Professor Bhargava's research involves both theoretical and
experimental
studies in distributed systems.
His research group has implemented a robust and adaptable
distributed
database system called RAID to conduct experiments in
replication control, checkpointing, and communications.
He has conducted experiments in large scale distributed systems,
communications, and overheads in implementing object support on top
of
the relational model. Professor Bhargava has recently
developed an adaptable video conferencing system using the NV
system
from Xerox PARC. He is conducting experiments with
research issues in large scale communication networks to support
emerging applications such as digital library and multi-media
databases.
Professor Bhargava was the chairman of the IEEE Symposium on
Reliable and Distributed Systems held at Purdue in October 1998.
Professor Bhargava is on the editorial board of three international
journals. In the 1988 IEEE Data Engineering Conference, he and
John Riedl received the best paper award for their work on
"A Model for Adaptable Systems for Transaction Processing."
Professor Bhargava is a fellow of Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers and Institute of Electronics and
Telecommunication Engineers.
He has been awarded the Gold Core Member distinction by
IEEE Computer Society for his distinguished service.
He received Outstanding Instructor Awards, from the Purdue chapter of the ACM.