Puneet Sharma
Puneet Sharma | |
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| Born | Ghaziabad, India |
| Occupation(s) | Computer scientist, electrical engineer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Scalable networking, software-defined networking, energy efficiency in data centers |
| Notable work | Scaling control traffic in network protocols, scalable timers methodology for soft state protocols |
Puneet Sharma serves as the director of the Networking & Distributed Systems laboratory at Hewlett Packard Labs, where he also holds the titles of HPE Fellow and vice-president. His professional journey commenced in September 1998 when he joined HP Labs as a research scientist.
Early life and education
Originating from Ghaziabad, India, Sharma earned his B.Tech. degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He subsequently completed a PhD in computer science at the University of Southern California. Throughout his doctoral research, he played a role in advancing the standardisation efforts for Protocol Independent Multicast.
His dissertation, titled Scaling control traffic in network protocols, examined the detrimental effects that unchecked expansion of network control traffic can have on data transmission. The study introduced methods to manage control traffic by considering three scaling factors: frequency, distribution range, and the aggregation of information. Notably, he co-developed the scalable timers methodology for soft state protocols, which adjusts timer intervals dynamically based on control traffic levels and bandwidth availability to enhance scalability.
Career
Sharma was honored as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 for his impactful work in scalable networking, software-defined networking technologies, and improving energy efficiency within data centers. Earlier, in 2011, he achieved recognition as a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) due to his significant contributions to computing research. His investigations into mobile collaborative communities attracted coverage by New Scientist in 2019.