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sanal
sasankan

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Kitchener, Canada

Sanal Sasankan received his B.Tech degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Cochin University of Science and Technology, India in 2001. Subsequently, we worked at SimbaNET (T) Ltd in planning and implementation of IEEE 802.11 wireless networks in Tanzania and Nigeria. Sanal received the M.A.Sc degree in Electrical Engineering, specializing in cross-layer design of adaptive transmission systems, from University of Victoria, Canada in 2007. During this period, he worked at the Laboratory for Advanced Wireless Communications Research, University of Victoria under the supervision of Dr. Hong-Chuan Yang. His work dealt with improved adaptive transmission techniques for AMC-ARQ wireless systems and their performance analysis.
Sanal worked as a 3GPP Compliance Specialist at Research in Motion from 2005 to 2006. Sanal Sasankan is currently a Patent Agent Trainee at Research in Motion Ltd, Waterloo, Canada. He is a member of the IEEE Standards Association and an Engineer in Training with Professional Engineers Ontario.

Sanal is also a founding partner of ArtoAfrica.com – an online art shop promoting African sculptures and paintings.


sanal sasankan's Schools

  		•  University of Victoria , Class of 2007
    Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

    Graduate Student Representative 05/ 2006 – 04/2007 Appointment committee for Director of Co-operative Education Programs, University of Victoria. Volunteer 12/ 2004 – 05/ 2005 BC Wireless Project, Victoria, B.C. Volunteer 11/ 2004 – 03/ 2005 Career Fair 2005, University of Victoria, B.C.
  		• Cochin University of Science and Technology , Class of 2001

    • Project: Designed and implemented a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System for an Electricity sub-station in Kerala, India. • Seminar: Presented a seminar on ‘Third Generation Wireless Communication Systems using W-CDMA’.

sanal sasankan's Companies

  		•  SimbaNET (T) Ltd 2002 - 2004
    Wireless Engineer
    • Led the Wireless group of SimbaNET (T) Ltd. • Enhanced the reliability and throughput of the wireless network based on IEEE 802.11. • Implemented a Broadband Wireless IP Network for Bentel Networks, Nigeria. • Planned, configured and supervised the installation of a new Broadband Wireless Network using Aperto Networks base stations, Cisco routers, switches and Alvarion access points.
  		• Laboratory for Advances Wireless Communications Research, UVic
    Graduate Student
    • Developed new adaptive transmission techniques for AMC-ARQ wireless systems. • Analyzed the performance of the techniques using MATLAB simulations. • Studied the 3GPP HSDPA standards to identify areas of improvement for the transmission of real-time video traffic.