About

Avinash Bhatt is a highly skilled Software Engineer with over 8 years of experience in the design, development, and validation of 802.11 wireless protocols. He currently works at Arista Networks, where he specializes in embedded systems, Linux, WLAN (MAC FW and Host) protocol and feature development, and WLAN security (WPA and RSN) protocols. Avinash has a strong understanding of WLAN (WFA) features such as NAN, RTT, and MBO (MAC FW and Host Implementation) and a good understanding of IEEE/WFA specifications (802.11a/b/g/i/h/n/ac/v/k/u/P2P). He is also knowledgeable in Linux device drivers (WLAN), Linux cfg80211/NL80211 kernel layers, Linux WPA Supplicant, and Android HAL Framework. Additionally, he has a fair understanding of ARM SoC architecture (Cortex-M, Cortex-R), embedded systems, and micro-controller programming with communication protocols (Serial, I2C, SPI). Avinash is an expert in C programming and Linux shell scripting, with a fair understanding of C++, and ARM assembly. His proficiency extends to platforms such as Linux, Android, and UEFI BIOS. Prior to his current role, Avinash worked as an RnD Software Engineer at Broadcom, where he was involved in the development and productization of various Wi-Fi features/protocols such as RTT, NAN, and MBO. He was responsible for feature protocol and logic implementation in the firmware, productization of various features for customers, and interface development in the Linux driver (PCIE) and Android HAL. Avinash holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from MBM Engineering College, Rajasthan. He is a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer with relevant experience of 9.69 years.