Gartner Expert

Kanishka Chauhan is a Sr. Principal Analyst in the Emerging Trends & Technologies (ETT) team, where he helps product leaders by providing insights into emerging technology trends and offering recommendations for integrating these technologies into product roadmaps. He specializes in visualization and imaging technologies for immersive experiences, including display technologies such as LCD, OLED, and Micro-LED, as well as head-mounted displays (HMDs). He also covers technologies related to autonomous driving, such as Lidar, RADAR, and image sensors, and domain-specific language models (DSLM). Additionally, he focuses on drones, robots, smartphones, wearables, cameras, and other end-use devices.

Kanishka is the lead author of the Gartner Inventory Index, where he monitors the entire semiconductor supply chain to identify shortages and surpluses. Based in India, he actively tracks the Indian semiconductor landscape, including developments, events, and geopolitical factors. His coverage extends to the Global Innovation Center (GIC) landscape in India, where he monitors technological initiatives.

Kanishka contributes to Gartner's semiconductor and electronics forecast and market share documents, leading the optoelectronics segment. He advises product leaders and strategic planners in technology service providers and end-user organizations on technology commercialization strategy, competitive positioning, differentiation, and product roadmap development in the semiconductor and electronics markets. His advice is primarily supported by research on emerging technology trends through patent analysis, funding analysis, case-based research (CBR), and competitive landscape analysis.

Mr. Chauhan has accumulated a decade of experience with leading market research and advisory firms. He is proficient in market sizing, forecasting, go-to-market strategies, and product differentiation strategies across various industries.

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