About Deependra Singh Rawat
Principal Software Engineer II | AI/ML Specialist | Telecommunications Expert

Professional Profile
Deependra Singh Rawat is a Principal Software Engineer II and AI/ML specialist based in the Denver, Colorado area, with 18+ years of experience across telecommunications, embedded systems, broadband access platforms, and AI-driven network intelligence.
He works at the intersection of edge AI, DOCSIS 3.1/4.0 infrastructure, cable modem platforms, telemetry systems, and resilient network automation — developing intelligent systems that improve reliability, reduce operational burden, and enable proactive network management at scale.
His technical contributions span the full stack of modern broadband engineering: from hardware-accelerated inference on embedded CPE devices to advanced ML clustering for predictive fault detection, and from CMTS-integrated closed-loop automation to open-source RDK-Broadband platform development.
Education
M.S. Artificial Intelligence
Pennsylvania State University
Focused on deep learning, neural network architectures, and applied machine learning for real-world systems. Academic projects included bird species identification using convolutional neural networks and multimodal children’s story generation combining vision and language models.
B.E. Computer Science & Engineering
H.N.B. Garhwal University / Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College
Foundation in computer science, software engineering, and systems programming — the basis for a career built on deep technical expertise across embedded systems, networking, and intelligent infrastructure.
Core Competencies
- Edge AI and on-device machine learning (model quantization, pruning, knowledge distillation)
- DOCSIS 3.1/4.0 broadband access infrastructure and CPE platform engineering
- RDK-Broadband open-source software stack development
- Intelligent telemetry, predictive analytics, and closed-loop network automation
- ML clustering algorithms (K-means, HDBSCAN) for network optimization
- Embedded Linux (Yocto), Wi-Fi stack, SNMP/TR-069 management protocols
- SIP/VoIP (Cisco SIPCC 3PCC), W-CDMA/LTE/WiMAX transport functions
- Patent invention, technical writing, and IEEE community engagement