Akhil Reddy is currently pursuing a PhD in Systems Engineering at IIT Hyderabad, he is actively working on 5G and networks, driving advancements in connectivity and intelligent systems. His practical expertise is rooted in impactful internships at UoH, SolutionsAdda, IDRBT, and Marvell Technology. These experiences include building an Akka actor model visualiser, enhancing ML inference using eBPF and XDP, developing privacy-preserving FCL methods, and designing workload isolation architectures for Istio and Cilium. Akhil’s technological journey began with his admission to the 5-year Integrated M.Tech program in Computer Science at the University of Hyderabad, secured through his JEE Mains rank (13121). Starting with Linux, he developed strong debugging skills and later explored web development, mastering frontend, backend, and database technologies. His interest in infrastructure management led him to learn Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Jenkins, and DevOps. Over time, his academic pursuits expanded to encompass Networking, Big Data, Machine Learning, and AI, supported by electives such as AI, Deep Learning, Data Engineering, Distributed Data Processing on Cloud, Network Programming, and IoT.