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Milind M. Buddhikot
Nokia Bell Labs Fellow
Nokia Bell Laboratories
Access Research

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Email: milind.buddhikot@nokia-bell-labs.com
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Research interests | Selected papers | Current Research Projects |

About Milind

Milind M. Buddhikot is currently a Nokia Bell Labs Fellow and a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS) in Nokia Cloud and Network Services (CNS) business unit.   He serves as the Head of Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (NDAC) New Jersey (NJ) Technology Center and as the Head of End-to-End Spectrum Solutions for NDAC business division. In these roles, he leads a group of engineers to research, develop and build end-to-end wireless and cloud solutions for next generation of networks for industrial automation. In a research career spanning 22+ years, of which 20 were in Bell Laboratories, he has made significant contributions, scientifically as well as to the business aspects of wireless, IP and multi-media networking.

Milind’s areas of expertise include wireless networks, large scale networked systems, video communications, network security and mobile and cloud computing. His recent work focuses on developing end-to-end architectures, systems, protocols and cloud solutions for dynamic spectrum access (DSA), spectrum aggregation and sharing, service load balancers, high capacity video transport, large scale internet-of-things, and emerging drone applications.

 He has authored 47+ technical papers and holds 18 US or international patents, some of which are in the key areas of spectrum sharing and aggregation. According to Google Scholar, Milind’s research publications have recorded 8900+ citations (H-index: 42, i10-index: 73) and are well recognized within the research community.  Milind’s research has correctly predicted new technology directions well ahead in time.  For example, four concepts he pioneered and researched, namely the concept of database coordinated dynamic spectrum access (2004), ultra-broadband small cells using shared spectrum (2009), policy driven flexible multiband spectrum and link aggregation (2012) and 3.5 GHz CBRS End-To-End Architecture and Protocols (2015) have now emerged or have already been established as new technology and US wireless policy directions.

Milind is a recipient of the Bell Labs President's Silver Award for outstanding innovations and contributions (2003), Bell Labs Team Award (2003), Lucent Chairman's Team Award (2006), Alcatel-Lucent DMTS award (2012), Nokia Bell Labs Fellow Award (2018) and Nokia Top Innovator Award (2019).  Milind has been a co-founder and chief architect of three wireless technology ventures and has successfully transitioned assets created in his research projects to business divisions.  Milind is a co-founder of the IEEE DySPAN symposium which has emerged as a premier conference on the topic of Dynamic Spectrum Access. He has served as an Associate Editor of prestigious IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking and Elsevier’s Computer Networks Journal, secured 1.35+ million dollars in research funding and regularly participates in FCC, NSF and conference panels and TPC committees of major IEEE and ACM conferences. Milind has served as a member of the Steering Committee of the WINNFORUM Spectrum Sharing Working Group that developed 3.5 GHz CBRS Industry Standards. In the recent past, he has also served as the Co-chair of FCC TAC Working Group on Future Unlicensed Services (2015), member of FCC TAC Working group on Future Spectrum Sharing and Chair/coordinator of DySPAN Steering Committee (2012-2015). Milind has frequently delivered invited presentations and tutorials on future technology directions to audiences in top-tier research forums and trade shows and to business customers world-wide.

Professional Service

Awards / Distinctions / Highlights

Some New Projects

Whitecells: Ultra-broadband Cognitive Femto and Small Cells
 

NSF CNS 1117597: Understanding Traffic Dynamics in Cellular Data Networks and Applications to Resource Management

NSF Grant CNS0831762: Market Driven Dynamic Spectrum Management

 

Selected papers

1.     Jihoon Ryoo, Changwook Kim and Milind M. Buddhikot, Protocol to Tiered Access for Shared Spectrum (PTASS), (IETF Draft formatted document), April 2015.

2.     Chang Wook Kim, Jihoon Ryoo and Milind Madhav Buddhikot, Design and Implementation of an End-to-End Architecture for 3.5 GHz Shared Spectrum, 7th IEEE Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN) 2015. Stockholm, Sweden, Nov 29-Oct 2, 2015.

3.     Lance Hartung and Milind M. Buddhikot, Policy Driven Multi-band Spectrum Aggregation for Ultra-broadband Wireless Networks, 7th IEEE Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN) 2015. Stockholm, Sweden, Nov 29-Oct 2, 2015.

4.     U. Paul, L. Ortiz, Samir R. Das, G. Fusco, M. Buddhikot, Learning Probabilistic Models of Cellular Network Traffic with Applications to Resource Management, IEEE DySPAN 2014, Mclean, Virginia, Oct April 2014.

