Siva Kakarla
Senior Researcher at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSiva Kakarla is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research Redmond with 11 years of industry and research experience spanning networking, systems, and applied machine learning. Currently completing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at UCLA under Prof. Todd Millstein and Prof. George Varghese, he blends rigorous academic work (4.0 GPA) with practical research deployed in large tech settings. His background includes internships and applied roles at Amazon, Google, LinkedIn, and multiple stints at Microsoft, giving him deep exposure to production networking and mobility research. A top IIT Kharagpur graduate (9.67/10), he has repeatedly moved between academia and industry, suggesting an ability to translate theoretical insight into deployable systems. Based in Redmond, he contributes to the Networking Research Group and brings both mentoring experience and teaching credentials in computer networks. Notably, his trajectory shows sustained collaboration with industrial research labs while finishing a doctorate, positioning him to drive impactful, deployment-minded research.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Middle School, ICSE, 96.5%, Middle School, ICSE, 96.5% at The Hyderabad Public School,KadapaHigh School, Board of Intermediate Education, AP, 98.3%, High School, Board of Intermediate Education, AP, 98.3% at Sri Chaitanya Narayana Junior CollegeBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, 9.67 / 10, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, 9.67 / 10 at Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, 4.0 / 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, 4.0 / 4.0 at University of California, Los Angeles
English, Telugu
Github Skills (128)
powerdns10
coredns10
traceroute10
gevent10
dns10
twisted10
client-server10
test-generator10
nameserver10
dyndns10
xmpp10
imap10
mdns10
verification10
java10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
dns-groot/Ferret
Feb 2021 - Jul 2022
Automatic Test generator and Differential Tester for DNS Nameserver implementations
Contributions:42 commits, 1 PR, 46 pushes in 1 year 5 months
differential-testingdnsnameservertest-generatortesting-framework
dns-groot/groot
Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
Static verification tool for DNS zone files
Contributions:203 commits, 12 PRs, 171 pushes in 3 years 3 months
zonednszone-filesdns-zoneverification
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