I am the Founder and CEO of ApertureData. Prior to that, I was at Intel Labs for over 7 years where I led the design and development of VDMS (the Visual Data Management System) which forms the core of the ApertureData Platform. I have a Ph.D in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University. My research interests encompass systems in general with particular inclination towards virtualization, embedded and real time systems as well as distributed systems. I have worked on graph based storage and applications on non volatile memory systems. I love to work on systems which impose stringent requirements in terms of software design and coding and call for innovative solutions. I have served on the program and steering committees of several premier systems conferences.