Ganz Chockalingam

Dr. Ganz Chockalingam serves as Principal Engineer at the Qualcomm Institute, UC San Diego, bringing over 25 years of expertise in mobile technology and software development. After earning his Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Iowa in 1995, his career path included significant roles at Ford Motor Company's Scientific Research Laboratory and co-founding Coolsync Inc., a web-based single sign-on service. His entrepreneurial journey continued at Wingcast, a Qualcomm-Ford joint venture, where he developed wireless telematics applications. Since joining Calit2-UCSD in 2002, he has led groundbreaking research in mobile applications across health monitoring, telematics, and medical domains. On Coursera, he teaches a comprehensive series of Internet of Things courses, including specialized modules on DragonBoard development, cloud services, and mobile surveillance systems. His academic contributions include numerous IEEE journal publications and service as a reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. His unique blend of industrial and academic experience makes him a leading authority in IoT and mobile technology education, with his courses reaching thousands of students globally through the Coursera platform.