5.     Ayon Chakraborty, S. Das and M. Buddhikot, Radio Environment Mapping with Mobile Devices in the TV White Space, ACM Mobicom 2013, Poster, Oct 1, 2013.

6.     J. Panchal, R. Yates, and M. Buddhikot Mobile Network Resource Sharing Options: Performance Comparisons, in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, September 2013.

7.     N. Azimi, H. Gupta U. Paul, M. Buddhikot and S. Das, Minimizing Capacity Requirements of Cellular Networks via Delayed Scheduling, IEEE SECON 2013, June 2013.

8.     M. Buddhikot, Towards a Virtual Cellular Network in Variable Grade Spectrum: Challenges and Opportunities, (invited paper), ACM Mobicom 2013, Miami, Florida. Oct 2013

9.     S.  Sen, T. Zhang, Milind Buddhikot, S. Banerjee, D. Samardzija, S. Walker, A Dual Technology Femto Cell Architecture for Robust Communication using Whitespaces (Best Paper Award), Proceedings of IEEE DySPAN 2012, Seattle, Oct 16-19, 2012.

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10.  U. K.  Paul, Milind Buddhikot and S. R.  Das,  Opportunistic Traffic Scheduling in Cellular Data Networks,  In Proceedings of IEEE DySPAN 2012, Bellevue, Washington, Oct 2012..

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11.  U. K.  Paul, A. P. Subramanian, Milind M.  Buddhikot and S. R.. Das, Understanding Traffic Dynamics in Cellular Data Networks, In the Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM 2011, April 10-15, Shanghai, China.

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12.  M.  Al-Ayyoub, Milind M. Buddhikot, and H. Gupta, Self-regulating Spectrum Management: A Case of Fractional Frequency Reuse Patterns in LTE Networks, BLTJ Internal Report (Sept 2009). Also,Proceedings of IEEE DySPAN 2010, Singapore, April 2010.

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13.  Milind M. Buddhikot, Cognitive Radio, DSA and Self-X: Toward Next Transformation in Cellular Networks (Invited Position Paper) Proceedings of IEEE DySPAN 2010, Singapore, April 2010.

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14.  Li Li Cao, Heather Zheng, Maziar Nekovee, Milind Buddhikot, Market Driven Sharing of Spectrum in Infrastructure Networks, (Invited book chapter),  Academic Press book Cognitive Radio Communications and Network: Principles and Practice, Nov 2009.

