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Vitaly Drapkin

Director-level Wireless Software Engineer specializing in 3GPP NAS protocol stacks (LTE/NR)

QualcommNational Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"San Diego, CA29 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks Remote

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Experience

Director, Engineering, NR & LTE Protocol Stack Development/NAS LeadQualcomm Inc · Jan 2018 – Nov 2024
Principal Engineer/Manager, LTE Protocol Stack Development/NAS LeadQualcomm Inc · Jan 2008 – Jan 2018
Senior Staff EngineerCapsuleTech (former Qualcomm Life Inc.)
Staff Engineer, GSM and UMTS Protocol Stack DevelopmentQualcomm Inc

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Education

National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"master, Computer Science

Awards

  • IP Achievement Award - Qualcomm
  • Upendra Patel Award (highest QCT recognition) - Qualcomm
  • Upendra Patel Award - Qualcomm

Skills

Languages

EnglishRussianHebrew

Certifications

Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification – Stanford (Online)Supervised Machine Learning: Advanced Learning Algorithms – Stanford (Online)Unsupervised Machine Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning – Stanford (Online)C++, Object Oriented Design and Design Patterns Academy – InterBit Training & Consulting

Publications

49 publications

Wireless communicationsCellular protocol stacks3GPP NAS (LTE/NR)Modem/embedded systems

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Vitaly DrapkinDirector-level Wireless Software Engineer specializing in 3GPP NAS protocol stacks (LTE/NR)