Cloud-Based Mobile Networks and Applications Cloud System and Network Design
Biography
I am enthusiastic about the field of 5G Core Network, Mobile Networking, Cloud Native Applications, Edge Computing, Distributed Systems and simulation tools
My background includes 4G & 5G core network Architect in leading telecom software development companies. Below are some of the key highlights in my achievements
I am one of the speakers in “Telecom TV’s Open Telco Infra Summit ” (https://www.telecomtv.com/content/open-telco-infra-summit-participants/) .
I am actively working with esteemed Prof. Larry Peterson (https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~llp/). He is Chair of ONF’s Aether Project and I am one of the Technical Steering Team (TST) Lead in Aether & SD-Core Project. Prof. Muhammad Shahbaz (https://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/faculty/mshahbaz.html) is one of the TST lead for Aether Project
Oct 2022, I delivered Guest Lecture in Purdue University . https://gitlab.com/purdue-cs536/fall-2022/public : Look for date - 10/18/2022
I had the opportunity to co-author one paper where I worked closely with Princeton University PhD students (https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3482898.3483358 ).
For the last 4 years, I have been associated with Open Networking Foundation (ONF). ONF has been very active in producing open-source software which are widely used by Students & Researchers across networking domains. https://opennetworking.org/
I am the Technical Steering Team lead for ONF’s Private 5G Project (Aether & SD-Core project). I am engaged with students & Professors who are working on their research projects. https://opennetworking.org/aether/, https://opennetworking.org/sd-core/ . I have delivered multiple Technars and blogs for the Aether & Sd-Core project. I have hosted community talks. Have been on Panel for few ONF hosted events for industry speakers.
I have reviewed the book – “Private 5G: A Systems Approach”. Authors for the books are veterans from the Industry. My contributions are acknowledged in the section - https://5g.systemsapproach.org/preface.html
I believe that my expertise in Private 5G, Cloud Native Architecture, and hands-on industry experience aligns with the focus of the conference, and I am eager to support the conference by providing valuable feedback on submitted papers. Reviewing the conference would be a valuable opportunity for me to deepen my understanding of the latest developments in our field and to contribute to its growth. I am committed to maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of the review process and ensuring timely and constructive feedback to authors.
If there is a need for additional reviewers, I kindly request your consideration for inclusion in the reviewer panel. I am more than willing to adhere to any guidelines or procedures required for the review process.
Please let me know if there is an application or formal process to follow for becoming a reviewer for the conference. I am prepared to provide any additional
information or references, if necessary.
Thank you for considering my request and I look forward to the possibility of contributing to the success of the conference.
Sincerely,
Ajay Lotan Thakur
TST Lead Open Networking Foundation
Cloud Software Architect, Intel Corp.
Email – thakur.ajay@gmail.com, ajay.thakur@intel.com
