Debopam Bhattacherjee

Debopam Bhattacherjee is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, Bangalore, focusing on AI Systems, Networked Systems, and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Networks. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from ETH Zürich (2021) and a dual Erasmus Mundus Master's in Security and Mobile Computing. His work has been recognized with the IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize (2020) and multiple Best Paper/Dataset Awards.

Research interests include LEO satellite networks, sustainable AI systems, network topology design at hypersonic speeds (27,000 km/hour), and green computing via modular data centers. His publications span ACM SIGCOMM, USENIX ATC, IEEE COMSNETS, and arXiv, with recent patents on AI-driven LLM training and inference systems.

Key awards:

• IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize (2020)
• Best Paper Award at ACM IMC 2020
• Best Dataset Award at ACM IMC 2020

He has supervised numerous PhD/Master's students at ETH Zürich and Microsoft Research, including Tella Rajashekhar Reddy, Shubham Tiwari, and Saksham Bhushan. His educational background includes a B.E. in Computer Science & Engineering from Jadavpur University (2009) and a research fellowship at the Max Planck Institute (2019).