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Sanjay Shakkottai is a Professor holding the Cockrell Family Chair Engineering #15 in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. Dr. Shakkottai has significant recognition in his field, including receiving the NSF CAREER award in 2004 and being elected as an IEEE Fellow in 2014. He co-received the IEEE Communications Society William R. Bennett Prize in 2021, marking his contributions to communications and networking. His research interests primarily lie at the intersection of algorithms and resource allocation, focusing on statistical learning in networks and its applications in wireless communication and online platforms. He is actively involved in advancing the knowledge and technologies in the algorithmic design and allocation of resources efficiently across various platforms.
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