Hi! I am a CS Grad student at IIT Bombay.
I joined here as an Research Assistant back in 2011.
This is undoubtedly the awesomest campus I have ever been in my (short academic) life!
And during monsoon, its just "Ohh Myy Gwaad!"
I am originally from Chandannagar, a sweet little town approximately 30 kms north of Kolkata. Chandannagar was one of the oldest French colonies in India. It is hugely popular for the "Jagadhatri Puja" festival held one month after the "Durga Puja". Every year thousands of people come to watch the city lit with its world famous lights. Here are some photos from previous years. [images taken randomly from internet]
I did my Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur popularly known as "Shibpur B E College". BESU is the 2nd oldest engineering institute in India (after IIT Roorkee).
Currently I am in the final semester of my 21 year long academic life. Phew! My areas of interest span Database Systems, Program Analysis and Computer Networks, though my main concetration is in Database. Presently I am working with Prof. S Sudarshan, co-author of the famous database book Database System Concepts.
In most of the times when I do not study I play FIFA on my 5-years old laptop :) I love Music, of all genres. I like to meet people and make friends. I don't want to brag about it but I played for my local academy in a state level cricket tournament (CAB U-13 Cricket).
My primary concentration is on Application of Program Analysis in Database Applications.
Currently working on Hibernate system. Here is a link to the page that describes my project best.
Current CPI: 8.8
Not a great CPI I know, and when people ask me why, I say Kissi Mahapurush Ne Kaha Hai Kamyab Hone Ke Liye Nahin, Kabil Hone Ke Liye Padho :P
In case you are wondering what the heck CPI is, it is Cumulative Performance Index same as our good old GPA
| Examination | Institute | Year | CPI/% |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Tech.(CSE) | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | 2014 | 8.8* |
| B.E.(IT) | Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur | 2011 | 82 |
| Higher Secondary(+2) | Kanailal Vidyamandir (WBCHSE) | 2007 | 86 |
| Madhyamik(10) | Kanailal Vidyamandir (WBBSE) | 2005 | 87 |
*Not Final CPI
During office hours I am mostly in my lab, SIC 212, KReSIT bldg. Or at least I plan to be there. Otherwise you can look for me in Sysad Room, Old CSE bldg, ground floor. If I am not at either of these places, then I am definitely at B-311, H-14.
I am not taking any courses in the spring semester but I do have some labs to conduct/assist as part of my sysad duties. I might as well sit-through a few courses. I have not yet decided.
Currently I am working with Prof. S Sudarshan on the project titled Holistic Optimization of Database Application. The aim of this project is to combine the techniques of Query optimization and Compiler optimization/Program Analysis to improve the perfomrance of applications that use Hibernate Object Relational Mapping tool.
This project has been going on for quite some time now, and we have developped a program analysis/transformation tool called DBridge. This tool analyzes a java program (which uses JDBC APIs), identifies opportunities for optimizations and automatically transform the program to incorporates the optimizations. So, my main task is to expand the applicability of this tool adding necessary support for optimizing programs which does not use JDBC but use ORMs such as Hibernate. More about the project can be found in here.