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Vishal Misra is a Professor at the Data Science Institute at Columbia University. He has a rich background in mathematical modeling and networking systems, with a focus on bridging the gap between practice and analysis. Misra has played a significant role at Columbia, serving as Vice-Chair of the Computer Science Department from 2009 to 2011. During his tenure, he co-founded Infinio, a company specializing in datacenter storage, which raised $24 million in funding. He has been awarded several prestigious honors, including the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and Google IBM Faculty Awards. His research interests include net neutrality and the effects of market-driven decisions on Internet Service Providers. Misra's contributions to the field have included co-authoring influential papers on cooperative settlement and public options pertaining to network neutrality. He holds a B.Tech from IIT Bombay and both an MS and PhD from UMass Amherst, where he received the Junior Alumni Award for his exceptional early-career success.
Columbia University • New York, NY
Professor of Computer Science with emphasis on mathematical modeling and networking systems.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)