Industry fellow and lecturer at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET).
Conducted research projects in data centers (RAD Labs), telecommunication infrastructure (SAHARA), and wireless systems (ICEBERG)
Acted as scientific liaison between Nortel Research Lab and UC Berkeley, providing tangible value in advanced technologies
Studied network services, telecommunication systems and software, communications infrastructure, and data centers
Earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a specialization in communication and networking
Developed long-term technology for the enterprise market, integrating communication and computing technologies
TelecommNet Consulting, Inc.
2007-Present
Principal Scientist
Consulting in the areas of network communications, telecommunications, Internet protocols, and smartphone mobile wireless devices
Providing system architecture and technology analysis for computer networks, mobile wireless devices, and Internet web technologies projects
Expert witness in network communications patent infringement lawsuits
CRadar.Ai, UC Berkeley, California
2018-2019
Principal Investigator
Accurate Radars are paramount for self-driving car safety. Radars “see” where Cameras and LiDars are “blind” (fog, rain, snow, direct sunlight, and darkness). We improve the Radar RF wireless signal purity by 100x, at a 100x cost reduction vs. LiDar. Our superior Radar wireless signal quality provides high Radar accuracy while also enabling true redundancy, sensory fusion and puts the Radar into the sensory spearhead.
Aybell, UC Berkeley, California
2016-present
CEO/CTO
Aybell transforms smartphones into visual menu systems, making the phone a frictionless point for user interactions with all features of customer service platforms. Empowers consumers to reach the right agents in call centers, overcoming customer service barriers. Aybell is a branding name, and marketing of VisuMenu advanced technologies.
Architecture, design, and implementation of a cloud data center for connecting any smartphone user, to any company and/or service, by digitizing interactive voice systems, and exposing through cloud-service APIs to other applications
The system is deployed as a cloud networking and cloud computing service on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Technologies include Data Science Analytics, Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Statistical Learning (SL). Building an NLP Parser using Python, NLTK, SpaCy, and other NLP libraries and modules
VisuMenu, Inc., Sunnyvale, California
2010-2016
Co- Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Led the software design and development of a visual IVR system for smartphones and mobile devices, based on an innovative use of wireless and network communications technologies
Design of a search engine for IVR / PBX using Asterisk, SIP, and VoIP
VisuMenu Inc. advanced technologies has been rebranded and marketed as Aybell
Ixia, Santa Clara, California
2008 – 2008
Communications Consultant
Researched and developed advanced network communications testing technologies:
IxNetwork/IxN2X —IP routing and switching devices and broadband access equipment. Provided traffic generation and emulation for the full range of protocols: OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, unicast, multicast, broadcast, layer 2/3 VPNs, IPSec, carrier Ethernet, broadband access, and data center bridging. Tested and validated IEEE, ITU, and IETF RFC standards compatibility
IxLoad — quickly and accurately modeled high-volume video, data, and voice subscribers and servers to test real-world performance of multiservice delivery and security platforms
IxCatapult — emulated a broad range of wireless access and core protocols to test wireless components and systems that, when combined with IxLoad, provides an end-to-end solution for testing wireless service quality
IxVeriWave — employed a client-centric model to test Wi-Fi and wireless LAN networks by generating repeatable large-scale, real-world test scenarios that are virtually impossible to create by any other means
Test automation — provided simple, comprehensive lab automation to help test engineering teams create, organize, catalog, and schedule execution of tests
Nortel Networks, Santa Clara, California
1996 – 2007
Originally employed by Bay Networks, which was acquired by Nortel Networks
Principal Scientist, Principal Architect, Principal Engineer, Senior Software Engineer Held scientific and research roles at Nortel Labs, Bay Architecture Labs, and in the office of the CTO
Principal Investigator for US Department of Defense (DARPA) Projects
Conceived, proposed, and completed three research projects: active networks, DWDM-RAM, and a networking computation project for Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
Led a wireless research project for an undisclosed US federal agency
Academic and Industrial Researche
Analyzed new technologies to reduce risks associated with R&D investment
Headed research collaboration with leading universities and professors at UC Berkeley, Northwestern University, University of Amsterdam, and University of Technology, Sydney
Evaluated competitive products relative to Nortel’s products and technology
Proactively identified prospective business ideas, which led to new networking products
Predicted technological trends through researching the technological horizon and academic sphere
Designed software for switches, routers, and network communications devices
Developed systems and architectures for switches, routers, and network management
Researched and developed the following projects:
Data-Center Communications: network and server orchestration – 2006-2007
Created and chaired Nortel Networks’ EDN Patent Committee
Facilitated a continuous stream of innovative ideas and their conversion into intellectual property rights
Developed intellectual property assets through invention and analysis of existing technology portfolios
Aptel Communications, Netanya, Israel
1994-1995
Software Engineer, Team Leader
Start-up company focused on mobile wireless CDMA spread spectrum PCN/PCS
Developed a mobile wireless device using an unlicensed band – Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS); FCC part 15 – unlicensed transmitters
Designed and managed a personal communication network (PCN) and personal communication system (PCS), which were the precursors of short text messages (SMS)
Designed and developed network communications software products in C/C++
Invented and implemented a two-way paging product
Scitex Ltd.,Herzeliya, Israel
1990-1993
Software Engineer, Team Leader
Software and hardware company acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP)
Developed system and network communications in C/C++
Invented Parallel SIMD Architecture
Participated in the Technology Innovation group
Shalev, Ramat Hasharon, Israel
1987-1990
Software Engineer
Start-up company
Developed real-time software and algorithms in C/C++ and Pascal
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Dr. Lavian is an IEEE senior member and a member of the ACMSIGCOMM and SIGWEB groups.
IEEE senior member
IEEE CNSV co-chair, Intellectual Property SIG – (2013)
President Next Step Toastmasters (an advanced TM club in the Silicon Valley) – (2013-2014)
Technical co-chair, IEEE Hot Interconnects 2005 at Stanford University
Member, IEEE Communications Society (COMMSOC)
Member, IEEE Computer Society
Member, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
Member, IEEE-USA Intellectual Property Committee
Member, ACM, ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOM)
Member, ACM Special Interest Group on Hypertext, Hypermedia, and Web (SIGWEB)
Member, IEEE Consultants’ Network (CNSV)
Global Member, Internet Society (ISOC)
President Java Users Group – Silicon Valley Mountain View, CA,- 1999-2000
