Chandra Kintala
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Chandra Kintala (1948[citation needed]–2009) was a computer science researcher in New Jersey, United States and Bangalore, India from 2006–2009.
He worked at Bell Labs in AT&T, Lucent and Avaya in New Jersey, where he and David Belanger invented a language and a software tool used in AT&T for data analytics on very large databases.[citation needed] With Huang Yen-nun, he worked on Software-implemented Fault Tolerance and Software Rejuvenation in the 1990s.[citation needed] He also worked in distributed systems and network software research at Bell Labs.[citation needed]
While working at Bell Labs, he held the titles of adjunct professor and later distinguished industry professor at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey.[citation needed]
India
[edit]In September 2006, he moved to India as the Director of Motorola Labs in Bangalore.[1] In August 2008, he joined Yahoo! Labs in Bangalore where he held the position of the Director of System Sciences and Academic Relations in India.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]Kintala had a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Penn State University, an M. Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a B.Tech. from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India.[2][3] He had published 48 refereed research papers and received 6 US patents and a Smithsonian medal sponsored by Computer World in 1998.[citation needed]
Conferences and memberships
[edit]He had been active at academic and industry conferences and associations:
- General Chair of IEEE's conference on Dependable Systems and Networks in Philadelphia in June 2006
- Acting Chair of IFIP WG1.2
- Member of IFIP WG10.4
- Senior member of IEEE
- Keynote or guest speaker at several academic and industry events
- Member of several technical program committees
- Member of FICCI and Pacific Council's Joint Task Force on Global Innovation Economy – Enhancing India-US Relations.
Death
[edit]Kintala had a heart attack and died on 5 November 2009 at Summit, New Jersey. He is survived by his wife Bharti and his two children.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Motorola appoints Chandra Kintala as director". The Hindu. 19 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Obituary of Chandra M. Kintala". higginsfuneralhome.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Chandra Kintala Obituary". legacy.com. The Star-Ledger. 7 November 2009.
