Biography
Balaji Prabhakar is a faculty member in the Departments of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University.
His research interests are in computer networks; notably, in
designing algorithms for the Internet and for Data Centers.
Recently, he has been interested in Societal Networks: networks
vital for society's functioning, such as transportation, electricity
and recycling systems. He has been involved in developing
and deploying incentive mechanisms to move commuters to
off-peak times so that congestion, fuel and pollution costs are
reduced.
He has been a Terman Fellow at Stanford University and a Fellow
of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He has received the CAREER
award from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Erlang Prize,
the Rollo Davidson Prize, and delivered the Lunteren Lectures.
He is a co-recipient of several best paper awards.
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