Dr. Ashutosh Dutta

Responsible for developing and leading bodies of research and development of innovative end-to- end systems solutions for military and Government sponsors. Also, problem solving and technology breakthroughs in areas related to fifth generation cellular (5G), Massive Multiple Input-Output (MIMO) communications,security of mobile networks, communications systems testbed development, software-defined radio testing, RF hardware testing, etc. Serve as Principal Investigator for research. Develop proposals and lead the research and development of innovative wireless systems to implement complex communication and networking technologies. Actively support deployment, integration, and testing prototypes in operationally-realistic environments, working closely with sponsors to ensure mission success. Lead efforts to publish work in recognized journals, formal technical reports and informal memoranda. Present work to sponsors, to nationally recognized conferences, and the technical community.

As the director of Doctor of Engineering (DENG) program, I am responsible for overall management and growth of DENG program while interacting with industry professionals. Working with a team of professors from JHU, scientists from APL and Industry leaders, I am responsible to bring this unique opportunity to the industry professionals around the world. DENG program provides a unique opportunity to industry professionals to conduct in-depth research in their current field while contributing to the success of their employer and professional growth.

As Associate Research Professor and Teaching Faculty at JHU Computer Science Department, I have been teaching Data Communications and Networking (EN 520.697/497), Mobile and Wireless Security (650.673), and Next Generation Mobile Networks and Security with 5G (525.678), mentor MS project students, PhD students, collaborate with the faculty in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering department at The Johns Hopkins University.

As the Chair I manage and further develop the growing Electrical and Computer Engineering program. I oversee and take an active part in the development and execution of courses, student projects, master’s theses, the recruitment and mentoring of faculty and students, the maintenance and improvement of laboratory facilities, and in strategic planning. The ECE program currently has strong ties with the JHU residential Electrical Engineering program and as such I will further strengthen this relationship and work towards a complementary interface with this program by interacting with the Industry partners and researchers around the world. I also look forward to expanding this program with more enrollment of students from around the world.

As an active IEEE volunteer, I have been serving in IEEE PCJS's executive committee as Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-chair and chair from 2002-2009. Currently, I am the director of Marketing and Industry Relations for IEEE Communication Society, vice-chair for IEEE PCJS Education Society Chapter and also the vice-chair for IEEE Communication Society Chapter. I served as MGA Industry Liaison and currently serve as MGA Pre-University Liaison.

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens the computing profession’s collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for lifelong learning, career development and professional networking.

As an Adjunct Professor, I have been teaching graduate level courses at ECE and CS Departments of NJIT. I taught Computer Networks Design and Analysis Course (ECE 683) during Fall 2015 and currently teach Internet and Higher Layer Protocols (CS 656) in CS Department.

As the Principal/Lead Member of Technical Staff lead the 5G Security activities within Chief Security Organization while collaborating internally across other business units and externally with vendor community and standards organizations. Serve as the founding co-chair of IEEE 5G initiative. As the Director of Technology Security directed the mobility network security design including migration to the cloud, virtualization research, vendor management, proof-of-concepts, open source security, standards development and managed a team of technology professionals. As a key member of the Technology Development and Chief Security Office organization, lead the design and deployment of advanced security architecture for the mobile enterprise using cloud computing as part of the Secure Virtual Enterprise. Responsible for overall end-to-end design for both mobility and cloud, including 3G and LTE architectures, virtualization and services.Collaborate with other organizations to effectively design and deploy the security architecture. Active participation in ETSI NFV, IEEE, IETF and CSA (Cloud Security Alliance) standards.

Direct the research and development of LTE (EPC and IMS) solutions for NIKSUN Cybersecurity product (NetMobility). As the CTO of wireless technologies, manage the deployment of mobility solutions for NIKSUN 4G products in the service provider networks around the world. As the head of NIKSUN Innovation Center, supervise the staff and research activities of NIKSUN Innovation Center leading to the development of future NIKSUN products. As CTIF-USA co-director manage university collaboration for wireless research projects.

Led the research and development initiatives of VolP and wireless technologies. Manage all aspects of project development and delivery. Supervise ongoing project activities and serve as technical lead to ensure expectations and quality assurance standards were consistently met. Lead design of network systems and supervise direct development of prototypes. Collaborate among industry, university and government representatives to increase communication and support project implementation. Organize analysis and modeling to create processes to improve efficiency and record progress. During my 13 years at Telcordia Research, I have initiated major commercial and government projects and acted as PI and co-PI for these multi-year contracts covering the range of $250,000 to $4,000,000 for each of these projects. Total funding of the projects where I was a PI or Co-PI is approximately (~ $20,000,000).

Managed and supervised daily IT operations and administration of systems and programs, including Suns, HPs, SGIs, and PCs, in multi-protocol based heterogeneous network with 600 servers. Installation, testing, and maintenance of various kinds of communication software, hardware and networking products of Central Research Facility. That includes departmental TCP/IP based Cisco routers, terminal servers , dialup modems, FDDI concentrators, ATM backbone, and 3Com Link Builders. Supervised and motivated IT teams to achieve desired outcomes. Coordinated with faculty, staff, and students to promote research initiatives. Organized and produced National Science Foundation (NSF) proposals for department research objectives. Maintained ($4,000,000) million NSF computing infrastructure budget.

Installed and maintained mainframe Burroughs B6800, mini B1900, VAX 11/750, 11/780, and their associated communication peripherals like disk and tape drives, line printers, plotters, and various types of intelligent terminals, modems and multiplexer. Designed and developed the interface for setting up the communication link between a cluster of microcomputer systems and mainframe using Poll/Select protocol at different sites of the company. Served as Technical Support Engineer to help various aspects of computers and communications at various manufacturing units.

My Thesis Topic was "Systems Optimization for Mobility Management". My Thesis Advisor was Prof. Henning Schulzrinne. My other thesis Committee members were, Dr. Bryan Lyles, Prof. Yechiam Yemini, Prof. Nick Maxemchuk and Prof. Dan Rubenstein.