Summary
Srinivasan Seshan is a seasoned networking researcher and professor with decades of experience designing transport, routing, and mobile networking systems, currently serving as a Visiting Professor at NVIDIA and a long-time faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University. He held named chairs and led CMU's Computer Science Department, blending deep academic scholarship (Ph.D. Berkeley, 1995) with industrial research from his time at IBM T.J. Watson. His work spans practical and theoretical advances—from congestion control and ISP multihoming to large-scale measurements, multiplayer games, and sensor networks—often focusing on how new architectures reshape cellular and mobile systems. Known for translating research into real-world impact, he has repeatedly bridged systems-building and measurement-driven insight. Based in Pittsburgh, he continues to influence both academic directions and industry practice in next-generation networking.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D Computer Science, Ph.D Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley