Debarnab Mitra

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Senior Engineer, Qualcomm

Email: debarnabucla [at] ucla [dot] edu
[Curriculum Vitae]

About me

I am a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm working on 5G modem technology systems. I earned my M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UCLA in 2020 and 2023, respectively, and B.Tech. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2018. At UCLA, I worked in the Laboratory for Robust Information Systems (LORIS) under the supervision of Prof. Lara Dolecek. My research interests include information theory, channel coding, and its applications to wireless technologies, blockchains and non-volatile memories.

In past, I have worked with Prof. Sibi Raj B Pillai and Prof. Himanshu Asnani on understanding the sum-capacity of Compound Multiple Access Channels.

News

[Mar 2024]

Our journal paper titled "Efficient information reconciliation in quantum key distribution systems using informed design of non-binary LDPC codes" got accepted for publication in the Quantum Information Processing journal😃. [Springer]

[Jan 2024]

I start a new position as a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm.

[Dec 2023]

I defended my Ph.D. thesis titled "Channel Coding Techniques for Scaling Modern Data-Driven Applications: From Blockchain Systems to Quantum Communications". [Thesis]

[Sept 2023]

Our journal paper titled "Graph Coded Merkle Tree: Mitigating Data Availability Attacks in Blockchain Systems Using Informed Design of Polar Factor Graphs" got accepted for publication in the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory 😃. [IEEE Xplore] [arXiv]

[May 2023]

I am a recipient of the prestigious 2023 - 2024 UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship.

[Mar 2023]

Two talks at the Annual Non-Volatile Memories Workshop (NVMW) 2023. i) Polar codes for Blockchain systems [Paper][Full version]
ii) Variable Coded Batch Matrix Multiplication [Paper]

[Feb 2023]

Presented a poster at the ITA Workshop graduation day on our recent results on Polar codes for Blockchain systems. [Paper][Full version]

[Feb 2023]

Our paper on Polar codes for Blockchain systems was selected as a finalist for the memorable paper award at the Annual Non-Volatile Memories Workshop (NVMW) 2023. [Paper][Full version]

[Sept 2022]

I am a Teaching Assistant for the MS Online course ECE 131A: Probability and Statistics for the Fall 2022 quarter at UCLA.

[Jul 2022]

Our journal paper titled "Overcoming Data Availability Attacks in Blockchain Systems: Short Code-Length LDPC Code Design for Coded Merkle Tree" got accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Communications 😃. [IEEE Xplore] [arXiv]

[Jun 2022]

Attended the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) conference in Espoo, Finland where I presented our paper "Polar Coded Merkle Tree: Improved Detection of Data Availability Attacks in Blockchain Systems". [Paper] [Slides]

[Jun 2022]

I am a Modem System Engineer Intern at Qualcomm.

[May 2022]

Attended the Annual Non-Volatile Memories Workshop (NVMW) 2022 where I presented our paper titled "Concentrated Stopping Set Design for Coded Merkle Tree: Improving Security Against Data Availability Attacks in Blockchain Systems". Our paper was selected to the finalist of the Memorable Paper Award in the ECC and Devices category. [Extended Abstract] [Paper] [Slides] [Summary Video] [Full Presentation]

[Apr 2022]

Our paper titled "Polar Coded Merkle Tree: Improved Detection of Data Availability Attacks in Blockchain Systems" got accepted at the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) 2022. [Paper]

[Jan 2022]

I am a Teaching Assistant for the course ECE 131A: Probability and Statistics for the Winter 2022 quarter at UCLA.

[Oct 2021]

Attended the IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW) 2021 where I presented our paper "Communication-Efficient LDPC Code Design for Data Availability Oracle in Side Blockchains". [Paper] [Slides] [Slides Short] [Presentation Video]

[Sept 2021]

I am a Teaching Assistant for the MS Online course ECE 131A: Probability and Statistics for the Fall 2021 quarter at UCLA.

[Aug 2021]

Our paper titled "Communication-Efficient LDPC Code Design for Data Availability Oracle in Side Blockchains" got accepted at the IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW) 2021. [Paper]

[Jun 2021]

Attended the IEEE North American School of Information Theory 2021. I also presented a poster on our research on coding for blockchains titled "Concentrated Stopping Set Design for Coded Merkle Tree: Improving Security Against Data Availability Attacks in Blockchain Systems" which won the best poster award. [Poster] [Paper]

[Apr 2021]

Attended the IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW) 2020 where I presented our paper "Concentrated Stopping Set Design for Coded Merkle Tree: Improving Security Against Data Availability Attacks in Blockchain Systems". [Paper] [Slides] [Slides Short] [Presentation Video]

[Feb 2021]

Two patent applications for our work on LDPC decoders during my internship at Intel got filed.

[Feb 2021]

I passed the Oral Qualifying Examination. I am now a PhD candidate.

[Jan 2021]

I am a Teaching Assistant for the course ECE 131A: Probability and Statistics for the Winter 2021 quarter at UCLA.

[Dec 2020]

Our paper titled "Concentrated Stopping Set Design for Coded Merkle Tree: Improving Security Against Data Availability Attacks in Blockchain Systems" got accepted at the IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW) 2020.

[Jun 2020]

I am a ECC Design Intern at Intel.

[Jun 2020]

I am a recipient of the 2019-2020 Distinguished Masters Thesis Award in Signals and Systems from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UCLA.

[Jun 2020]

I am a recipient of the Guru Krupa Fellowship 2019-20.

[Mar 2020]

I am a Teaching Assistant for the course ECE 230B: Digital Communication System Design for the Spring 2020 quarter at UCLA.

[Jan 2020]

I passed the Ph.D. preliminary examination at UCLA.

[Jan 2020]

I am a Teaching Assistant for the course ECE 131A: Probability and Statistics for the Winter 2020 quarter at UCLA.

[Nov 2019]

Attended the IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers (ACSCC) 2019, where I presented our paper titled "Patterned Erasure Correcting Codes for Low Storage-Overhead Blockchain Systems". [Paper] [Slides]

[Aug 2019]

Our paper titled "Patterned Erasure Correcting Codes for Low Storage-Overhead Blockchain Systems" got accepted at the IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers (ACSCC) 2019.

[Jun 2019]

I am a ECC Design Intern at Intel.

[Mar 2019]

Attended the Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS) 2019, where I presented our paper titled "On the Sum-capacity of Compound MAC Models with Distributed CSI and Unknown Fading Statistics". [Paper] [Slides]

[Mar 2019]

I am a recipient of the Guru Krupa Fellowship 2018-19.

[Jan 2019]

Our paper titled "On the Sum-capacity of Compound MAC Models with Distributed CSI and Unknown Fading Statistics" got accepted at the Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS) 2019.

[Sept 2018]

I start my masters program at UCLA.

[Aug 2018]

I graduated from IIT Bombay.