Abhay Karandikar

Professor Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai - 400076 Email  :  Phone  :  (+91 22) - 2576 7439 (Office)                (+91 22) - 2576 8439 (Residence) Fax  :      (+91 22) - 2572 3707

I obtained my BE in 1986 and MTech and PhD from IIT Kanpur in 1988 and 1995 respectively. Between 1988-89, I worked in Indian Space Research Organization, Ahmedabad. I was Member Technical Staff and Team Coordinator in High Performance Computing Group of Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune during 1994-97. Since 1997, I am working in the department of electrical engineering of IIT Bombay as a Professor. I am also Head of Computer Center of IIT Bombay.

My interests span both theoretical as well system design issues. Current research interests are in:

• Control and Performance Modeling of Wireless Networks.
• Quality of Service and Resource Allocation in Wired/Wireless Networks.
• Next Generation Wireless Network Protocols (related to 802.16m, LTE-Advanced and 4G Standards).
• Co-operative Relay and Self Organizing Network.
• Carrier Ethernet and Mobile Backhaul.
• Rural Wireless Network.

Our work in Carrier Ethernet has resulted in contributions to IEEE 802.1 standards. These contributions can be found here. Though I have mainly looked at networking issues, I am also interested in Digital Communication theory and currently investigating communication theory issues in fading channels.

I have supervised several graduate theses. A list can be found here. My current group members are listed here.

I am currently Coordinator of Tata Teleservices- IIT Bombay Center for Excellence in Telecom (TICET). This center is part of Telecom Centers of Excellence (TCOE) -a public-private initiative established in IITs, IISc Bangalore and IIM Ahemdabad. See here for details. Most of my current research is being funded by this center.

Apart from theoretical research, I am also interested in practical aspects of networking. In IIT Bombay, I have led many technology development projects including open source MPLS router. I also co-founded the venture backed start-up company Eisodus Networks. The company was engaged in developing technology in the area of Metro Ethernet for India and Asia-Pacific markets. I am now a Technology Advisor to Tejas Networks Ltd and works closely with their standards and technology team.

Our group is also part of Indo-UK Advanced Technology Center of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, Systems and Services (IU-ATC).