Research talks and presentations
Conference talks
- Transform Method for Markov-Modulated Queues
Given at multiple conferences during 2025. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Izzy Grosof.
Based on: "Markov Modulated JSQ in Heavy Traffic via the Poisson Equation".
Presented at:
- Chicago Operations Workshop, 2025
- APS conference, 2025
- Allerton conference, 2025 (presented by Izzy)
- INFORMS 2025
- YEQT 2025
Latest slides: YEQT 2025 slides.
- Exponential Tail Bounds on Queues
Given at the Allerton conference, 2024. Click for more information.
Coauthors: Prakirt Jhunjhunwala, Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "Exponential Tail Bounds on Queues: A Confluence of Non-Asymptotic Heavy-Traffic and Large Deviations".
Presented at:
- Allerton conference, 2024 (given by Daniela)
- Various venues during 2023 and 2024 (given by Siva and Prakirt)
Latest slides: Allerton 2024 slides.
- Queue Length Behavior in Load Balancing Systems Under Power-of-d Choices: Many-Server Heavy-Traffic Regime
Given at INFORMS 2020 and INFORMS 2021. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "A Load Balancing System in the Many-Server Heavy-Traffic Asymptotics".
Presented at:
- INFORMS 2020 (Anaheim, CA, USA)
- INFORMS 2021 (online)
Latest slides: INFORMS 2021 slides.
- Heavy-Traffic Analysis of the Generalized Switch under Multidimensional State Space Collapse
Given at MAMA Workshop 2019, INFORMS 2019, and SIGMETRICS 2020. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "Heavy-Traffic Analysis of Queueing Systems with no Complete Resource Pooling".
Presented at:
- MAMA Workshop 2019 (Phoenix, AZ)
- INFORMS 2019 (Seattle, WA)
- SIGMETRICS 2020 (online)
Latest slides: SIGMETRICS 2020 slides.
Video: SIGMETRICS 2020 presentation.
- Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis
Given at INFORMS-APS 2019 (Brisbane, Australia). Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis".
Presented at:
- INFORMS-APS 2019 (Brisbane, Australia)
Latest slides: APS 2019 slides.
Seminar talks
- Transform Method for Markov-Modulated Queues
Given at the SNAPP seminar, December 2025. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Izzy Grosof.
Based on: "Markov Modulated JSQ in Heavy Traffic via the Poisson Equation".
Presented at:
- SNAPP seminar, December 1, 2025 (most complete version of the talk)
Latest slides: SNAPP 2025 slides.
Video: SNAPP seminar recording.
- Performance Analysis of Data Center Networks: Drift Method and Transform Techniques
Job talk, given at multiple universities between February 2021 and October 2022. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on:
- "Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis"
- "Heavy-Traffic Analysis of Queueing Systems with no Complete Resource Pooling"
Presented at:
- Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, October 2022
- Math department, William & Mary, February 2021
- IEOR, UC Berkeley, February 2021
Latest slides: Kellogg 2022 slides.
- Minimizing Delay in Supermarket-Checkout Systems
Given at William & Mary, April 2022. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "A Load Balancing System in the Many-Server Heavy-Traffic Asymptotics".
Presented at:
- Math department, William & Mary, April 2022
Latest slides: William & Mary 2022 slides.
- Heavy-Traffic Analysis of the Generalized Switch with no Complete Resource Pooling
Given at an online seminar, July 2020. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "Heavy-Traffic Analysis of Queueing Systems with no Complete Resource Pooling".
Presented at:
- Online seminar, July 2020
Latest slides: Online seminar 2020 slides.
- Mathematical Models to Analyze Queueing Systems: Minimizing Delay in Data Centers
Given at universities in Chile, December 2019 and January 2020. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: overview talk drawing on multiple works, including "Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis".
Presented at:
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Santiago), January 2020
- Universidad de Santiago (Chile), December 2019
Latest slides: PUC 2020 slides (in Spanish).
- Optimal Resource Allocation in Data Center Networks: Drift Method and Transform Techniques
Given at Amherst, September 2019. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis".
Presented at:
- Amherst, September 2019
Latest slides: Amherst 2019 slides.
- Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis
Given at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Santiago, Chile), December 2018. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis".
Presented at:
- Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Santiago, Chile), December 2018
Latest slides: UAI 2018 slides.
- Performance Analysis in Data Center Networks
Given at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, May 2018. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis".
Presented at:
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Santiago), May 2018
Latest slides: PUC 2018 slides.
Poster presentations
- A unified view of the drift method and the MGF method for heavy-traffic analysis
Presented at the iDDA Workshop (China), 2018. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis".
Presented at:
- iDDA Workshop (China), 2018
Poster: iDDA Workshop 2018 poster.
- A Novel View of the Drift Method for Heavy-Traffic Limits of Queueing Systems
Presented at SIGMETRICS 2018. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis". A technical report is available here.
Presented at:
- SIGMETRICS 2018
Poster: SIGMETRICS 2018 poster.
- Performance Analysis for Data Centers: A Novel Heavy-Traffic Approach
Presented at the DCL Student Symposium, Georgia Tech, March 2018. Click for more information.
Coauthor: Siva Theja Maguluri.
Based on: "Transform Methods for Heavy-Traffic Analysis".
Presented at:
- DCL Student Symposium, Georgia Tech, March 2018
Poster: DCL Symposium 2018 poster.