Fahad Dogar

Fahad Dogar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Tufts University's School of Engineering, with a secondary appointment at the Jonathan Tisch College of Civic Life. He leads the NAT (Networking At Tufts) research group and serves as Director of the Master Software Systems Program since 2022. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University (2012), undergraduate studies at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan (2005), and postdoctoral research at Microsoft Research UK.

Dogar's research focuses on designing technologies for social impact across multiple computer science domains. His primary interests include networking and distributed systems, with recent emphasis on data center networking, future Internet architectures, and the application of large language models for accessibility. Notably, his work spans cloud-based systems, mobile and wireless technologies, and developing practical solutions for resource-constrained environments in developing regions.

• Networking and distributed systems architecture
• Cloud computing infrastructure and optimization
• Human-Computer Interaction for accessibility
• Generative AI applications for social impact
• Technologies for developing regions
• Augmented reality networking requirements

His publication record shows consistent output with 36 publications including two significant papers in 2024 focusing on LLM-powered applications for autistic users and machine learning job scheduling. His research has appeared in top-tier venues including ACM SIGCOMM, Usenix NSDI, and ACM MobiCom.

• Gold medal from the president of Pakistan for top computer science student
• LUMS Vice Chancellor Alumni Achievement Award (2021)
• VMWare Early Career Faculty Fellowship (2019)
• Facebook/Oculus Faculty Fellowship (2017)
• Tisch Faculty Fellowship (2017-2018)

Dogar has secured substantial research funding including an NSF Core Medium award ($850K) as sole PI for 'Slack-Aware Networking' (2021-2025), Meta/Facebook funding ($150K) for networking support for telepresence applications (2020-2022), and multiple NSF awards totaling over $1 million. His teaching portfolio includes courses on Networks, Computing for Developing Regions, and special topics in Generative AI for Social Impact. During his 2023 sabbatical, he served as Senior Fellow with the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University, demonstrating his commitment to civic technology applications.