Divya is an Assistant Professor in School of ECE and Computer Science. Divya received her Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology and Master’s from UT Austin. She obtained her Bachelor’s from IIT Ropar where she was conferred the Presidents of India Gold Medal, the highest academic honor in IITs.
Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Divya was a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Azure since September 2019. Her research has been published in top-tier venues such as ISCA, HPCA, MICRO, ASPLOS, NeurIPS, and VLDB. Her dissertation has been recognized with the NCWIT Collegiate Award 2017 and distinguished paper award at High Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA), 2016.
Currently, she leads the Systems Infrastructure and Architecture Research Lab at Georgia Tech. Her research team is devising next-generation sustainable compute platforms targeting end-to-end data pipeline for large scale AI and machine learning. The work draws insights from a broad set of disciplines such as, computer architecture, systems, and databases.
- Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019
- M.S., University of Texas at Austin, 2014
Her research centers on the design, analysis, and optimization of communication and networked systems, including system performance, reliable data transmission algorithms, and theoretical foundations in information theory. She collaborates with students on projects enhancing efficiency, security, and robustness in wired and wireless networks.
Professor Mahajan's teaching focuses on communication systems, networks, and information theory at undergraduate and graduate levels. Her instruction emphasizes analytical and problem‑solving skills and integrates research insights into the curriculum while involving both graduate and undergraduate students.
- College of Computing Dissertation Award, Georgia Institute of Technology 2020
- National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Collegiate Award, 2017
- Distinguished Paper Award, 22nd IEEE Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture, 2016
- President of India Gold Medalist, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, 2012
- W Kim et al., Pimba: A Processing‑in‑Memory Acceleration…, IEEE/ACM International Symposium, 2025.
- S Go et al., Characterizing the Efficiency of Distributed Training…, IEEE/ACM International Symposium, 2025.
- A Kaplan Erol, S Lee, D Mahajan, EarthSight…, arXiv:2511.10834, 2025.
- B You et al., Flashlight: PyTorch Compiler Extensions…, arXiv:2511.02043, 2025.
- AK Erol et al., EarthSight…, arXiv:2511.10834, 2025.