A Sane Struggle

A Sane Struggle.

The past is not the just past, but an integral part of our present. And our present must not be only our present misfortune. We can develop new themes in our lives that defy our hardships and create context for what is to come. These themes may return years later with new twists of triumph or tragedy. They are our themes, and belong to us. Meanwhile, we can celebrate our present and future by c...

Sanjay Sane

Sanjay Sane is an Associate Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bangalore, India. He has a bachelor’s degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College in University of Delhi, and a Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Poona in Pune, India. His doctoral work at University of California, Berkeley i...

A Sane Proof that COLk ࣘ COL3

SANE: A Protection Architecture for Enterprise Networks

Connectivity in today’s enterprise networks is regulated by a combination of complex routing and bridging policies, along with various interdiction mechanisms such as ACLs, packet filters, and other middleboxes that attempt to retrofit access control onto an otherwise permissive network architecture. This leads to enterprise networks that are inflexible, fragile, and difficult to manage. To add...

A Struggle Against Forgetting

One of the most remarkable characteristics of living organisms is their ability to alter their behavior by learning. Human beings excel at processing new information, retaining it in their memory, and using it to develop new ideas. Studies in the mollusk Aplysia showed that learning involves the strengthening and increased effectiveness of preexisting synapses. Over time, it has become clear th...