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Maria Apostolaki is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University. Her research focuses on designing secure, reliable, and high-performance networked systems, integrating expertise in networking, security, blockchain, and machine learning. She holds a Ph.D. from ETH Zurich (2021) and an M.Eng. from the National Technical University of Athens (2015). Education: Ph.D., ETH Zurich 2021 | M.Eng., NTUA 2015 Her work investigates challenges in network security, distributed systems, and adversarial resilience. Notable contributions include SABRE (protecting Bitcoin from routing attacks) and TANGO (collaborative route control). She has advised multiple graduate students in computer science and engineering. Key honors include the NSF CAREER Award and the IRTF/IETF Applied Networking Research Prize (2018). Her lab explores cutting-edge topics like contextual robustness in ML-driven network functions and formal methods for secure systems. Advising: 6 advisees in COS/ECE domains Grants: NSF CAREER Award, innovation grants for AI/robotics Her TANGO framework enables secure cross-domain routing, while recent work addresses vulnerabilities in Ethereum PoS and BGP routing protocols.

• Computer Networking
• Cybersecurity
• Blockchain Technology
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Eamonn Keogh is a Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of California, Riverside. His pioneering work centers on the Matrix Profile, a transformative approach to time series data mining enabling efficient solutions for motif discovery, anomaly detection, and similarity search. His algorithms (STAMP, STOMP, SCRIMP, DAMP, SCAMP) offer exact, parameter-free, and scalable solutions across domains like seismology, bioinformatics, and industrial IoT. Research areas include: Development of ultra-fast algorithms for time series joins and motif discovery at unprecedented scales (breaking the 100 million barrier) GPU acceleration for time series mining Domain-agnostic methods for semantic segmentation and anomaly detection Novel primitives like Time Series Chains, Snippets, and Consensus Motifs His work is highly cited and recognized by industry and academia, with applications ranging from NASA's Cassini mission to detecting BGP anomalies in computer networks.

• Time Series Analysis
• Data Mining
• Machine Learning
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Oliver Hohlfeld is a Professor at the University of Kassel, where he leads the Distributed Systems group. He previously held academic positions at Brandenburg University of Technology and RWTH Aachen University, and was a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on network security, Internet measurements, and Quality of Experience (QoE). He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at TU Berlin under Anja Feldmann and holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Darmstadt University of Technology. He also worked at Fraunhofer IGD on telemedical network architectures. His research adopts a data-driven approach, combining large-scale Internet measurements, user studies, and machine learning to understand and improve Internet performance and security. Key areas include DDoS detection, QUIC, HTTP/2, TLS deployment, and BGP analysis. He investigates how protocols like QUIC and HTTP/2 impact user experience and network efficiency, often through empirical studies of real-world deployments. His recent publications highlight a strong trend in network security and protocol analysis, with significant work on DDoS attacks, traffic ingress detection, and web consolidation. He also explores social media dynamics and censorship circumvention through user reviews. 2022 IETF/IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize Best of CCR (2021) for TLS 1.3 deployment study ACM Senior Member (2020) IEEE QoMEX 2019 Best Reviewer Award ACM IMC Community Contribution Award (2018) He has advised numerous Master’s and Bachelor’s students, primarily at RWTH Aachen, and has been a principal investigator in major projects such as AIDOS (AI-based DDoS mitigation), DFG SFB MAKI, COMTEX, and the EU-funded SSICLOPS. He actively serves on the technical program committees of top-tier conferences including SIGCOMM, NSDI, IMC, and CoNEXT, and is a frequent reviewer for leading journals in networking and systems. He leads the Distributed Systems group at the University of Kassel, which conducts research on Internet observability, secure infrastructures, and scalable networking solutions.

