Jan 2019 – Dec 2019 · 11 mos · Singapore

• Contributed to controller placement approaches in Hybrid SDN networks

Jul 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · Singapore

• Surveyed the area of controller placement in Software Defined Networking (SDN), as well as developed new SDN controller placement techniques
• Worked on hybrid datacenter network architectures for network function virtualization

Jun 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr · Mumbai Area, India

• Managed the hardware and software teams to ensure timely progress on the project deliverables
• Responsibilities included ensuring smooth execution of technical (design, documentation), managerial (team management, reporting) and administrative (procurement, tenders) aspects

Apr 2015 – May 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

• Contributed in conceptualizing a cost-efficient, highly scalable optical data-center architecture
• Developed an analytical model for cost and power footprint of the proposed architecture to evaluate its scalability, and also to compare it with other leading data-center architectures
• Developed an efficient wavelength assignment scheme for the optical data-center considering single-hop as well as multi-hop paths
• Evaluated the effectiveness of such a data-center architecture for provisioning services using network function virtualization

Jun 2012 – Aug 2015 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Braunschweig Area, Germany

• Consolidated the existing developments in Path Computation Element (PCE) under a single umbrella, and thereby pushed the frontiers of the deployment and reach of PCE in next-generation networks
• Studied the synergistic effects of network migration to multiple complementary technologies using agent-based modeling techniques, with the use-case involving Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Path Computation Element (PCE)
• Devised an efficient migration trajectory for conventional networks to incrementally adopt SDN, as well as techniques to facilitate network operation during the transition period
• Contributed in conceptualizing and writing several multi-partner European Union project proposals

May 2007 – Jul 2007 · 2 mos · United States

• Proposed a novel lightweight alternative to Public Key Infrastructure
• Demonstrated ease of trust establishment, distribution & revocation of certificate