Subrata Banerjee

[Education | Experience | Publications | Funded Projects | Presentations | Professional Activities | Advising | Honors/Awards ]

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Davis, December 1992
  
• Thesis title: Optimally-Structured High-Speed Metropolitan Area Networks with Distributed Control
• Advisor: . . . Professor Biswanath Mukherjee
• M.S. in Computer Science and Engg., University of California, Davis, April 1990
• B.Tech. (Honors) in Computer Science and Engineering,
  Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, May 1988.

Experience

• January 1998 - : Senior Member of Research Staff, Philips Research, Briarcliff Manor, New York
  
• June '94 - December 1997 : Assistant Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey
  
• Research: optical networks, Wireless networks, BISDN/ATM, multimedia
  
• Teaching:

Data and Computer Communications
Information Networks 1
Information Networks 2
Wireless Communications

• January 1993 - June '94 : Assistant Professor, University of Miami
  
• Research: Fiber-optic networks, ATM and multimedia networks.
  
• Teaching: Operating Systems, Software Engineering, High-Speed Networks, Multimedia systems
• 1988-'92: Graduate Researcher and Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis.
  
• Conducted ARPA, NSF, and AFOSR supported research on lightwave networks and IEEE 802.6 metropolitan area network.
  
• Undergraduate courses on Discrete Structures, Software Engineering, and Basic Concepts of Computing.

Publications (1991 - present)

Journal publications:

1. Jay Yoo and Subrata Banerjee, ``Design, Analysis, and Implementation of Wavelength-Routed All-Optical Networks: Routing and Wavelength Assignment Approach," IEEE Communications Surveys, to appear, 1997.
2. S. Banerjee, J. Yoo, and C. Chen, ``Design of Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks with Packet Switched Traffic," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, to appear in the Sept. '97 issue.
3. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``Algorithms for Optimized Node Arrangements in ShuffleNet Based Multihop Lightwave Networks," The Journal of High-Speed Network, vol. 4, no. 4, special issue on Optical Networks (invited paper), 1995.
4. J. Iness, S. Banerjee, and B. Mukherjee, ``GEMNET: A New Modular Architectures for Regular Multihop Lightwave Networks," IEEE /ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 470-476, August 1995.
5. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, and D. Sarkar, ``Heuristic Algorithms for Constructing Near-Optimal structures of Linear Lightwave Networks," IEEE Transactions on Communications, pp. 1811-1826, Apr. 1994.
6. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``FairNet: A Protocol for WDM-based Lightwave Networks," IEEE Journal on Lightwave Technology, spl. issue on Broadband Optical Networks, vol. 11, no. 5/6, May/June 1993, pp.1104-1112.
7. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``The Photonic Ring: Algorithms for Optimized Node Arrangements," Journal of Fiber and Integrated Optics, spl. issue on Networking with Optical Technology, vol. 12, pp. 133-171, 1993
8. B. Mukherjee and S. Banerjee, ``Alternative Strategies for improving the Fairness in and an Analytical Model of DQDB Networks," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 138-150, Feb. 1993.
9. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``Incorporating Continuation-of-Message Information, Slot Reuse, and Fairness in DQDB Networks," Computer Networks and ISDN Systems, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 153-169, April 1992 (special issue on Metropolitan Area Networks).
10. B. Mukherjee, A.C. Lantz, N.S. Matloff, and S. Banerjee, ``Dynamic Control and Accuracy of the pi-persistent Protocol using Channel Feedback," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 39, pp. 887-898, June 1991.

Refereed conference publications:

