{"id":2,"date":"2020-02-18T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T23:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-12-31T10:35:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T09:35:59","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-row coblocks-row-55141317562\" data-columns=\"2\" data-layout=\"66-33\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-row__inner has-no-padding has-no-margin is-stacked-on-mobile has-medium-gutter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column coblocks-column-55141320246\" style=\"width:60.00%\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column__inner has-no-padding has-no-margin\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large is-style-circle-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/My_best-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-802\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/My_best-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/My_best-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/My_best-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/My_best-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/My_best-1600x2133.jpg 1600w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/My_best-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column coblocks-column-55141320249\" style=\"width:39.00%\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column__inner has-no-padding has-no-margin\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p> <br> <br>Currently, I am a Vice President | Expert Enterpise Network Architect at Deutsche Boerse Group. Previously, I was a Senior Networks Researcher in Cloud at Huawei, Munich Research Center, Germany where I started AI4Networks team as the very first advanced networking expert to contribute to networking solutions for Huawei Cloud. Prior to my current position, I was a Research Assistant <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inet.tu-berlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Internet Network Architectures group<\/a> at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tu-berlin.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">TU-Berlin<\/a> where I was advised by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.net.t-labs.tu-berlin.de\/~anja\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prof. Anja Feldmann<\/a> from 2014-2019.  I was also fortunate to be mentored by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univie.ac.at\/ct\/stefan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prof. Stefan Schmid<\/a>.<br><br>I obtained a Masters degree in Information Technology from the prestigious <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ust.hk\/\" target=\"_blank\">HKUST-Hong Kong<\/a>. Previously, I have worked as a Software Developer for WAN protocols in TCS for Cisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about me can be found in the CV below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1jPqNFnSvgW_lcRN1Fvv03CN6xgTKHuYX\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"latest\">Professional Employment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Oct 2023 &#8211; Current<\/em> <strong>Vice President | Expert Enterprise Network Architect, <\/strong>Deutsche Boerse Group, Eschborn, Germany.<\/li><li><em>Oct 2020 &#8211; <\/em>Sep 2023 <strong>Senior Networks Researcher in Cloud<\/strong>, Huawei, Munich Research Center, Munich, Germany.<\/li><li><em>Sep 2014 &#8211; Sep 2020<\/em>  <strong>Research and Teaching Assistant<\/strong>, FG INET, Technische Universit\u00e4t, Berlin, Germany.<\/li><li><em>Jul 2014 &#8211; Aug 2014<\/em> <strong>Research Assistant<\/strong>, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.<\/li><li><em>Dec 2009 &#8211; Aug 2013<\/em>  <strong>Software Developer<\/strong>, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for Cisco, India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"latest\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Sep 2014 &#8211; Dec 2019<\/em>  <strong>Ph.D. Computer Science<\/strong>, FG INET, Technische Universit\u00e4t, Berlin, Germany.                             <em>Advisor: Prof. Anja Feldmann<\/em><\/li><li><em>Sep 2013 &#8211; Jun 2014 <\/em><strong> MSc. Information Technology<\/strong>, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong. <em>CGA: 3.423\/4.3 &#8211; Good performance<\/em><\/li><li><em>Sep 2005 &#8211; Jun 2009<\/em>  <strong>B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering<\/strong>, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India.             <em>First Division: Good performance<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"latest\">Grants, Awards, and Certifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>The Python Bible\u2122 | Everything You Need to Program in Python from Udemy<\/strong>, 2020<\/li><li><strong>Best Paper Award<\/strong>, <strong>ACM SIGCOMM 2019 Workshop on Network Meets AI ML (NetAI 2019)<\/strong>, Beijing, China<\/li><li><strong>Software Campus Grant<\/strong>, 2017<\/li><li><strong>Cisco Award for Excellence in Customer Escalations<\/strong>, 2012<\/li><li><strong>Cisco Award for Excellence in Customer Escalations<\/strong>, 2013<\/li><li><strong>Cisco Appreciation Award<\/strong>, 2013<\/li><li><strong>Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)<\/strong>, 2011<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"latest\">PhD Graduation Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I defended my Ph.D. on 16th Dec, 2019. My dissertation is titled &#8220;Towards Runtime Verification of Programmable Networks&#8221; and my Ph.D. committee involved reviewers: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpi-inf.mpg.de\/inet\/people\/anja-feldmann\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prof. Anja Feldmann<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cl.cam.ac.uk\/~jac22\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prof. Jon Crowcroft<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univie.ac.at\/ct\/stefan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prof. Stefan Schmid<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smaragdakis.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prof. Georgios Smaragdakis<\/a> with chair: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snet.tu-berlin.de\/menue\/team\/prof_dr_axel_kuepper\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prof. Axel Kuepper<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Below are the photos from my Ph.D. defense. Picture Credits: Prof. Georgios Smaragdakis.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-3-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Defense2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-391\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Defense2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Defense2-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Defense2-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Defense2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Defense2-1600x1200.jpeg 1600w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Defense2.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Before<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Nervous&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-2048-1536-0-Defense-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-963\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-2048-1536-0-Defense-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-2048-1536-0-Defense-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-2048-1536-0-Defense-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-2048-1536-0-Defense-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-2048-1536-0-Defense-1600x1200.jpeg 1600w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-2048-1536-0-Defense.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">After<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Phew! I survived!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image mb-0 mt-0\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-primer-hero\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-1536-2048-0-Defense3-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-971\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-1536-2048-0-Defense3-2.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-1536-2048-0-Defense3-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-1536-2048-0-Defense3-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crop-0-0-1536-2048-0-Defense3-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">After&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Since I survived, say cheese!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Follow the latest updates in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apoorv.net\/#news\">news section<\/a>&#8230;.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-row coblocks-row-77123959945\" data-columns=\"2\" data-layout=\"66-33\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-row__inner has-no-padding has-no-margin is-stacked-on-mobile has-medium-gutter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column coblocks-column-771240515\" style=\"width:66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column__inner has-no-padding has-no-margin\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column coblocks-column-771240519\" style=\"width:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column__inner has-no-padding has-no-margin\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Employment Oct 2023 &#8211; Current Vice President | Expert Enterprise Network Architect, Deutsche Boerse Group, Eschborn, Germany. 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