AJAY KULKARNI

AJAY KULKARNI

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Computer Science

The University of Texas at Dallas

Email: ajay{dot}kulkarni {at} student{dot}utdallas{dot}edu

Resume: pdf

B.E. in Computer Engineering, University of Pune , India, 2003.
M.S. in Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2005.
Ph.D. in Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2009.

Research Interests

My primary research interest lies in performance modeling and analysis of medium access control protocols. I also work on Energy Efficient Communications, Handovers between various networks and Network Security.

Professional Experience

Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX (Multiple terms).

Research Intern, Xg Technologies, Fort Lauderdale, FL (May - Aug 2009) .

Graduate Research Intern, Network Technology Lab (CTG), Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR (May-Aug 2007) .

Graduate Research Intern, Systems Technology Lab (CTG), Intel Corporation, Banglore, India (May-Aug 2006).

Publications

Conferences

Ajay Kulkarni, Shanthy Menezes, Hai Vu and Chanaka Arachchcige. WiMap: Fast Handover for 802.11 Mobile Devices. In IEEE World of Wireless Mobile and Multimedia Networks (IEEE WOWMOM 2008), June 2008.

Hai Vu, Ajay Kulkarni, Kamil Sarac and Neeraj Mittal. WORMEROS: A New Framework for Defending Against Wormhole Attacks in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks. In IEEE Wireless Algorithms, Systems and Applications (IEEE WASA 08), Oct 08

Ajay Kulkarni, G. Dattatreya. Optimal Contention-free Multiplexing for Wireless Access(Submitted)

Ajay Kulkarni, Ren Wang, Christian Maciocco, Sanjay Bakshi and James Tsai. IDC: An Energy Efficient Communication Scheme for Connected Mobile Platforms,. In IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC 09), June 09

Jinu Kurian, Hai Vu, Ajay Kulkarni and Kamil Sarac ODON: An On-Demand Security Overlay for Mission-Critical Applications,. IEEE ICCCN 2009 Workshop on Grid and P2P Systems and Applications, August 2009.

Ajay Kulkarni, G. Dattatreya Optimal channel access rate for wireless data network,. On going Work

Reports

Sanjay Bakshi, Carol Bell, Harsha Hegde, Christian Maciocco, Ajay Kulkarni. Energy Efficient Communication: Analysis and Recommendations. Intel Confidential Document. August 2007.

Intellectual Property

Ramasubramanian B, Ajay Kulkarni and Kiran Panesar. Methods for Intelligent PCI Express switches . Published at IP.com

Shashidhar Gandham and Ajay Kulkarni. Methodology for TCP ACK Containment with Cross Layer Optimization in wireless networks . Patent being applied

Technical Reports

G. Dattatreya, Ajay Kulkarni PCFM: Probabilistic Contention Free MAC Protocol for Wireless Networks. Technical report (UTDCS-16-08). July, 2008.

Hai Vu, Ajay Kulkarni, Kamil Sarac,Neeraj Mittal. WORMEROS: A New Framework for Defending Against Wormhole Attacks In Wireless Networks Technical report (UTDCS-43-07). December, 2007.

Ajay Kulkarni, Shanthy Menezes, Ravi Prakash. FREEZE: Rate Adaptation in Wireless LANs Using Channel Contention Estimates Technical report (UTDCS-35-09). September, 2009.

Awards and Other Activities

Travel Grant Award ($1000) for attending IEEE ICC 2009.

Best Teaching Assistant Award for year 2006 - 2007.

Invention Disclosure Award ( #53290), Intel 2006.

Research Presentation at Motorola Reseach Labs, Bangalore, India (Dec 2008)

Research Presentation at Intel, Bangalore, India (Jan 2009)

	Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX (Multiple terms).
	Research Intern, Xg Technologies, Fort Lauderdale, FL (May - Aug 2009) .
	Graduate Research Intern, Network Technology Lab (CTG), Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR (May-Aug 2007) .
	Graduate Research Intern, Systems Technology Lab (CTG), Intel Corporation, Banglore, India (May-Aug 2006).

	Ajay Kulkarni, Shanthy Menezes, Hai Vu and Chanaka Arachchcige. WiMap: Fast Handover for 802.11 Mobile Devices. In IEEE World of Wireless Mobile and Multimedia Networks (IEEE WOWMOM 2008), June 2008.
	Hai Vu, Ajay Kulkarni, Kamil Sarac and Neeraj Mittal. WORMEROS: A New Framework for Defending Against Wormhole Attacks in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks. In IEEE Wireless Algorithms, Systems and Applications (IEEE WASA 08), Oct 08
	Ajay Kulkarni, G. Dattatreya. Optimal Contention-free Multiplexing for Wireless Access(Submitted)
	Ajay Kulkarni, Ren Wang, Christian Maciocco, Sanjay Bakshi and James Tsai. IDC: An Energy Efficient Communication Scheme for Connected Mobile Platforms,. In IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC 09), June 09
	Jinu Kurian, Hai Vu, Ajay Kulkarni and Kamil Sarac ODON: An On-Demand Security Overlay for Mission-Critical Applications,. IEEE ICCCN 2009 Workshop on Grid and P2P Systems and Applications, August 2009.
	Ajay Kulkarni, G. Dattatreya Optimal channel access rate for wireless data network,. On going Work

	Ramasubramanian B, Ajay Kulkarni and Kiran Panesar. Methods for Intelligent PCI Express switches . Published at IP.com
	Shashidhar Gandham and Ajay Kulkarni. Methodology for TCP ACK Containment with Cross Layer Optimization in wireless networks . Patent being applied

	G. Dattatreya, Ajay Kulkarni PCFM: Probabilistic Contention Free MAC Protocol for Wireless Networks. Technical report (UTDCS-16-08). July, 2008.
	Hai Vu, Ajay Kulkarni, Kamil Sarac,Neeraj Mittal. WORMEROS: A New Framework for Defending Against Wormhole Attacks In Wireless Networks Technical report (UTDCS-43-07). December, 2007.
	Ajay Kulkarni, Shanthy Menezes, Ravi Prakash. FREEZE: Rate Adaptation in Wireless LANs Using Channel Contention Estimates Technical report (UTDCS-35-09). September, 2009.

	Travel Grant Award ($1000) for attending IEEE ICC 2009.
	Best Teaching Assistant Award for year 2006 - 2007.
	Invention Disclosure Award ( #53290), Intel 2006.
	Research Presentation at Motorola Reseach Labs, Bangalore, India (Dec 2008)
	Research Presentation at Intel, Bangalore, India (Jan 2009)