Prasanth Ananth

Biography

Prasanth heads the RAN Platforms Research department in Nokia Bell Labs. He leads a multi-disciplinary team which conducts applied research and prototyping for wireless sensing, AI-RAN, and energy efficiency. Previously, he setup and led the Aerial Robotics research team, developing autonomous indoor drones with edge intelligence, and founded the AIMS venture, where he served as the CTO. Prior to that, he led research on access networks and chaired global working groups in the OpenGen 5G UAS and GreenTouch consortiums. A Ph.D. graduate from the University of Maryland with a Postdoc at UT Austin, Prasanth holds 8 patents, 28 publications, and is recognized as a Nokia Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS).