APIs for Internet devices.
- Extensive experience handling customer escalations, including troubleshooting production environment issues, recommending workarounds, and sustaining engineering through timely patch releases.
Contact emails: [email protected] (personal), [email protected] (work)
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