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Adjunct Professor Named Forbes 30 Under 30 All-Star

January 12, 2017

Assistant Professor Shyam Gollakota, holding the passive Wi-Fi devices. Photo credit: MIT EECS

Assistant Professor Shyam Gollakota, holding the passive Wi-Fi devices. Photo credit: MIT EECS

UW Electrical Engineering Adjunct Assistant Professor and Computer Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Shyam Gollakota was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 All-Star Alumni.

Gollakota shares the honor with other luminaries and exceptional talents, like Taylor Swift and Lebron James. The highly-selective list presents 600 of the “brightest young entrepreneurs, innovators and game changers.”

Gollakota has been recognized for his work developing “passive Wi-Fi,” which allows devices to communicate using 10,000 times less power than traditional Wi-Fi signals. Using this system, a device will be battery-free, removing the analog component (which is currently not energy efficient) to optimize the digital component (which has evolved to be highly energy efficient). 

Congratulations, Shyam!