• Network Security
• Network Measurements
• Internet Architecture
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Todd Millstein is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and served as Department Chair from 2022–2025. He is also an Amazon Scholar and a co-founder and former Chief Scientist of Intentionet (now at AWS). His research focuses on making software systems more reliable, particularly through network verification and programming language techniques. He pioneered the Batfish network configuration analyzer, which is used by AWS, Oracle Cloud, and dozens of companies, and received the ACM SIGCOMM Networking Systems Award (2025) for this work. His recent publications span probabilistic programming, network reliability, and interactive program verification, including papers at PLDI 2024 (on bit blasting probabilistic programs), NSDI 2024 (on behavioral testing of BGP), and HotNets 2024 (on network layering). Todd has received prestigious awards such as an NSF CAREER Award , a Microsoft Research Outstanding Collaborator Award , and multiple best paper awards at PLDI, OOPSLA, and SIGCOMM. He has advised Ph.D. students like Ana Brendel and Poorva Garg , and teaches courses such as CS30 (Principles of Computing), CS231 (Types and Programming Languages), and CS239 (Current Topics in PL and Systems). His professional roles include Program Chair for OOPSLA 2014 and ECOOP 2018, and committee member for numerous conferences including PLDI , SPLASH , and LAFI .

• Software Reliability
• Network Verification
• Programming Languages
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Prof. Dr. Christian Rossow is a faculty member at CISPA – Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Dortmund, Germany. He also serves as a professor at Saarland University and an honorary professor at TU Dortmund. His research focuses on network security , system/software security , and cyber attacks and countermeasures . His recent publications include work on CSS exploitation for browser fingerprinting, Spectre mitigations on ARM, DDoS attack analysis, and hardware-assisted security extensions. Christian Rossow regularly serves as a PC member and track chair for top cybersecurity conferences like ACM CCS and USENIX Security . He advises multiple PhD students and leads a research group exploring foundational and practical security solutions.

• Network Security
• System Security
• Software Security
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Bruce MacDowell Maggs is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Duke University and serves as Vice President of Research at Akamai Technologies. His career bridges academic research and industrial innovation in computer science, particularly in distributed systems and networking. Research Interests: His work spans computer networks , distributed systems , parallel algorithms , content delivery , and fault-tolerant computing . He has made significant contributions to network routing, load balancing, scalability of web applications, and energy efficiency in large-scale systems. His research often combines theoretical rigor with practical system design. The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on scalability , network performance , and security in internet-scale applications. Key themes include query caching , traffic modeling , resilient routing , and energy optimization , reflecting his deep involvement in the infrastructure of modern web services. No scientific awards are mentioned in the provided text. Advising and Teaching: He has advised numerous Ph.D. students, many of whom are now faculty or researchers at top institutions. His former students include Ramesh Sitaraman, Anja Feldmann, and Andrea Richa. He currently advises Anat Talmy at Duke. He has taught a wide range of courses at Duke, Carnegie Mellon, and MIT, including Computer Networks, Operating Systems, Algorithms, and Discrete Mathematics. Labs and Teams: While not explicitly named, his research is closely tied to systems and networking groups at Duke and his industrial work at Akamai, a leader in content delivery networks. His collaborations with Tom Leighton and others at Akamai suggest leadership in research teams developing foundational internet technologies.

• Computer Networks
• Distributed Systems
• Algorithms
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Oliver Gasser is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPI-INF) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where he has co-lectured courses such as Advanced Computer Networking and Master Course Computer Networks. His research focuses on Internet measurement, security, and privacy, with a strong emphasis on IPv6, DNS, BGP, and web tracking technologies. His research interests include Internet measurement, IPv6 deployment, BGP security, DNS infrastructure, web tracking, privacy technologies, and network resilience. He has made significant contributions to understanding IPv6 hitlists, router fingerprinting, hypergiant content delivery networks, and consent banner manipulation on the web. His work combines large-scale active measurements with data analysis to uncover systemic issues in Internet infrastructure and privacy practices. The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on measurement-driven research across networking, security, and privacy. Trends include analyzing IPv6 adoption patterns, detecting covert tracking mechanisms in web cookies, evaluating security of Internet protocols like DNS and BGP, and improving measurement methodologies for large-scale network studies. His work often involves developing open tools and datasets that advance reproducibility in networking research. PAM 2023 Best Paper Award TMA 2023 Best Paper Award TMA 2023 Fast Track Award PAM 2018 Best Paper Award IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize 2018 IMC 2017 Community Contribution Award TMA 2017 Best Dataset Award CoNEXT 2023 Community Contribution Award Oliver Gasser has advised or co-advised over 40 master’s and bachelor’s theses at MPI-INF and TUM, demonstrating strong mentorship in academic research. He has led several measurement projects that have received external funding, including development of the IPv6 Hitlist Service and tools for analyzing web tracking. His community service includes extensive participation in program committees for major networking conferences such as IMC, CoNEXT, PAM, and TMA. He leads and contributes to several open research initiatives including the IPv6 Hitlist Service, SNMPv3 Measurement Service, MPTCP Measurement Service, DNS Observatory, and the BannerClick tool for automated cookie banner interaction. These platforms provide valuable resources for the global networking research community and support reproducible science.

