Abhinav Kamra

Education:

Columbia University, New York: Ph.D., Computer Science (Sep 2002 - Present).

Columbia University, New York: M.S., Computer Science (Dec 2003).

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi: B.Tech., Computer Science & Engineering (Dec 2001).

Teaching:

• As Instructor - Department of Computer Science
  • Operating Systems, Summer 2005
  • Operating Systems, Spring 2005
  • Operating Systems, Summer 2004
• As Teaching Assistant - Department of Computer Science
  • Programming and Problem Solving, Fall 2004
  • Programming and Problem Solving, Fall 2005

Work Experience:

• [September 2002 - present] - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, Columbia University
  • Data Persistence Algorithms for Sensor Networks
  • Modeling Worm Propagation in the Internet
  • Control-Theoretic Approach to Web Server Tuning
  • Transport Protocols for High Bandwidth High Delay Networks

• [June 2007 - August 2007] - Research Intern, Citigroup, New York, USA
  • LCDS pricing for cancellable secured debt
  • An Improved HPD Relative Value model for corporate credits

• [June 2005 - August 2005] - Research Intern, Lehman Brothers Inc., New York, USA
  • Black-Litterman Model for Non-gaussian Multivariate Distributions

• [June 2003 - August 2003] - Research Intern, IBM TJ Watson Research Labs, New York, USA
  • A Control-Theoretic Approach to Optimizing Web Server Performance

• [May 2002 - July 2002] - Research Intern, IBM Zurich Research Labs, Ruschlikon, Switzerland
  • Optimizing C Compiler for IBM PowerNP Network Processors
  • Optimized Register Allocation for IBM PowerNP Network Processors Pico-code

• [January 2002 - April 2002] - Research Intern, IBM Tokyo Research Labs, Yamato, Japan
  • Implementation of Seamless Bluetooth Connectivity in IBM WatchPad 1.5 Linux Kernel using IBM BlueDrekar Bluetooth Protocol Middleware

• [August 2001 - December 2001] - Research Assistant, CISCO Advanced Networking Lab, Department of Computer Science, IIT Delhi, INDIA
  • Studies in Replication of Web Resources and Server Selection

• [May 2001 - July 2001] - Research Intern, Institute for Computer Science and Business Informatics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • Modelling Resource Management for Multi-Class Traffic in Mobile Cellular Networks
  • Studies in Quality of Service for Digital Video Broadcast over Satellite

• [April 2000 - July 2000] - Summer Research Intern, IBM India Research Labs, New Delhi, India
  • Algorithms for Game-Theoretic Congestion Control
  • FABA: A Rate Control Based Active Queue Management Strategy for Congestion Avoidance in the Internet
  • A Passive Measurement Tool for Estimating TCP Performance in the Internet

Conference Publications:

• CountTorrent: Ubiquitous Access to Query Aggregates in Dynamic and Mobile Sensor Networks
  Co-Authors: Vishal Misra and Dan Rubenstein.
  ACM SenSys, November 2007, Sydney, Australia.
• Growth Codes: Maximizing Sensor Network Data Persistence
  Co-Authors: Jon Feldman, Vishal Misra and Dan Rubenstein.
  ACM Sigcomm, September 2006, Pisa, Italy.
• Encoding for Persistent Sensor Networks
  Co-Authors: Jon Feldman, Vishal Misra and Dan Rubenstein.
  Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, September 2005.
• Data Persistence in Sensor Networks: Towards Optimal Encoding for Data Recovery in Partial Network Failures
  Co-Authors: Jon Feldman, Vishal Misra and Dan Rubenstein.
  Workshop on MAthematical performance Modeling and Analysis, June 2005.
• The Effect of DNS Delays on Worm Propagation in an IPV6 Internet
  Co-Authors: Hanhua Feng, Vishal Misra and Angelos Keromytis.
  IEEE Infocom, March 2005, Miami, USA.
• Controlling the Performance of 3-Tiered Web sites: Modeling, Design and Implementation
  Co-Authors: Vishal Misra and Erich Nahum.
  ACM SIGMetrics, June 2004, New York, USA.
• Yaksha: A Self-Tuning Controller for Managing the Performance of 3-Tiered Web Sites
  Co-Authors: Vishal Misra and Erich Nahum.
  International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS), June 2004, Montreal, Canada.
• Achieving High Throughput in Low Multiplexed, High Bandwidth, High Delay Environments
  Co-Authors: Vishal Misra and Don Towsley.
  First International Workshop on Protocols for Fast Long-Distance Networks, February 2003, CERN, Geneva.
• Simulating Channel Allocation for Multi-Class Traffic in Future Mobile Cellular Networks
  Co-Authors: Gunter Haring, Helmut Hlavacs and Manish Bansal.
  35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 35), January 2002.
• Fair Adaptive Bandwidth Allocation: A Rate Control Based Active Queue Management Discipline
  Co-Authors: Huzur Saran, Sandeep Sen and Rajeev Shorey.
  Networking 2002, Second IFIP-TP6 Networking Conference, Pisa, Italy, May 19-24, 2002.

Journal Publications:

• A Game-Theoretic Approach Towards Congestion Control in Communication Networks
  Co-Authors: Rahul Garg and Varun Khurana.
  ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communications Review, Volume 32, Number 3 (July 2002), Pages 47-61.
• Fair Adaptive Bandwidth Allocation: A Rate Control Based Active Queue Management Discipline
  Co-Authors: Huzur Saran, Sandeep Sen and Rajeev Shorey.
  COMPUTER NETWORKS: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking, Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 135-273.

Technical Reports:

• Growth Codes: Maximizing Sensor Network Data Persistence
  Co-Authors: Jon Feldman, Vishal Misra and Dan Rubenstein.
  Columbia University Technical Report.
• Eliciting Cooperation from Selfish Users: A Game-Theoretic Approach Towards Congestion Control in Communication Networks
  Co-Authors: Rahul Garg and Varun Khurana.
  IBM Technical Report No. RI-01001.
• Diminishing Weight Scheduling: Algorithms for Game-Theoretic Congestion Control
  Co-Authors: Rahul Garg and Varun Khurana.
  IBM Technical Report No. RI-01005.
• Efficient Estimation of IP Performance Metrics
  Co-Author: Varun Khurana.
  B.Tech Project, Department of Computer Science, IIT Delhi.
• SFED: A Rate Control Based Active Queue Management Strategy
  Co-Authors: Varun Khurana, Sundeep Kapila, Vikas Yadav and Rajeev Shorey.
  IBM Technical Report No. IRL-00A018.

Patents:

• Method and Apparatus for Providing Fairness and High Bandwidth Utilization in the Internet with Heterogeneous Traffic
  Co-Inventors: Huzur Saran, Sandeep Juneja, Rajeev Shorey et. al.
  US Patent Filed by IBM T.J. Watson Research Labs, NY. November 2000.
• Method and Apparatus for Passively Monitoring TCP Performance on the Internet
  Co-Inventors: Varun Khurana, Sundeep Kapila, Vikas Yadav and Rajeev Shorey.
  US Patent Filed by IBM T.J. Watson Research Labs, NY. June 2001.