Ratna Reddy Chada

Ratna Reddy Chada is an Engineering Program Manager and Principal Component Authority at Cisco Systems (Acacia), where he leads the reliability and execution strategy for 400G and 800G coherent optical interconnects. With over 15 years of experience bridging theoretical nanophotonics and high-volume manufacturing, Ratna specializes in the forensic reliability physics of advanced semiconductor packaging. He is uniquely distinguished by his combination of a Master’s degree in Nanophotonics and a VDA 6.3 Lead Auditor Certification, allowing him to apply automotive-grade quality rigor to hyperscale telecommunications infrastructure. An IEEE Senior Member and a named inventor on multiple U.S. patents regarding automated optical transceiver discovery, Ratna’s work focuses on solving the physical-layer bottlenecks that enable the mass commercialization of AI and cloud data center networks.