Manya Ghobadi

Manya Ghobadi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning, Communications Systems, Systems and Networking. She is affiliated with the EECS Communication Lab and can be contacted via email at ghobadi@mit.edu. Her website provides additional information about her work and research areas. Ghobadi was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 2024.

Manya Ghobadi is a researcher at MIT focusing on computer networks, with a particular emphasis on data center networks and software-defined networking. Her work explores congestion control, traffic engineering, and network-aware job scheduling in distributed systems. Ghobadi has contributed to the development of protocols such as TIMELY and DCQCN, which aim to improve network performance and reliability. Her research also addresses challenges in optical networking, in-network processing, and the optimization of machine learning clusters. She has published extensively on topics such as traffic matrix estimation, buffer sizing, and programmable transport protocols.