Sulyab Thottungal Valapu

I am a third-year Computer Science PhD student at the University of Southern California, and a member of the Autonomous Networks Research Group. My advisor is Prof. Bhaskar Krishnamachari.

My research aims to strengthen the resilience and fairness of the internet’s core infrastructure by advancing networking technologies that support decentralization and counteract consolidation. I am particularly interested in studying the cloud-centric internet to understand its dynamics and develop strategies that promote a more open and decentralized ecosystem. To achieve these goals, I draw on methods from disciplines such as internet measurement, distributed systems, and applied cryptography.

I received my B.Tech. in Information Technology from IIIT Allahabad in 2018. Between then and joining USC, I worked as a software engineer at Arista Networks, where I was part of the routing team.