Abhijit Mondal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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Abhijit Mondal is a networking researcher whose work centers on the design and optimization of transport-layer protocols, with a particular focus on Multipath TCP (MPTCP). His major contribution, the "PPoS" sub-flow scheduler and associated socket APIs, addresses a critical challenge in MPTCP: efficiently distributing data across multiple heterogeneous network interfaces. By proposing a novel scheduling algorithm, Mondal’s work enables more intelligent load balancing, reducing head-of-line blocking and improving throughput in real-world deployments. Although his most-cited paper currently holds 4 citations, this reflects the emerging nature of his research area, which is gaining traction as MPTCP becomes a drop-in replacement for TCP in modern devices. His contributions are notable for bridging the gap between theoretical protocol design and practical implementation, offering concrete solutions for application developers. As MPTCP continues to find its way into consumer electronics and data centers, Mondal’s work on sub-flow scheduling and socket-level APIs positions him as a key contributor to the next generation of resilient, high-performance network communication.