Akash Kumar

Assistant Professor

Akash Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, since December 2022, specializing in theoretical computer science with a focus on sublinear algorithms, approximation algorithms, and hardness of approximation. Previously, Akash served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at EPFL from October 2020 to January 2023 and completed a PhD at Purdue University from August 2013 to May 2020. Earlier experience includes roles at Yahoo! as part of the Targeting team and as a Member of Technical Staff Level 2 at Guavus Network Systems Pvt Ltd, where development of network traffic collection modules occurred. Additionally, Akash worked as a Software Engineer at Solidcore Systems, managing middleware for a large number of end computers. Educational background includes an MS in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.Tech in Computer Science from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology.

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