Mukund Mundhra
About Mukund Mundhra
Mukund Mundhra is a Software Engineer at Arista Networks, with a background in computer science from UCLA and IIT Delhi, and experience in various research and internship roles.
Current Position at Arista Networks
Mukund Mundhra currently works as a Software Engineer at Arista Networks since 2021. Based in Santa Clara, California, he has been involved in leading critical projects such as programming the Memory Management Unit for data center switches catering to AI/ML workloads. He has also designed and implemented a more efficient buffering mechanism for CPU traffic, significantly enhancing packet forwarding capabilities. Additionally, Mukund has optimized flow control algorithms and buffer usage for Arista's Extensible OS using C++ and Python.
Role at Marvell Technology
In 2020, Mukund Mundhra worked as a Software Engineer Intern at Marvell Technology for a period of three months in Santa Clara, California. Though specific projects are not detailed, this role marked an important phase in his professional journey, contributing to his background in software engineering.
Academic Research and Teaching at UCLA
From 2020 to 2021, Mukund Mundhra served as a Student Researcher at the UCLA Vision Lab under the guidance of Prof. Stefano Soatto. His graduate thesis research focused on 'Stereopagnosia: Fooling Stereo Networks with Adversarial Perturbations,' which was accepted at AAAI'21. Concurrently, he worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, aiding in the academic development of students in the Greater Los Angeles Area.
Leadership and Research Internships
Mukund Mundhra has held several internships and leadership roles throughout his academic career. He worked at Goldman Sachs as an Equities Structured Products Strat Intern in Hong Kong for two months in 2018. He completed a research internship at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, for two months in 2017. Additionally, he served as Chair of ACES-ACM at IIT Delhi from 2018 to 2019.
Educational Background
Mukund Mundhra holds a Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science from UCLA, which he achieved between 2019 and 2021. Prior to this, he obtained a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, studying there from 2015 to 2019. His foundational education was completed at Delhi Public School Rohini, where he finished high school between 2010 and 2015. His undergraduate thesis on Knowledge Base Completion was supervised by Prof. Mausam at IIT Delhi.