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Narayanaswamy, Naga
Lucent Technologies
Landover, Maryland
 
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Naga Raju Narayanaswamy has been a Senior Software Engineer at Lucent Technologies (Landover, Maryland) since April 2000. He works in the PSAX IP Edge Router group, which is part of the Multiservice Switching division of Lucent Technologies.

Narayanaswamy graduated from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India in 1991 with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science and Engineering. He worked at the National Center for Software Technology, under the Government of India, as a Staff Scientist for two years in the areas of software engineering and database management. After that, he joined the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras to complete his M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering with an emphasis in Computer Networking. He published papers in Computer Communications and International Journal of Computer Systems Science & Engineering as part of his M.S. thesis work.

He worked for CommVault Systems (Oceanport, New Jersey) for over two years in the area of automated backup and recovery software. He then moved on to Newbridge Networks (Herndon, Virginia) as a software designer working on the carrier scale internetworking project for Newbridge's 36170 multiservice switch. He has experience with multiple aspects of IP networking, and various flavors of Unix, including Linux and *BSD.

Narayanaswamy currently lives in Crofton, Maryland with his wife, Pushkala, and daughter, Vibha. He likes to travel, read books, and tinker with electronic gadgets, and is a photo enthusiast in his spare time.

 
 
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   The art of Linux kernel design: illustrating the operating system design principle and implementation
Lixiang Y., Wenfeng L., Dazhao C., Tianhou L., Ruobing W., Qi S., Ke F., Tingshao Z. (trans.), Auerbach Publications, Boston, MA, 2017.  Type: Book (978-1-138413-41-2)

This book goes into a lot of detail--I mean a lot of detail. Linux kernel 0.11 is dissected and explained in a very detailed way. The reason I am hesitant to give it a high rating is not because it focuses on the 0.11 v...

Mar 21 2018  
   A primer on scientific programming with Python (5th ed.)
Langtangen H., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2016. 922 pp.  Type: Book

In this exploration of programming fundamentals through the lens of scientific concepts, rather than explaining programming in a theoretical way, the authors have made a very concerted effort to describe Python in a very easy, flowing ...

May 1 2017  
   Software engineering (10th ed.)
Sommerville I., Pearson, Boston, MA, 2016. 816 pp.  Type: Book (978-0-133943-03-0), Reviews: (1 of 2)

Software engineering is a vast field with many techniques to accomplish various tasks. It encompasses topics from requirements to maintenance. This book tries to look at all of the processes, forming a common theme where possible and e...

Mar 23 2016  
   Queuing theory and telecommunications: networks and applications (2nd ed.)
Giambene G., Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2014. 516 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-461440-83-3)

Queueing theory is a fundamental area in computer science. It is used in operating systems, distributed systems, and computer networks. This book is a fantastic exposition of sound concepts explained beautifully. The book is divided in...

Dec 29 2015  
   Computing handbook: computer science and software engineering (3rd ed.)
Gonzalez T., Diaz-Herrera J., Tucker A., Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2014. 2326 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-439898-52-9), Reviews: (2 of 2)

This third edition is a truly comprehensive reference compendium of diverse topics in computing. The book is so large it is heavier than a laptop....

Dec 22 2015  
   Foundation mathematics for computer science: a visual approach
Vince J., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2015. 334 pp.  Type: Book (978-3-319214-36-8)

This book offers a fantastic exposition of mathematical concepts, including “number systems, algebra, logic, trigonometry, coordinate systems, determinants, vectors, matrices, geometric matrix transforms, [and] differential a...

Nov 11 2015  
   Python programming fundamentals (2nd ed.)
Lee K., Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, 2015. 239 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-447166-41-2)

There are many books on Python. This book is not overly long and the material can be covered in a one-semester course. The author has taught with the book, so it has been proven in a classroom environment. It is targeted at college stu...

Sep 17 2015  
   Python algorithms: mastering basic algorithms in the Python language (2nd ed.)
Hetland M., Apress, New York, NY, 2014. 320 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-484200-56-8), Reviews: (2 of 2)

There are many books on Python. They usually go into language specifics or into very basic programming from a beginner’s point of view. This book is very computer science (CS) algorithm-specific, describing the algorithms in ...

May 5 2015  
   Software project effort estimation: foundations and best practice guidelines for success
Trendowicz A., Jeffery R., Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, Cham, Switzerland, 2014. 469 pp.  Type: Book (978-3-319036-28-1)

Software cost estimation and project planning can be some of the most difficult tasks in the software industry. Software continues to become increasingly complex, and pressure to release it quickly is also on the rise. This book tries ...

Dec 30 2014  
   Secret history: the story of cryptology
Bauer C., Chapman & Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2013. 620 pp.  Type: Book (978-1-466561-86-1), Reviews: (1 of 2)

The art of cryptography has fascinated researchers, mathematicians, historians, politicians, students, and others for thousands of years. Emperors have used it to win wars, and in modern times, every e-commerce transaction is encrypted...

Dec 4 2013  
 
 
 
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