His research interests are in experimental computer systems, including Virtualization, Security, Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, and Networks. He received Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stony Brook University, M.S. in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, and B.E. in Computer Engineering from Delhi Institute of Technology. He directs the Operating Systems and Networks (OSNET) Group at Binghamton. Dr. Gopalan is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award. Before joining Binghamton University, he was an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Florida State University, Lead Architect and Developer at Rether Networks Inc., and Senior Software Engineer at Wipro Global R&D, Bangalore.