Marvin Sirbu

Marvin Sirbu is a Professor at Carnegie Mellon University with joint appointments in the College of Engineering's departments of Engineering and Public Policy and Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as the Tepper School of Business. He holds a Sc.D. in Electrical Engineering from MIT and has expertise in telecommunications technology, policy, and management. His research focuses on broadband networks, spectrum policy, network neutrality, and the economic impacts of telecommunications infrastructure.

• Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering & Mathematics (MIT, 1966/1967), M.S. Electrical Engineering (MIT, 1968), Sc.D. Electrical Engineering (MIT, 1973)

Research interests include future internet architecture, municipal broadband networks, and the regulatory frameworks governing digital markets. He founded the Information Networking Institute (INI) at CMU in 1989 to bridge telecommunications, computing, and policy studies.

Recent work explores multi-network access strategies in 5G, spectrum aggregation technologies, and the economic incentives shaping content-centric networking protocols. His publications often analyze policy implications of emerging technologies.

• Received Best Paper Award at 2019 IEEE DySPAN for policy track research

Current courses include 'Commercialization and Innovation' and 'Economic Regulation of Networked Industries.' He has advised on municipal broadband policies and contributed to federal broadband impact studies.