Gaurav Naik
Board Member
MachineQ, A Comcast Company
Head of Engineering
Gaurav Naik is the Head of Engineering at MachineQ, a Comcast Company. In this role, Gaurav leads a team responsible for building enterprise IoT products and solutions using LoRaWAN, BLE, and other wireless technologies. He also drives the strategy around technical direction and technical product management of MachineQ’s IoT products and services.
Gaurav also serves as a member of the LoRa Alliance Board of Directors and brings his expertise to help advance the LoRa Alliance mission. He collaborates with other members to drive the success and global adoption of LoRaWAN® as a leading open global standard for secure IoT low-power, wide area network (LPWAN) connectivity.
Prior to MachineQ, Gaurav partnered with government and industry organizations as a research professor to design, develop, and pursue technology commercialization. He has a broad background in technology innovation with two decades of experience in academia, defense, and the wireless industries.
Gaurav has a BS and MS in computer engineering from Drexel University where he focused on security and wireless networks.