Ongoing Research Activities

• Software Defined Networks, Network Function Virtualization and Network Slicing: for 5G Networks and other use-case scenarios. This project is funded by VMWare Research USA.
  
  
• P4-based Network Protocols and Network Security Mechanisms Implementation: Programmable Data Plane implementation and study based on P4 language, implemented on Digilent NetFPGA-SUME Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGA Development Boards, obtained using DST-FIST grant awarded to CSE Dept and on Intel Tofino switches available from ICAIR. Data plane mechanisms for packet handling and network security are being studied. This project is funded by Ciena USA.
  
  

Current Research/Consultancy Sponsors

• PI, "Orchestration for network slicing in 5G networks based on SDN/NFV concepts design and implementation", VMware University Research Fund, USA (2020-2023)
• PI, "Federated Machine Learning for Network Elements using Programmable Data Plane Environments", Ciena, USA (2021-2024)

Past Research Sponsors (in India and while I was a faculty member in U.S.A.)

• Co-PI, "Indigenous 5G Testbed in India" Project from Dept. of Telecommunications, India (2018 - 2021)
• Participating Researcher, DRDO, India (2017-2022)
• Institute Research and Development Award (IRDA), IIT Madras (2017 - 2020)
• Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), India
• IGCAR, Chennai
• IBM
• Tata Power Company, Mumbai
  
  
• National Science Foundation (NSF), USA
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), USA
• AT&T Corporation, USA
• Alcatel, USA
• Bellcore, USA
• Cisco, USA
• Intel, USA
• Packet Engines, USA
• Washington Technology Center, USA
• Xerox Corporation, USA