Spotlighting InterDigital Inventors Driving Video Efficiency and Wireless Connectivity
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Featured Leaders
Our global team of dedicated engineers and researchers plays a vital part in InterDigital’s R&I work. The featured leaders on this page represent just a few of the many critical innovators making InterDigital’s work possible.
Milind Kulkarni
Head of Wireless Lab
Milind has over 35 years of experience in wireless network innovation, including projects for Nokia, Motorola, NASA, and Honeywell. Now the Head of InterDigital's Wireless Lab, Milind leads our research and standards development for current and next-generation networks. He plays a critical part in guiding InterDigital's 6G vision and advocating for it at key events like Mobile World Congress (MWC) and 6GSymposium.
Lionel Oisel
Head of Video Lab
Lionel joined InterDigital after our 2019 acquisition of Technicolor, bringing years of video R&I experience to the team. He now leads InterDigital's Video Lab in its mission to optimize the end-to-end video value chain. Driving technologies that promote efficient distribution, creation, and consumption of media, Lionel is especially focused on streaming improvements, compression for immersive experiences, and new potentials for haptics.
Jaideep Chandrashekar
Head of AI Lab
Prior to joining InterDigital, Jaideep led machine learning and data processing research at Technicolor and contributed to networking projects at Intel Labs. He brings this expertise to his role as Head of InterDigital's AI Lab, where he leads us in exploring how artificial intelligence can improve wireless and video technology in today's standards and contribute to emerging technologies in the years to come.
Featured Inventors
Samir Ferdi
Director, R&I
Samir is a leader in our Montreal Wireless Lab, and the 2026 recipient of InterDigital's Inventor of the Year award. His work spans vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, device-to-device connectivity, and cellular network security, and his inventions have played a pivotal role in shaping secure and intelligent wireless systems for the future of connected transportation, automation, and AI-enabled networks.
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