Chandra Kintala (1948–2009) was a computer science researcher in

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, United States, and

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, India, from 2006 to 2009. He worked at

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and

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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. With Huang Yen-nun, he worked on Software-implemented Fault Tolerance and Software Rejuvenation in the 1990s. He also worked in

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and

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research at Bell Labs. While working at Bell Labs, he held the titles of adjunct professor and later distinguished industry professor at

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in New Jersey.

India

In September 2006, he moved to

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as the Director of Motorola Labs in

. In August 2008, he joined

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in Bangalore where he held the position of the Director of System Sciences and Academic Relations in India.

Education

Kintala had a Ph.D. in

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from

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, an M. Tech. from

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, and a B.Tech. from

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, India. He had published 48 refereed research papers and received 6 US patents and a Smithsonian medal sponsored by ''

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'' in 1998.

Conferences and memberships

He had been active at academic and industry conferences and associations: *General Chair of

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's conference on Dependable Systems and Networks in

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in June 2006 *Acting Chair of IFIP WG1.2 *Member of IFIP WG10.4 *Senior member of

*Keynote or guest speaker at several academic and industry events *Member of several technical program committees *Member of

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and Pacific Council's Joint Task Force on Global Innovation Economy – Enhancing India-US Relations.

Death

Kintala had a heart attack and died on 5 November 2009 at

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. He is survived by his wife Bharti and his two children.

References

External links

List of PublicationsPersonal pageStevens Institute of Technology
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