Where does Shivnath Babu work?

Shivnath Babu is Founder of Unravel.

Where did Shivnath Babu go to school?

Shivnath Babu studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Data Platforms); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Hung out with the Database Group Members!); Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science).

Shivnath Babu

Founder

Founder at Unravel

Menlo Park, California, United States

FoundedUnravel

About

Shivnath Babu is Co-founder and CTO at Unravel Data Systems and an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Duke University, where his research addresses the usability and manageability of data-intensive computing systems, automated problem diagnosis, and cluster sizing on cloud platforms. He co-founded Unravel to address application management challenges associated with systems such as Hadoop, Spark, Cassandra, and Kafka; the company drew on his research team's Starfish Auto-tuning Hadoop platform, which has been used by more than 100 enterprise companies. His recognitions include a U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award, three IBM Faculty Awards, and an HP Labs Innovation Research Award.

Founder at Unravel

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Unravel's investors · 7

Harmony PartnersNew York IDEA NCDurham · $250K – $2M checks Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks Third Point VenturesMenlo Park

Experience

UnravelCo Founder and CTOcurrent2016 — present
Duke UniversityAdjunct Professor Of Computer Science2005 — 2016

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shivnath Babu?: Shivnath Babu is Co-founder and CTO at Unravel Data Systems and an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Duke University, where his research addresses the usability and manageability of data-intensive computing systems, automated problem diagnosis, and cluster sizing on cloud platforms. He co-founded Unravel to address application management challenges associated with systems such as Hadoop, Spark, Cassandra, and Kafka; the company drew on his research team's Starfish Auto-tuning Hadoop platform, which has been used by more than 100 enterprise companies. His recognitions include a U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award, three IBM Faculty Awards, and an HP Labs Innovation Research Award.
Where does Shivnath Babu work?: Shivnath Babu is Founder of Unravel.
What companies did Shivnath Babu found?: Shivnath Babu founded Unravel.
Where did Shivnath Babu go to school?: Shivnath Babu studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Data Platforms); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Hung out with the Database Group Members!); Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science).

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