Hello! I'm
Hakim Raja
About
Hakim Raja
I love to engineer technology to create innovative human experiences
Inspired by the experience, I design sensors and processing systems that synthesize and analyze the sensor data - realizing products that, in turn, inspire the users
Get in touch
Email: hello [at] huckym [dot] com
Experience
Founder - Blanq
Netherlands - Amsterdam
2022 - present
Founder - Niql
Netherlands - Amsterdam
2020 - 2021
Travel Sabbatical
Mountains & Forests
2018 - 2019
Lead Hardware and Production Engineer - Google
USA - Mountain View, California
2014 - 2017
Lead Hardware Engineer - Sifteo
USA - San Francisco, California
2011 - 2014
Manufacturing Engineer - Intuitive Surgical
USA - Sunnyvale, California
2010 - 2010
Sr. Member of Technical Staff - Magma Design Automation
USA - San Jose, California
2005 - 2009
Education
Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering - Stanford University
USA - Stanford, California
2007 - 2010
Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering - Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
India - Mumbai, Maharashtra
2000 - 2005
Patents
Connectors for connecting electronics embedded in garments to external devices
US Patent: US9837760B2
Interactive object with multiple electronic modules
US Patent: US10175781B2
Interactive fabric
US Patent: US10285456B2
Radar gesture sensing using existing data protocols
US Patent: US10310621B1
Power Management Using a Low-Power Radar
Patent Pending: US20180329050A1
Gesture-enabled audio device with visible feedback
Patent Pending: US20190287380A1
Publications
Soli: Ubiquitous Gesture Sensing with Millimeter Wave Radar
43rd International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH, 2016
A Highly Integrated 60-GHz 6-Channel Transceiver with Antenna in Package for Smart Sensing and Short-Range Communications
IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits, 2016
AHIR: A Hardware Intermediate Representation for Hardware Generation from High-level Programs
20th International Conference on VLSI Design, 2007
Checkout a few of my works
Google: Project Soli
Ultralow power, chip-scale gesture sensor
Soli is a new sensing technology that employs ultralow-power, radar-on-a-chip for touchless gesture sensing.
The doppler echo of incident millimeter-wave (60 GHz) radiofrequency energy is processed at a rapid frame-rate, enabling the capture of touchless, microscale, ergonomic gestures.
Soli technology integrates multiple antennas, radiofrequency circuitry and processing components, all on a robust, single piece of silicon. This enables the incorporation of this sensing modality in the challenging form-factor of a smartwatch.
Google: Project Jacquard
Interactive textile
Jacquard technology enables a new form of wearable technology, by weaving-in interactivity into textiles.
Engineered conductive yarn is introduced into the standard weaving process to produce an interactive window on the garment. The garment communicates with other personal devices via a flexible-electronics module interfacing to the textile.
Sifteo: Gaming platform
Interactive blocks for tactile gameplay
Sifteo cubes are tactile, interactive playing blocks that can sense their motion and sense each other, enabling an engaging gaming experience.
Intuitive Surgical: Robotic Surgical System
Robotic system for performing minimally-invasive surgery
DaVinci robot is a surgical system that enables the surgeon to precisely manipulate miniature robotic instruments and a steroscopic camera, that enter the body through tiny incisions.