Sudhakar Shetty is a Senior Technical Fellow for network and wireless
systems at the Boeing company. In this role, Sudhakar is responsible for
technology strategy, research, and development of Network and wireless
systems for Boeing commercial airplanes. Sudhakar was instrumental in
the development of wireless systems in 787. Sudhakar established an
Aerospace Network Research Consortium (ANRC) in India, first of its kind
in India with four partners. Sudhakar helped develop more than 8
industry standards for aerospace networks which earned him a prestigious
outstanding contribution award called the “Volare Award”. He was
instrumental in establishing 4 research projects in China with 4 Chinese
universities. He initiated and directed 5 US University projects with 4
different universities in the US.
Sudhakar has more than 33 years of experience in research, and
technology development in Network and Wireless Systems. More than 19
years of that is with Boeing, where he has worked on research, design,
and development of onboard systems and networks. He currently leads the
development of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Network Centric Operations
(NCO) vision, strategy, and the architecture, encompassing the entire
commercial airplane eco system worldwide. In 2006 he rallied an entire
onboard entertainment industry to develop new architectures and content
standards for commercial airplanes. In 2008 he was appointed as the
Senior technical Fellow, the highest honor an employee can receive in
the Boeing Company for technical achievements.
He was the past president of “Indian Association of Western Washington”,
the largest cultural and social non-profit organization for
Indo-American community in Western Washington. Currently he serves on
the Board of Directors of a non-profit group called the “Indo-American
Friendship Forum”, that focuses on trade and political educational
activities for the Indo-American community.
He earned his BE in Electronics & Communications from Mysore University,
India, and his Ph. D from Vanderbilt University. He is married with 3
children. He is an avid sportsman who spends most of his spare time
playing tennis, golf, and table tennis.
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