Ignacio Castro

Ignacio Castro is an Assistant Professor at Queen Mary University of London and chairs the Research and Analysis of Standard-Setting Processes Research Group (rasprg) at the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). He also serves as a member of the Internet Research Steering Group (irsg).

• Current roles: Assistant Professor, Chair of rasprg, Member of irsg
• Email: i.castro@qmul.ac.uk

His research focuses on computational approaches to Internet-related challenges, including:

• Decision-making in Internet standardization
• Decentralized web architectures (e.g., Fediverse, Bluesky)
• Economics of network interconnections (peering, transit, IXPs)
• Moderation challenges in distributed systems