Timothy A. Gonsalves is a computer scientist and professor, and is the first and present Director of IIT Mandi. He is also the founder of Nilgiri Networks Of TeNet Group, IIT Madras. He was Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Madras. His field area includes Computer networks, Distributed systems, Telecom software and Performance evaluation among others.

Education

He completed his graduation from Breeks Memorial School, Ooty. He completed his higher education as follows

• B.Tech. (Electronics), IIT Madras, 1976
• M.S. (Electrical Engineering), Rice University
  Rice University
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  , Houston, 1979
• Ph.D., Stanford University
  Stanford University
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  , 1986

During his PhD, he did path breaking experimental research at Stanford and Xerox PARC that established the capabilities of the then nascent Ethernet data LAN for real-time voice traffic.

Career

He began his career in teaching as an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department in WPI, Worcester, Massachusetts.

In 1989, he joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras. He served IIT Madras for 21 years, becoming Professor and Head. He has taught diverse courses. These range from introduction to computing and programming for freshers, to core courses such as computer organisation, networks and operating systems, to electives including distributed systems, device drivers practicum and network management systems. He also served as Head of the PG Senapathy Centre for Computing Resources.

On 15 January 2010, he took charge as the first Director of IIT Mandi.

Research

Research Interests

• Design and Implementation of integrated computer and telecom networking systems
• LAN switching
• IP Switching
• DECT-based wireless Networks
• Network Management
• CTI and operating systems for embedded systems

Working in the areas of Networking and Distributed Applications, he has published over 50 papers in journals and conference proceedings, and 2 chapters in books. He has guided/co-guided 4 PhD and 30+ MS theses, and 100+ MTech/BTech projects.

At IIT-Madras, he has been a Principal Investigator for R&D projects worth over Rs. 7 crores, with sponsors from India and the US. He was actively involved in many other projects with a total value of more than Rs. 15 crores. He collaborates with academia and industry in India, UK, US, Sweden and Ireland.

Other Activities

Dr. T.A. Gonsalves is a founding member of TeNeT group and has been actively involved in guiding the incubation of many Technology companies from the TeNet Group including Midas Communications, Banyan Networks, NMSWorks and iSoftech.Dr. Timothy also holds several patents and has presented many award winning research oriented papers. He also serves as Consultant to State Bank of India and IDRBT.

Dr. Timothy is passionately active in development of products and technology in computer networks and telecommunications, especially aimed at mass markets in developing countries and also in the promotion of software development in rural areas. He translates his goals into tangible actions in his capacity as Director of Rural Technology Business Incubator (RTBI) and Nilgiri Networks.

Prof. Gonsalves is perhaps the first computer scientist working in academia in India to develop commercially successful products tailored to the needs of India. He was the software architect of award-winning telecom products including the corDECT WLL, DIAS, NovaSwitch and CygNet NMS. Some of these products are based on the pioneering soft-switching concept.

Prof. Gonsalves is a Senior Member of ACM, and a Member of IEEE and CSI.

Noted Publications

• A. Ramasamy, Hema A. Murthy & T.A. Gonsalves

"Linear Prediction for Traffic Management and Fault Detection"
Proc. Int'l. Conf. Info. Tech., Bhuvaneshwar, Dec. 2000, 4 pp.

• D. Venkatesulu & T.A. Gonsalves

"On the Performance of Distributed Objects"
Jour. Systems Architecture, Elsevier Science, (46) 5 (2000), pp. 411–428.

• T.A. Gonsalves, Ashok JhunJhunwala, Hema A. Murthy, et al.

"CygNet: An Integrated Management for Modern Telecom Networks"
Proc. NCC-2000 Nat'l. Conf. Commun., Jan. 2000.

• E. Elwin Stelzer & T.A. Gonsalves

"Embedding RMON in Large LAN Switches"
IEEE Network, vol. 13, no. 1, Jan./Feb. 99, pp. 63–72.

• D. Venkatesulu & T.A. Gonsalves

"Efficient Fault-tolerant Reliable Broadcast in a Multi-switch Extended LAN"
Computer Communications, vol. 22, no. 3, 25 February 99, pp. 266–278.

• A. Jhunjhunwala, B. Ramamurthi & T.A. Gonsalves

"The Role of Technology in Telecom Expansion in India"
IEEE Communications Mag., vol. 36, no. 11, Nov. 98, pp. 88–94.

• B. Sain & T.A. Gonsalves

"KeRTESy: A Real-Time Event-driven Microkernel"
Dr. Dobb's Jour., Mar. 97, pp. 48–58.

• S. Mahesh, C. Sivaram Murthy, T.A. Gonsalves & C. Pandurangan

"Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Job Scheduling in Multiprocessor Systems"
Int'l. J. Comp. Maths, v 58, 1995, pp. 221–247.

• A. Jhunjhunwala, M. Archana Rao, B. Murugesh, T.A. Gonsalves, & B. Ramamurthi

"A Reliable Fibre-Optic Ring Network for Process Control"
Int'l J. Optoelectronics, v 8, n 4, 93, pp. 477–491.

• T.A. Gonsalves

"High-Speed Transport Protocols: Design and Implementation Issues"
Jour. IETE, v 39, n 2, May—June 93, pp. 99–109.

• T.A. Gonsalves & F.A. Tobagi

"Comparative Performance of Voice/Data Local Area Networks"
IEEE J. Selected Areas Commun., v 7, n 5, Jun. 89, pp. 657–669.

External links

• IIT Mandi Director Homepage