About
Andreas Pedroß-Engel is a systems architect and engineer serving as an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. He co-founded and served as CTO of ThruWave, developing a millimeter-wave imaging system deployed with CBP, the DoD, and Fortune 500 customers, and worked as Principal Investigator on a $4.4M CBP SBIR Phase III contract before the company wound down in mid-2026. He holds a PhD in Information and Communication Engineering, has 18 issued and pending patents, and has authored a dozen peer-reviewed journal papers cited more than 850 times.
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Experience
- University of WashingtonAffiliate Assistant Professorcurrent2021 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- ThruWave Inc.Founder2017 — 2026Greater Seattle Area
- ThruWave Inc.CTO2022 — 2026Seattle, Washington, United States
- ThruWave Inc.VP - Technology & Engineering2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- ThruWave Inc.Co-CTO2020 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
- University of WashingtonResearch Scientist2019 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
- University of WashingtonPostdoctoral Research Associate2014 — 2019Seattle, WA, USA
- Graz University of TechnologyResearch Associate2010 — 2014Graz, Austria
- TeleConsult Austria GmbHResearch and Developement Engineer2009 — 2010Graz, Austria
- Infineon TechnologiesConcept Engineer2008 — 2009Graz, Austria
Skills & more
Team LeadershipMatlab8VHDL3Simulink1LaTeX1Systems ArchitectureSignal Processing16R&D LeadershipRadar SystemsMillimeter-Wave ImagingRF SystemsWireless Communications2
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Ultra WidebandSystems EngineeringProgram ManagementPrincipal Investigator (SBIR/STTR)Patent StrategyMixed SignalSemiconductorsSimulationsDigital Signal ProcessorsOFDMModelingFilter DesignLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andreas Pedroß-Engel?
- Andreas Pedroß-Engel is a systems architect and engineer serving as an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. He co-founded and served as CTO of ThruWave, developing a millimeter-wave imaging system deployed with CBP, the DoD, and Fortune 500 customers, and worked as Principal Investigator on a $4.4M CBP SBIR Phase III contract before the company wound down in mid-2026. He holds a PhD in Information and Communication Engineering, has 18 issued and pending patents, and has authored a dozen peer-reviewed journal papers cited more than 850 times.
- Where does Andreas Pedroß-Engel work?
- Andreas Pedroß-Engel is Founder of Thruwave.
- What companies did Andreas Pedroß-Engel found?
- Andreas Pedroß-Engel founded Thruwave.
- Where did Andreas Pedroß-Engel go to school?
- Andreas Pedroß-Engel studied at Technische Universität Graz (Dr. techn. (Ph.D.), Information and Communication Engineering); Technische Universität Graz (Dipl.-Ing. (M.Sc.), Electrical Engineering / Information Technology); Werkschulheim Felbertal (obtained general qualification for university entrance, completed apprenticeship).
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