Me!

Gautam Akiwate

Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford

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I work as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Empirical Security Research Group in the CS Department at Stanford University. My research is at the intersection of security and networking. One of the main threads in my research is understanding the security implications of various Internet protocols and mechanisms. Previously, I worked on a range of things right from mobile computing, kernels, to next generation storage systems.

At Stanford, I work with Zakir Durumeric. At UC San Diego, I had three(!) great advisors: Geoffrey Voelker, Stefan Savage, and KC Claffy.

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Academic

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Computer Science at
Stanford University
2022-2024
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PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at
UC San Diego
2017-2022
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MS in Computer Science and Engineering at
UC San Diego
2013-2015
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BTech in Information Technology at
College of Engineering, Pune
2008-2012

Experience

Teaching Experience


Awarded the Graduate Award for Teaching in 2015.

Teaching Assistant

CSE 221 - Operating Systems - Winter 2015

CSE 123 - Computer Networks - Fall 2014

CSE 100 - Advanced Data Structures - Spring 2014

CSE 141 - Introduction to Computer Architecture - Winter 2014

Professional Experience

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Member of Technical Staff
Core Engineering
August 2015 to May 2017
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Engineering Intern
Automation and Tools Team
June 2014 to September 2014
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Engineer
Linux Performance Team
June 2012 to August 2013

Publications










  • IRR Hygiene In the RPKI Era
    Ben Du, Gautam Akiwate, Thomas Krenc, Cecilia Testart, Alexander Marder, Bradley Huffaker, Alex C. Snoeren, and KC Claffy
    PAM '22, Virtual Event, March 2022.










Posters

  • DNS Baseline Dynamics
    Gautam Akiwate, Mattijs Jonker, Ian Foster, Geoffrey M.Voelker, Stefan Savage
    IMC '19, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 2019.

Talks

ICANN SSAC Talk, 2020
DINR Workshop, 2020
AIMS-KISMET Workshop, 2020

Thesis

Projects

A New Look at DMCA Section 512 Process

This work focussed on the Digital Millenium Copyright Act and the potential "chilling effects" that might arise from the DMCA Section 512 process which allows copyright holders to take down content which they believe infringes their copyright. The goal driven was to enable a data-driven analysis of this extra-judicial takedown provision thereby enable recommendations that are primarily based in solid data. As a first step towards this goal, we establish a framework to begin understanding the takedown process and its effect on the Internet. [Report]

SWAYAM CUBESAT Mission, COEP

Worked on a CUBESAT standard satellite "Swayam", that was launched by ISRO in June 2016. I worked on the design and implementation of the Onboard Computer and was part of the Systems Engineering group as well. [Link]

Other Projects

Next Generation Sequencing Performance Investigation

Machine Translation for Standardization of Localization

Monitoring Framework for BTRFS

Community

Chez Bob

I helped manage Chez Bob. For more information visit: chezbob.ucsd.edu

PS: Do NOT owe money to Chez Bob. Bobfather will find you! :)

ARCHAC

I served as the Co-Chair for ARCHAC (Associated Residential Community Housing Advisory Committee) University Committee. If you have questions, concerns, suggestions for Graduate Student Housing at UCSD please email archac@gsa.ucsd.edu Also, feel free to reach out to me if there is something I can help answer.

Misc

Google Summer of Code, 2012

Contact


Email: gakiwate -- at -- cs.stanford.edu