Dr. Nirmala Shenoy

Dr. Nirmala Shenoy received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Germany in Network Protocols, Masters in Engineering in Applied Electronics and Bachelors in Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications from Madras University, India. She is currently Professor in the Information School, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She is Director of the Lab for Networking and Security at RIT. Her current research interests are:

• Wireless and Mobile Adhoc Networks:The primary contribution was the design and development of a novel algorithm called the Multi Meshed Tree (MMT) algorithm that provided scalable routing solutions in large MANETs.
• Future Internet Architectures: Work under this project was funded by National Science Foundation, US. The work adopted the tier structure used by Internet Service Providers to design a clean slate approach to address the scalability and routing challenges faced in the Internet.
• Meshed Tree Protocol: Continuing convergence challenges in switched network loop-avoidance protocols that use standard tree algorithms was addressed through a novel Meshed Tree Algorithm (MTA) which simplified switching protocol operations, while speeding up convergence. The Meshed Tree protocol is being investigated for use in data center networks.