  1. Milind Buddhikot, Irwin Kennedy, Frank Mullany, and Harish Viswanathan,  Ultra-Broadband Femtocells via Opportunistic Reuse  of Multi-Operator and Multi-Service Spectrum, Bell Labs Technical Journal (BLTJ) Special Issue on 4G Networks, Feb 2009.
  2. Irwin Kennedy, Patricia Scanlon, and, Milind Buddhikot, Passive Steady State RF Fingerprinting: A Cognitive Technique for Scalable Deployment of Co-channel Femtocell Underlays, Proceedings of IEEE DySPAN 2008, Chicago, Oct 15-17, 2008..
  3. A. P.  Subramanian, M. Al-Ayyoub, H.  Gupta, S.  Das, M.  Buddhikot, "Near Optimal Dynamic Spectrum Allocation in Cellular Networks", in the Proceedings of the third IEEE International Symposium on New Directions in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN 2008), Chicago, USA, October 14-17, 2008..
  4. I. Kennedy, P. Scanlon, F. Mullany and M. Buddhikot,  Radio Transmitter Fingerprinting: A Steady State Frequency Domain Approach Proceedings of IEEE VTC Fall 2008, Calgary, Canada, 2008.
  5. M. Buddhikot,  Understanding Dynamic Spectrum Access: Models, Taxonomy and Challenges, Proceedings of IEEE DySPAN 2007, Dublin, Ireland, April 17-21, 2007.
  6. A. Subramanian, H. Gupta, S. Das and M. Buddhikot,  Fast Spectrum Allocation in Coordinated Dynamic Spectrum Access Based Cellular Networks, Proceedings of IEEE DySPAN 2007, Dublin, Ireland, April 17-21, 2007
  7. A. Subranmanian, M. Buddhikot and S. Miller,  Interference Aware Routing in Multi-radio Wireless Mesh Networks, Proceedings of Second International Workshop on Wireless Mesh Networks (WiMesh 2006), Sept 25, 2006, Reston, VA.
  8. K. Ramachandran, E. Belding, K. Almeroth,  and M. Buddhikot, Interference-Aware Channel Assignment in Multi-Radio Wireless Mesh Networks, IEEE Infocom, Barcelona, Spain, April 2006.
  9. T. Kamakaris, M. Buddhikot and R. Iyer,  A Case for Coordinated Dynamic Spectrum Access in Cellular Networks, Proceedings of  the First IEEE  International Symposium on New Directions in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks, Baltimore, MD, Nov 8-11, 2005.
  10. M. Buddhikot and K. Ryan,  Spectrum Management in Coordinated Dynamic Spectrum Access Based Cellular Networks, Proceedings of  the First IEEE  International Symposium on New Directions in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks, Baltimore, MD, Nov 8-11, 2005
  11. K. Ramachandran, M. Buddhikot, G. Chandranmenon, S. Miller, E. Belding-Royer, K. Almeroth, On the Design of Infrastructure Mesh Networks, Proceedings of  First IEEE Workshop on Wireless Mesh Networks, Santa Clara, CA, August 26, 2005.
  12. Miroslav Zivkovic, Milind M. Buddhikot, Ko Lagerberg, Jeroen van Bemmel , Authentication across heterogeneous networks, Bell Labs  Technical Journal, Volume 10, Issue 2 (Summer 2005), p 39-56.
  13. M. Buddhikot, P. Kolodzy, S. Miller, K. Ryan and  and J. Evans, DIMSUMnet: New Directions in Wireless Networking Using Coordinated Dynamic Spectrum Access, (Position Paper) in IEEE  International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (IEEE WoWMoM 2005), Taromina/Giardini Naxos, Italy, June 2005.
  14. L. Li, M. Buddhikot, C. Chekuri, and K. Guo, Routing Bandwidth Guaranteed Paths with Local Restoration in Label Switched Networks, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) Special Issue on Intelligent Services and Applications in Next Generation Networks, Jan 2005.
  15. M. Buddhikot, A. Hari, K. Singh and S. Miller,  MobileNAT: A New Technique for Mobility Across Heterogeneous Address Spaces, ACM MONET Journal, March 2005.
  16. M. Buddhikot, G. Chandranmenon, S. J. Han, Y. W. Lee, S. Miller and L. Salgarelli, Integration of 802.11 and Third Generation Wirelesss Data Networks, Proceedings of IEEE Infocom 2003, San Francisco, April 2003.
  17. M. Buddhikot, G. Chandranmenon, S. J. Han, Y. W. Lee, S. Miller and L. Salgarelli, Design and Implementation of a WLAN/CDMA2000 Integration Architecture, Special Issue of IEEE Communications Magazine on 3G+802.11 Integration, Nov 2003.
  18. L. Salgarelli, M. Buddhikot, J. Garay. S. Patel, S. Miller,  EAP SKE authentication and key exchange protocol, IETF Internet Draft , draft-salgarelli-pppext-eap-ske-03.txt , May 1, 2003 Expires: Nov 1, 2003 .
  19. L. Salgarelli, M. Buddhikot, J. Garay. S. Patel, S. Miller,  Efficient Authentication and Key Distribution in Wireless IP Networks, Special Issue of IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Nov 2003.
  20. M. Buddhikot, A. Hari, K. Singh and S. Miller,  MobileNAT: A New Technique for Mobility Across Heterogeneous Address Spaces, Proceedings of First ACM International Workshop on Mobile Applications and Services in Hotspots (in conjunction with ACM Mobicom 2003), Sept 2003, San Diego.
  21. Buddhikot, M., M., Chen, X., J., Wu, D., and Parulkar, G., Enhancements to 4.4 BSD UNIX for Networked Multimedia in Project MARS Proceedings of IEEE Multimedia Systems'98, June 28-July 1, 1998, Austin, Texas, USA.
  22. Milind Buddhikot, and Gurudatta M. Parulkar, Efficient Data Layout, Scheduling and Playout Control in MARS ACM/Springer Multimedia Systems Journal, pp. 199-211, Volume 5, Number 3, 1997.
  23. Milind Buddhikot, Gurudatta, M. Parulkar, and Jerome Cox, Jr., Design of a Large Scale Multimedia Storage Server Journal of Computer Networks and ISDN Systems, Elsevier (North Holland), pp. 504-524, Dec 1994.

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