About us
We help teams build secure, connected devices, from silicon up.
DeepKal Technologies LLC is an engineering company focused on embedded systems, connectivity and device security.
Our mission
Connected devices are getting more capable and more critical, and harder to build well. Teams need people who understand the whole stack: the circuit, the chip, the RTOS, the radio link and the security model that ties it all together.
DeepKal Technologies brings big-tech engineering depth to companies of every size. We partner closely with your team, explain every trade-off, and deliver devices that stay secure and reliable long after launch.
Ming is an embedded systems and security engineer with over a decade of experience shipping connected devices, from smart-grid infrastructure and cloud IoT to Apple Vision Pro.
Ming’s work spans the full device stack: system architecture, RTOS and kernel development, silicon bring-up, communication protocols and end-to-end security and privacy. Ming founded DeepKal Technologies to bring that depth to companies building the next generation of connected products.
Experience
Apple
2022 – 2026Software Engineer, Apple Vision Pro
- Led system-level security and privacy features from architecture proposal through cross-functional execution.
- Re-architected power management across a multi-chip SoC into a proactive, event-driven model, improving efficiency, thermals and battery life.
- Built kernel services and an RTOS for a new secure coprocessor, enabling secure inter-chip communication from factory provisioning to everyday use.
Amazon Web Services
2020 – 2022Software Engineer, AWS IoT FreeRTOS
- Led AWS IoT ExpressLink from concept to first working prototype, owning product design and security architecture (US patent issued).
- Partnered with silicon vendors to port FreeRTOS to their chips and toolchains, including RISC-V kernel ports for GCC and IAR.
Aclara Technologies
2015 – 2020Senior Embedded Software Engineer, smart utility solutions
- Led end-to-end product security: key management and rotation, secured RF communication, hardened OTA firmware updates and factory provisioning.
- Built a smart-grid module and network gateway across RF, cellular and powerline networks, with QoS-based routing and FCC compliance.
- Partnered with wolfSSL to implement DTLS fast session resumption for low-latency secure connectivity.
Patent
- Connection Management Device and Common API (US 20240380791)
Education
- M.S. Electrical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- B.S. Electrical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Publications
- Microcontroller Implementation of Low-Complexity Wake-up Receiver for Wireless Sensor Nodes in Severe Multipath Fading Channels. IEEE/OES China Ocean Acoustics Symposium (COA), 2016.
- DSP Implementation of Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum Underwater Acoustic Modems with Networking Capability. OCEANS’14 MTS/IEEE, St. John’s, 2014.
- An Unaided Directional Neighbor Discovery Algorithm for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. Chinese High Technology Letters, 2013.
Company names describe the founder's prior employment and do not imply endorsement by, or a client relationship with, those companies.
What we value
- Security by design
- Threat models, keys and update paths are part of the architecture from day one, never an afterthought.
- Hardware-software co-design
- The best device decisions are made with both sides of the stack in the room.
- Clarity from ambiguity
- We turn fuzzy goals into clear scope, explicit trade-offs and a concrete plan.
- End-to-end ownership
- From the first schematic to devices in the field, we care about outcomes, not just deliverables.
Industry experience
Consumer electronics & XR
Headsets, wearables and multi-chip devices with demanding power, thermal and privacy needs.
IoT & cloud-connected devices
Sensors, modules and gateways connected securely to cloud IoT platforms.
Smart grid & energy
Metering and utility networks over RF mesh, cellular and powerline links.
Ocean & underwater sensing
Acoustic modems and low-power sensor networks for harsh underwater channels.
Let's build your next device together
Tell us about your product and where you need help (architecture, firmware, hardware, connectivity or security). We reply within one business day.