Sekar Sonachalam

Sekar Sonachalam is a seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in firmware and digital signal processing, currently serving as a Lead Firmware Engineer at Nytec since March 2015. Previous roles include positions as a Sr. Firmware Security Engineer at Dataio and Lead in Firmware Engineering at KeepKey, where Sekar delivered the boot loader and firmware for a Bitcoin hardware wallet. Sekar has also contributed significantly to various companies, including Microsemi Corporation and Sonosite Inc., optimizing DSP algorithms and implementing audio codecs. Sekar holds a Ph.D. in Computational Methods from the Indian Institute of Science and has a strong academic background in mathematics, holding MSc and BSc degrees from the University of Madras.