Sameer Thakar
Sameer has over 29 years of experience in the high-tech software space with a proven track record of delivering strong growth in enterprise cloud infrastructure, security solutions, and artificial intelligence-based domain name search engines. During Sameer’s tenure at Verisign, since joining in 2003, he has demonstrated success in launching new services as well as enhancing existing product portfolios. He has been instrumental in spearheading product strategies, customer interactions, and sales support. Prior to Verisign, Sameer held various technical and management positions at companies such as Ericsson, Wipro Technologies, and CMC Limited (currently Tata Consultancy Services).
Sameer is the listed inventor for several Domain Name System (DNS)-related patents and has extensive work experience in different geographies including the United States, India, and Scandinavia.
Sameer has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, a Master of Science degree in software systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, and an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering from the University of Pune, India.
Recent posts by Sameer Thakar:
This blog post is based on a paper titled “Discovering Agents for Discovery: The Case for DNS,” authored by Ramachandra Rao Seethiraju, Sameer Thakar, Karthik Shyamsunder, and Eric Osterweil. This blog was co-authored by all four authors.
For more than three decades, domain names have served as a foundational identity layer for internet applications. Initially used to identify early network services such as TELNET, FTP, and email, they later became essential to web browsing and a growing range of online services. Their enduring value lies in their ability to provide unique, stable, neutral, and widely recognized identifiers across changing technologies and use cases.
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