1. Vitaly Kuleshov and Subrata Banerjee, ``Minimal-disturbance topology reconfiguration in all-optical networks," SPIE International Symposium on Voice, Video, and Data Communications, Dallas, Nov. 2-5, 1997.
2. Jay Yoo and Subrata Banerjee, ``Analysis of lightpath setup procedure in wavelength-routed all-optical networks," SPIE International Symposium on Voice, Video, and Data Communications, Dallas, Nov. 2-5, 1997.
3. Subrata Banerjee and Chien Chen "Design of Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks for Circuit Switched Traffic,'' Subrata Banerjee and Chien Chen
   Proc. IEEE Globecom '96, London, Nov. 1996 (to appear).
4. C. Chen and S. Banerjee, ``A New Model for Optimal Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Wavelength Division Multiplexed Networks," Proc. IEEE Infocom '96, San Francisco, April 1996.
5. S. Banerjee and C. Chen, ``Design of Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks with Packet Switched Traffic," Proc. IEEE ICC '96, Dallas, June 1996.
6. C. Chen and S. Banerjee, ``A New Model for Optimal Routing in All-Optical Networks with Scalable Number of Wavelength Converters," Proc. IEEE Globecom '95, Nov. 1995.
7. C. Chien and S. Banerjee, ``Optical Switch Configuration and Lightpath Assignment in Wavelength Routing Multihop Lightwave Networks," Proc. IEEE Infocom '95, Boston, May 1995.
8. S. Banerjee and D. Sarkar, ``Hypercube Connected Rings: A Fault-Tolerant and Scalable Architecture for Virtual Lightwave Network Topology," Proc. IEEE Infocom '94, Toronto, June 1994 (recommended for ``Best Paper Award'' by two out of the three reviewers).
9. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``Algorithms for Optimized node arrangements in ShuffleNet based multihop lightwave networks," Proc. IEEE Infocom '93, San Francisco, pp. 557-564, March 1993.
10. S. Banerjee J. Iness, and B. Mukherjee, ``New Modular Architectures for Regular Multihop Lightwave Networks," Proc. Optical Fiber Communications '93, San Jose, February 1993.
11. S. Banerjee, B. Mukherjee, and D. Sarkar, ``Heuristic Algorithms for Constructing Near-Optimal structures of Linear Lightwave Networks," Proc. IEEE Infocom '92, Florence, Italy, May 1992.
12. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``An efficient and fair probabilistic scheduling protocol for multiple-channel lightwave networks," Proc. IEEE ICC/SUPERCOMM '92, Chicago, June 1992.
13. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``An efficient and fair protocol for multiple-channel lightwave networks," Proc. Optical Fiber Communications '92, San Jose, CA, February 1992 (extended abstract).
14. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``Optimized ShuffleNet configurations using WDM channels," Proc., Summer Topical Meeting on Optical Multiple Access Networks '92, Santa Barbara, August 1992.
15. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``The Photonic Ring - algorithms for near-optimal node arrangements," Proc. IEEE Fifth MAN Workshop '92, Taormina, Italy, May 1992.
16. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``Alternative strategies for improving the fairness in and an analytical model of DQDB networks.," Proc. IEEE Infocom '91, Bal Harbor, FL, pp. 879-888, April 1991.
17. S. Banerjee and B. Mukherjee, ``An efficient channel-feedback based adaptive protocol for scheduling variable-length messages on slotted high-speed fiber-optic LANs/MANs," Proc. Winter Simulation Conference '91, Phoenix, AZ (invited paper).
18. S. Banerjee and M. Kabuka, ``ATM-Based Fiber-Optic Network for Scalable & Modular PACS Design," Proc. SPIE Medical Imaging '94, Newport Beach, CA, February 1994.

Recent Submissions:

• S. Banerjee and D. Sarkar, ``Hypercube Connected Rings: A Fault-Tolerant and Scalable Architecture for Virtual Lightwave Network Topology," submitted to IEEE Transactions on Networks.
  
• C. Chien and S. Banerjee, ``Optical Switch Configuration and Lightpath Assignment in Wavelength Routing Multihop Lightwave Networks," submitted to Journal of High-Speed Networks..
  

Funded Projects

• New Architectures for Almost-All-Optical Gigabit Networks, funded by NSF for three years (August 1994 - August 1997). Budget: approx. $200,000 over three years.
• Research experiences for Undergraduates, funded by NSF. Budget: $10,000
• Networks Laboratory Development for Undergraduate and Graduate Students, funded by AT&T Foundation. Budget: $50,000.
• Multimedia Traffic Analysis and Control in a High-Speed Medical Communications Environment University of Miami Research Council Budget: $10,000 over summer of 1994.

Presentations

• IEEE INFOCOM Conferences, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995.
• IEEE Gigabit Networking Workshop `94, Toronto.
• IEEE Southcon Conferences, 1994 (Invited Speaker).
• IEEE Communications Theory Workshop, Florida Keys, 1993 (Invited Speaker).
• IEEE/LEOS Optical Multiple Access Networks, Santa Barbara, August 1992.
• Bell Communications Research, 1992.
• Optical Fiber Communication Conference, San Jose, February 1992.
• Winter Simulation Conference, Phoenix, AZ, December 1991 (Invited Speaker).

Professional Activities and Memberships

• Member of The Editorial Board of The Journal of High Speed Networks.
• Technical Program Committee member, IEEE Infocom '96, '97.
• Session Chair, Optical Networks Session, IEEE Infocom '96, San Francisco.
• Session Chair, Routing Session, IEEE Globecom '95, Singepore.
• Session Chair, Optical Networks session, IEEE Infocom '95.
• Session Chair & Organizer, Optical Networks session, International Communications Conf. (ICC) '94.
• NSF proposal reviewer and panelist
• Refereed for: IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas of Communications, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Journal of High-Speed Networks, Computer Networks and ISDN Systems, IEEE INFOCOM conferences ('90, '92 - '95), ACM SIGCOMM ('92, '93), IEEE GLOBECOM ('92 - '94), ICC '94.
• Member of: IEEE, IEEE Computer and Communications Societies, IEEE Technical Committee on Computer Communications, ACM, Laser and Electro-Optic Society (LEOS), and Eta Kappa Nu.

Thesis and Dissertation Advising

• Wavelength Routing and Switching in Wide Area Lightwave Networks - Ph.D. students Chen Chien (graduated, now at Lucent) and Jay Yoo (AT&T)
• Reconfiguration schemes in optical WDM networks - Ph.D. student: Vitanukulechov, AT&T
• Congestion Avoidance in ATM Networks - Ph.D. student: Laxman Kumar (graduated, now at Lucent)
• ATM and Wireless networks.

Honors and Awards

• NSF proposal award on Architectures and Protocols for Almost All Optical Networks (1994-1997).
• Tuition fellowship at University of California, Davis (1989, 1990, 1991).
• Highest score (top 1%) in Computer Science subject GRE (1987).
• National Talent Scholarship, India, 1984-'88.
• Merit scholarship for highest GPA, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi,1987-88
• Best B.Tech. project award, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1988.