About Me

Hi. My name is Prachi (Hindi: प्राची; pronounced: /pratʃiː/). I live in Germany and am originally from India. My life is a big learning adventure – over 5 Languages, 700+ books, 10+ research papers, 18 patents, and over 6 Music Instruments.

I am a former Aerospace Scientist, a Wireless Communications Engineer, a Multidisciplinary Researcher, a Writer, an Amateur Piano Player, an Avid Book Reader, and a Polyglot. (I also dabble a bit in painting, origami, calligraphy, Rubik’s cube, close-up magic, and anything that interests me)

Additionally, I volunteer as a mentor for underprivileged young women studying in STEM fields (Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics).

Also, I have been awarded by the UN for my social-sciences work.

My full CV

Technology Professional Experience

Expert of vehicular communication technologies: 5G and V2X (Vehicle-to-vehicle communication). Previously, I worked as an Aerospace Scientist on Indian Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’. List of positions I have held professionally –

Advacned Connectivity Expert, WirelessMobility (2023 – Now)
Senior System Architect, Lear Corporation (2021 – 2023)
Senior Engineer, Denso Automotive (2013 – 2021)
Scientist ‘B’, Aeronautical Development Agency, Indian Ministry of Defence (2010 – 2012)
Student Researcher, Viavi Solutions (formerly Aeroflex) (Apr-Sep 2013)
Intern, ARM Embedded (May-Jul 2009)

Education

Master of Science, Telecommunications (University College London, 2013)
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication (IIT-Varanasi, 2010)

Awards

  • First prize winner of UNFPA’s (United Nations Population Fund) hackathon on “Preventing and addressing Gender-based Violence”, 2022
  • Best Overall Student for excelling in academics, University College London, 2013
  • Outstanding Student of the Year for excelling in academics, extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, IIT- BHU Varanasi, 2010
  • “IT-Colour” for special recognition in Badminton, IIT-BHU Varanasi, 2009

Languages

  • Hindi (Native, C2 Level – CEFR*)
  • English (Business Fluent, C2)
  • German (Business Fluent, B2-C1)
  • Urdu (Intermediate, B1)
  • Mandarin Chinese (Elementary, A1-A2)

* CEFR = Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Lectures Delivered

  • Wireless Communications in Automotive (Hochschule Coburg, Germany, 2024)
  • Career Exploration After College (Vigyanshaala International, 2023)
  • Career Exploration After School (PathFinder Academy, India, 2023)
  • V2X in Practice (Hochschule Coburg, Germany, 2023)
  • V2X: Technology and Status (Hochschule Coburg, Germany, 2022)

Patents (see details on Espacenet)

All the patents filed in the field of Wireless Communication Technology –

  • EP4362508A1: Group CAM (Cooperative Awareness Message) in ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems)
  • DE102022127100A1: Dynamic configuration of Phone-as-a-key anchors for positioning and localization
  • EP4322566A1: CPM APR based security for ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems)
  • EP4300852A1: ITS message attribute changes as per the significance of information within
  • DE102022110850A1: Selection of a V2X communication device from multiple devices
  • EP4236394A1: CPM Freespace Classification and Freespace significance index
  • DE102021127548A1: Distributed Antenna System for V2X Communication
  • EP4167611A1: Redundancy mitigation in vehicular networks with CPM Significance Index
  • EP4167607A1: Sensor sharing in vehicular networks with CPM Information significance level
  • EP4167606A1: Sensor sharing in vehicular networks with CPM area perception request
  • EP4167209A1: CPM generation based on significance index in vehicular networks
  • EP4106361A1 / WO2022264953A1: Method for V2X Decentralized Congestion Control (DCC)
  • DE102019202836A1: V2X cooperative methods for interference mitigation for vehicular radar 
  • DE102019131637A1: Trustworthiness estimation in collective perception among multiple vehicles
  • DE102020208996A1: Predictive Quality of Service management for vehicles
  • DE102020208994A1: Vehicular direct communication performance analysis and improvement
  • DE102021120645A1: Interworking of V2X communication and in-vehicle network
  • DE102021118955A1: Selection of main device from multiple communication devices in vehicles

Publications

  • CPM Significance Index Level for Redundancy Mitigation (Technical Paper, ITS WC 2024)
  • Public Database of Inclusive Offerings of Higher Education Institutes (Paper, CIARW 2023)
  • Framework for Faculty Training for Higher Education (Paper, National Seminar on NEP2020, 2023)
  • A Holistic View on Predictive-QoS in Vehicular Networks (Technical Paper, ITS WC 2023)
  • CPM Significance Index for Redundancy Mitigation (Technical Paper, ITS WC 2023)
  • Multi-MNO Predictive-QoS for Vehicular Applications (Technical Paper, VEHITS 2021)
  • Public deliverables of EU project ADAS&ME (Public Technical Reports, 2019)
  • Connectivity for Automated Driving: An overview of R&D activities in Europe (IET Book Chapter, ISBN: 978-1-83953-012-8, 2019)
  • Trustworthiness estimation using collective perception in VANETs (Scientific paper, IEEE VNC Conference 2019, DOI: 10.1109/VNC48660.2019.9062796, 2019)
  • Using collective perception for position verification in VANETs (Technical Paper, ITS WC 2019)
  • Adaptation Layer Based Hybrid Communication Architecture: Practical Approach in ADAS&ME (Springer Book Chapter in Lecture Notes in Mobility, ISBN: 978-3-319-99762-9, 2018)
  • Adaptation layer based architecture for vehicular communication (Technical Paper, ITS WC 2017)
  • Overhead estimation during intra-NB handover in 4G LTE systems (Scientific Paper, IEEE CSNDSP Conference 2014, DOI: 10.1109/CSNDSP.2014.6923968, 2014)
  • Handover In 4G LTE Systems; Test Case Design, Experimentation & Analysis (Master’s Thesis, University College London, 2013)
  • Low Power VLSI Techniques: MTCMOS & CRMTCMOS (Monograph, ISBN: 978-3-84733-862-8, 2012)