Pradyumna Ayyalasomayajula ¦ Building tomorrow through Engineering

About Me

Welcome to my digital space! I'm Pradyumna Ayyalasomayajula, an engineer at heart with a deep passion for solving complex problems through innovative technology. With a Ph.D. in Signal Processing from EPFL, Switzerland, and over a decade of experience across cutting-edge fields like embedded systems, energy solutions, and microengineering, I thrive at the intersection of research and real-world applications.

Currently leading R&D teams at Landis+Gyr, I take pride in pushing the boundaries of industrial and grid technologies, having designed some of the world’s most accurate commercial meters. My work extends to building Europe’s largest Virtual Power Plant, developing novel algorithms, and orchestrating international teams to deliver impactful solutions. Every challenge I encounter fuels my desire to advance the field and contribute to a sustainable future.

Beyond my professional journey, I am dedicated to mentoring the next generation of engineers, driven by the belief that education and innovation are powerful forces for change.

Let’s connect and explore the future of engineering together!

My CV

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Education

PhD in Signal Processing

EPFL, 2013

Invented new image recognition algorithms which can run on resource constraint devices. The main application was in the field of Alternative and Augumentative Communication (AAC) to aid speech impared people.

MS in Micro and Nanotechnology

University of Neuchatel, 2008

I focused primarily on Analog and digital system design, MEMS, and Signal Processing.

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Instrumentation Technology

Visvesvaraya Technological University, 2006

I topped the University (secured 4th rank out of a pool of more than 25,000 students)

Industry Experience (selected)

R&D Team Lead

Landis+Gyr - 2019

Responsible for the Firmware that runs the Industrical, Commercial and Grid Segment meters at Landis+Gyr.
People management of multiple teams across multiple continents.

Senior software engineer

tiko Energy solutions - 2014

Developed and successfully launched nine different products (complete development cycles) in pan European market.
Work involved designing system and software architectures; coding some of the low-level drivers, libraries, and algorithms/business logic; testing; certifications (EMC for CE marking); and manufacturing in China and in Switzerland.

Postdoctoral researcher - Scientist

EPFL - 2013

Responsible for algorithm to perform motion analysis and extract parameters like gait velocity, stride length, etc., from multi-axis sensor systems for watch applications.
Work was done in collaboration with Swatch Group.

Selected Awards

Secured 2nd place at Startup weekend, Lausanne 2011
Finalist for the IEEE president’s ‘Change the world’ competition 2010
Secured 2nd place in Microsoft Robotics Expo, Bern 2009
Full Scholarship by the Institute of Microtechnology, Neuchatel, Switzerland during Master’ program 2006
Secured 4th rank in the Visvesvaraya Technological University 2006
All India rank 37 ( 99.26 percentile) in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institutes of Technologies (IIT’s) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) 2005
Certificate of appreciation in national science and mathematics olympiads 2000