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Andreas Pedroß-Engel

Founder

Founder at Thruwave

Greater Seattle Area

FoundedThruwave

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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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Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checksIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksNational Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2018Root Ventures Manager, LlcSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checksThe E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checksUbiquity VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $3M checks

Experience

  1. University of WashingtonAffiliate Assistant Professorcurrent2021 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. ThruWave Inc.Founder2017 — 2026Greater Seattle Area
  3. ThruWave Inc.CTO2022 — 2026Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. ThruWave Inc.VP - Technology & Engineering2021 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  5. ThruWave Inc.Co-CTO2020 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. University of WashingtonResearch Scientist2019 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
  7. University of WashingtonPostdoctoral Research Associate2014 — 2019Seattle, WA, USA
  8. Graz University of TechnologyResearch Associate2010 — 2014Graz, Austria
  9. TeleConsult Austria GmbHResearch and Developement Engineer2009 — 2010Graz, Austria
  10. Infineon TechnologiesConcept Engineer2008 — 2009Graz, Austria

Skills & more

Team LeadershipMatlab8VHDL3Simulink1LaTeX1Systems ArchitectureSignal Processing16R&D LeadershipRadar SystemsMillimeter-Wave ImagingRF SystemsWireless Communications2
+12 moreUltra WidebandSystems EngineeringProgram ManagementPrincipal Investigator (SBIR/STTR)Patent StrategyMixed SignalSemiconductorsSimulationsDigital Signal ProcessorsOFDMModelingFilter Design

Languages English · German

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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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