Dr. Srinivasan Seshan

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Biography

Srinivasan Seshan is a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, where he holds the Joseph Traub Professor position within the Computer Science Department. His primary research interests include distributed systems, mobile and pervasive computing, and networking. Throughout his career, Seshan has worked extensively on network protocols and distributed network applications. His past projects have focused on transport and routing protocol interactions, wireless networks, sensor networking, and efficient protocol stack implementations. Additionally, he has contributed to the design of RAID systems, performance prediction of Internet transfers, and firewall design, ultimately aiming to enhance TCP protocol efficiency. Seshan's recent research endeavors include the Exploration of Generation Network Architectures to address the shortcomings of the Internet and support next-generation applications.

Research Interests

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.