Shyamnath Gollakota
Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
- Ph.D. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012
- M.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008
- B.Tech Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2006
Shyamnath Gollakota joins Computer Science & Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he recently completed his Ph.D.
His research goal is to design and build new protocols and systems that improve the performance and security of wireless networks. His interdisciplinary approach to system design combines network protocols with physical layer signal transmissions to improve performance. He developed a system that protects medical implants from attacks that could change or spy on a patient’s treatment plan.
Shyamnath’s honors include the AT&T Best Applied Security Paper Award, the SIGCOMM Best Paper Award (2011 & 2008), the William A. Martin SM Thesis Award and the MIT Presidential Fellowship Award.
New Faculty 2012 by Department
Chemical Engineering
James Carothers
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Michael Motley
Computer Science & Engineering
Ali Farhadi
Shyamnath Gollakota
Carlos Guestrin
Jeffrey Heer
Irena Kemelmacher-Shlizerman
Ben Taskar
Electrical Engineering
Brandon Pierquet
Human Centered Design & Engineering
Sean Munson
Kate Starbird