Company / People / Purpose

RF and antenna engineering across structures, devices and space.

Founded in Reading in 2024, BeamGrid™ Technologies Ltd develops RF and antenna systems across structural sensing, non-terrestrial connectivity and wireless power research. Each programme is presented at its actual stage, from completed proof of concept and funded R&D to exploratory research, so partners can evaluate the evidence and next validation step clearly.

Established 2024 Reading, United Kingdom RF and antenna engineering

Team and advisory

The people behind BeamGrid™’s engineering programmes.

Experience spanning antennas, RF systems, satellite communications, machine learning and technology delivery.

01RF and antenna engineering

02Funded programme delivery

03International experience

01 / Founder

Dr. Vedaprabhu Basavarajappa

Founder and CEO

Vedaprabhu Basavarajappa leads BeamGrid™’s technology strategy and RF engineering programmes. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Cantabria in 2018, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from TU Delft in 2012 and a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University. His career has included Marie Curie research fellowships and antenna or RF roles at the Indian Institute of Science, Fraunhofer FHR, Powerwave Technologies, Queen’s University Belfast, Bell Labs, TTI Norte, Queen Mary University of London, the University of Surrey’s 5G Innovation Centre, ALL.SPACE, Space Solar and Domo Tactical Communications. His research interests include RF systems, 5G antennas, millimetre-wave technology, satellite antennas and phased arrays. He is a Senior Member of IEEE.

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02 / Advisory

Scott Speer

Senior Advisory Board Member

Scott Speer is a telecommunications and aerospace professional with experience across commercial and defence satellite systems in both RF and optical domains. He is the founder of OpenSky Aerospace and previously held technical and leadership roles at Northrop Grumman. He also served as a 5G subject-matter expert for the U.S. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense.

His experience includes 3GPP, high-altitude platform systems and resilient communications. At BeamGrid™ Technologies, Scott serves on the Senior Advisory Board, advising on RF, optical and hybrid space-terrestrial communications.

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03 / RF Architecture

Dr. Arpan Pal

RF Antenna Architect

Arpan Pal received his Ph.D. in advanced telecommunications from Swansea University in 2013. He previously worked as a Research Assistant at the Indian Institute of Science, Swansea University and Queen’s University Belfast, and as a Lecturer at Asansol Engineering College. His research interests include beam-steerable antennas, phased arrays, frequency-selective surfaces and substrate-integrated waveguide antennas.

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04 / AI & ML

Dr. Satyanarayana Katla

AI/ML Architect

Satyanarayana Katla received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2014 and a Ph.D. in wireless communications from the University of Southampton in 2019, undertaken in collaboration with InterDigital Europe. From July 2014 to August 2015, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Indian Institute of Science. He has contributed to inventions and publications concerning 3GPP Release 18 and IEEE 802.11bf, co-authored more than 20 papers and is a co-inventor on approximately 20 patent applications relating to 5G NR. His interests include millimetre-wave and terahertz communications, machine learning, signal processing and transceiver algorithms for wireless systems.

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