Dhananjay Dhamdhere

Dhananjay Dhamdhere is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay). He has maintained an active research and teaching career since at least the 1980s, with current involvement in course instruction and academic initiatives.

Research Interests:

• Optimizing Compilers and Partial Redundancy Elimination
• Operating Systems and Distributed Systems
• Detection of Data Races and Atomicity Violations
• Safety issues in Dynamic Software Updating
• Debugging of Optimized Programs

His research demonstrates a consistent focus on practical compiler optimizations, evolving from foundational work in data flow analysis to contemporary challenges in dynamic software updating. The publications show particular expertise in making theoretical compiler concepts implementable in real-world systems, with significant contributions to partial redundancy elimination techniques.

Research Funding:

• Department of Electronics research grant on Optimizing Compilers (1985)
• Grants from Tandem Computers (1995), Intel (1998), Microsoft Research (2001, 2002), and Sun Microsystems (2001, 2002)

Professor Dhamdhere has successfully transferred technology to industry through his Gensat system, a generator for static analysis tools. He actively contributes to academic culture improvement through the Forum for Academic Culture (FAC), which he co-founded in 2013 to address student motivation, teaching methodologies, and large class challenges at IIT Bombay.