# Vishal Misra > American engineer **Wikidata**: [Q29341603](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29341603) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishal_Misra) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/vishal-misra ## Summary Vishal Misra is an American computer scientist and engineer who is a faculty member at Columbia University. He is best known for his research contributions to network traffic modeling, congestion control, and Internet economics, for which he was named an ACM Fellow in 2018. ## Biography - Born: Bhopal (date not provided) - Nationality: American (United States) - Education: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; University of Massachusetts Amherst - Known for: Contributions to network traffic modeling, congestion control, and Internet economics - Employer(s): Columbia University; alumnus of University of Massachusetts Amherst and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay - Field(s): Computer science; engineering; network traffic modeling; congestion control; Internet economics ## Contributions Vishal Misra’s work centers on the analysis and modeling of Internet behavior and the design of mechanisms for network congestion and economic interactions on the Internet. His research in network traffic modeling and congestion control has been recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery, which named him an ACM Fellow in December 2018 “for contributions to network traffic modeling, congestion control and Internet economics.” He is an author indexed in major bibliographic databases (MathSciNet MR author id 698815; DBLP author id 29/6724). Misra has supervised doctoral students including Hanhua Feng and Abhinav Kamra, contributing to training the next generation of researchers in networking and Internet economics. He maintains an academic web presence (http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~misra/) and is a member of professional organizations such as the ACM. He has also been recognized as an IEEE Fellow (award listed in source material). His documented academic lineage lists Weibo Gong as his doctoral advisor (Mathematics Genealogy Project id 87422). ## FAQs ### Q: Who is Vishal Misra? A: Vishal Misra is an American computer scientist and engineer, a faculty member at Columbia University, known for research on network traffic modeling, congestion control, and Internet economics. ### Q: What honors has Vishal Misra received? A: He was named an ACM Fellow in 2018 for his contributions to network traffic modeling, congestion control, and Internet economics. He is also listed as an IEEE Fellow. ### Q: Where did Vishal Misra study? A: He studied at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. ### Q: Has he supervised PhD students? A: Yes. Documented doctoral students include Hanhua Feng and Abhinav Kamra. ## Why They Matter Vishal Misra’s work addresses core technical and economic questions about how the Internet moves data and how resources are allocated under congestion. The ACM’s citation for his 2018 Fellowship highlights three interrelated areas—network traffic modeling, congestion control, and Internet economics—indicating that his scholarship spans measurement and theory as well as mechanism and economic analysis. By publishing in peer-indexed venues (as evidenced by MathSciNet and DBLP identifiers) and advising doctoral students, he has helped shape both the theoretical foundations and the practitioner understanding of Internet performance and economic behavior. His recognition by both ACM and IEEE marks his influence across academic and engineering communities. Without contributions like his, progress in designing robust congestion-control algorithms, realistic traffic models for simulation and analysis, and economically informed mechanisms for network resource allocation would be less mature; his work contributes to tools and knowledge used by researchers and engineers working on the Internet’s performance and incentives. ## Notable For - Named ACM Fellow (2018) “for contributions to network traffic modeling, congestion control and Internet economics.” - Recognized as an IEEE Fellow (award listed in source material). - Faculty member at Columbia University with a professional web presence at http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~misra/. - Doctoral advisor: Weibo Gong; doctoral students include Hanhua Feng and Abhinav Kamra. - Research author identifiers: MathSciNet MR author id 698815; DBLP author id 29/6724; Mathematics Genealogy Project id 87422. ## Body ### Early life and education - Born in Bhopal (no birth date provided in source material). - Undergraduate/graduate training includes the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. - Doctoral advisor listed as Weibo Gong. ### Academic positions and affiliations - Employer: Columbia University (listed as his employer). - Member of the Association for Computing Machinery. - Recognized as an ACM Fellow with a start_time entry of 2018-12-05 for that fellowship. - Listed as an IEEE Fellow (date not provided in source material). ### Research areas - Primary areas: network traffic modeling, congestion control, Internet economics. - Research outputs are indexed in major academic databases (MR author id 698815; DBLP author id 29/6724). ### Mentorship and academic lineage - Doctoral students listed: Hanhua Feng and Abhinav Kamra. - Academic genealogy recorded (Mathematics Genealogy Project id 87422). ### Honors and identifiers - ACM Fellow (2018) — citation: “For contributions to network traffic modeling, congestion control and Internet economics.” - IEEE Fellow (listed as an award in source material). - Online and bibliographic identifiers: personal website (http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~misra/), DBLP author id 29/6724, MathSciNet MR author id 698815, Google Knowledge Graph id /g/11ghn69rrt, Mastodon handle vishalmisra@mastodon.world (since 2022-11-04). ### Public presence - Maintains an academic website listed above. - Active Mastodon address: vishalmisra@mastodon.world (language: English; listed start time 2022-11-04). (End of entry.) ## References 1. [Source](http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~misra/cv.pdf) 2. Mathematics Genealogy Project 3. [Vishal Misra](http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~misra/) 4. [Source](https://www.acm.org/media-center/2018/december/fellows-2018)