Ryan Dreifuerst
Computational Signals And Spectrum Modeling Group Leader
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area United States
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Top SchoolRyan Dreifuerst is a Senior Communications Engineer at MITRE with nine years of experience bridging machine learning and wireless communications, focused on propagation modeling, spectrum management, and AI-enabled beam management for massive MIMO. He holds a PhD from NC State where he developed domain-specific ML models for extremely large MIMO codebooks under Prof. Robert Heath and has over 20 first-author publications in top signal-processing and wireless venues. Ryan’s industry internships at NVIDIA, Samsung Research America, Qualcomm, and Meta translated research into practical tools—from NeRF-based channel models and system-level XL-MIMO simulators to multi-dB uplink improvements in modem algorithms. He combines hands-on DSP, FPGA and software expertise (C/C++, Python, MATLAB, VHDL/Verilog) with system-level thinking, and his work has influenced 3GPP discussions and flagship conference presentations. A detail that sets him apart is his track record of demonstrating sample-efficient ML alternatives—e.g., showing Bayesian optimization matching deep RL with 300x fewer samples—highlighting a pragmatic focus on deployable, data-efficient solutions.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at North Carolina State UniversityMaster of Science - MS Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Master of Science - MS Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Science - BS Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Technische Hochschule LübeckBachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering
English, German
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Github Skills (40)
python10
machine-learning10
ml10
deep-learning10
tensorflow10
deep-neural-networks10
neural-network10
simulation9
simulations9
documentation9
numba8
google-colaboratory8
llvm7
parallel7
conda7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Ryandry1st/QuaDRiGA-Simulation-Extensions
Jun 2020 - Sep 2021
Code repository for working on Quadriga simulations
Contributions:117 commits, 6 PRs, 112 pushes in 1 year 3 months
code-repositorysimulationssimulationworking-on
Ryandry1st/Machine-Learning
Jun 2018 - Nov 2019
Machine learning concepts and Neural Networks are explored
Contributions:6 PRs, 63 pushes, 7 branches in 1 year 5 months
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