Rakesh Taori

Rakesh Taori is a Distinguished Engineer and Vice President (Technical) at Infineon Technologies, where he helps shape wireless connectivity and IoT standards strategy. With more than 30 years of experience, his work spans Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, UWB, low-power connectivity, and emerging wireless technologies. Rakesh chairs the Wi-Fi Alliance IoT Market Segment Task Group and serves as Vice Chair of the IEEE 802.11bp Task Group developing Ambient Powered Communication specifications. He has played a leading role in collaboration between the Connectivity Standards Alliance and Wi-Fi Alliance, including Wi-Fi for Matter, and helped establish the Ambient IoT Alliance, with Infineon as a founding member. His previous leadership roles include Chair of the IEEE 802.16 Working Group and member of the Wi-Fi Alliance Board of Directors. Throughout his career at Philips, Ericsson, Samsung, and Infineon, Rakesh has contributed to technologies and standards across multiple generations of wireless communications. He is an inventor or co-inventor on more than 200 granted U.S. patents.