Pascal Mérindol

Pascal Mérindol is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Strasbourg, affiliated with the ICube Lab (UMR CNRS 7357) and the Network Research Group. His academic career spans roles in routing, internet measurements, and network security. He obtained his HDR (Habilitation to Direct Research) in 2022 and leads the national ANR project NanoNet (2019-2022). He has served on the Editorial Board of Elsevier's Computer Communications Journal (2016-2020) and contributed to European projects like GN4 (2016-2018) and TRILOGY (2008-2011).

Research interests include:

• Multipath and Loop-Free Routing: Developing algorithms for network reliability and fast rerouting in wired intra-domain networks.
• Internet Measurements: Tools like MERLIN and mrinfo for topology discovery, MPLS signatures, and fingerprinting.
• Energy-Efficient Wireless Networks: Distributed heuristics for MLST (Maximum Leaves Spanning Tree) to optimize battery usage.
• Fast IP Protection: Schemes for tunnel protection and restoration in IP networks.

His work has been published in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Networking (TON), Computer Networks (COMNET), and conferences including INFOCOM and IMC. He mentors PhD students like François Clad and has contributed to teaching modules on networks, protocols, distributed systems, and performance evaluation at the University of Strasbourg.