Assistant professor of Computer Science at Virginia Tech with research on networks, information and communication technologies for development (ICTD), HCI, and distributed systems. Shaddi’s research aims to build network infrastructure that meets the needs of the humans that rely upon it — users, network operators, and policymakers. His research group builds operational, deployable systems informed by qualitative research with users and network operators and evaluated through real-world deployments and fieldwork.The goal is to expand the frontiers of the Internet beyond what is achievable today, providing more equitable access to communications, especially in rural and developing regions. His research has appeared in venues such as ICTD, SIGCOMM, IMC, and NSDI, and paper awards at NSDI, ACM DEV, and IEEE DySPAN.