• Internet Measurement
• IPv6
• BGP
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Tijay Chung is an Associate Professor at the College of Engineering , Virginia Tech , specializing in Internet Security and Internet Measurement . His work bridges theoretical and applied aspects of cybersecurity, focusing on secure communication protocols and infrastructure. Education Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University (2015) B.S., Computer Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (2009) Research Interests Chung's research centers on improving certificate revocation mechanisms, DNSSEC, and TLS security. He explores vulnerabilities in web encryption, develops decentralized cryptographic solutions, and analyzes internet governance protocols like BGP and RPKI. His work also extends to privacy in contact-tracing technologies and understanding content distribution dynamics in peer-to-peer systems. Recent publications highlight trends in : Enhancing TLS and DNSSEC operational security Decentralized cryptographic accumulators for revocation Longitudinal studies of PKI and certificate ecosystems Privacy guarantees in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) systems Advising No student names were explicitly listed in the provided materials.

• Internet Security
• Internet Measurement
• Cybersecurity
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Ljiljana Trajkovic is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Applied Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (1986), M.Sc. from Syracuse University (1979), and Dipl.Ing. from the University of Pristina (1974). Her research focuses on communication networks, nonlinear circuits, and machine learning applications for network security. She actively contributes to IEEE initiatives, including roles as conference committee chair and editorial board member. Education highlights include a strong foundation in electrical engineering and advanced studies in circuit theory and systems science. Her work bridges theoretical analysis with practical applications, such as anomaly detection in communication networks using machine learning. She teaches courses like ENSC 220 D100 Electric Circuits I, integrating research insights into education. Research interests emphasize network security, traffic analysis, and distributed systems. Recent articles explore BGP anomaly classification, ransomware detection, and virtual network embedding. She collaborates on tools like VNE-Sim and Anonym for network analysis. Awards and recognitions are highlighted through her leadership roles in IEEE and academic contributions. Advising and grants involve mentoring graduate students in cybersecurity and networking projects. She leads research teams exploring complex networks and their applications in autonomous systems. Her lab focuses on interdisciplinary projects merging electronics engineering with AI-driven network solutions.

• Communication Networks
• Nonlinear Circuits and Systems
• Electronics Engineering
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Cristian E.W. Hesselman is a Full Professor at the University of Twente’s Department of Computer Science, specializing in the Design and Analysis of Communication Systems. His research focuses on cybersecurity, network security, and distributed systems, particularly in areas like DDoS mitigation, quantum-safe cryptography, and critical infrastructure protection. He has contributed to over 50 peer-reviewed publications since 1999 and actively collaborates internationally on security-related projects. Research interests include securing network protocols (e.g., DNSSEC, NTP), evaluating infrastructure vulnerabilities, and developing collaborative defense strategies against cyber threats. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to resilient infrastructure and innovation. Recent research highlights include studies on DDoS-resilient digital societies, NTP pool analysis, and quantum-safe cryptography testbeds. He has presented at conferences such as ANRW 2024 and delivered keynotes on middleware for secure media streaming. Dr. Hesselman has supervised 2 academic works and participates in activities like the Cyber Security Next Generation Workshop.

• Computer Science
• Cybersecurity
• Network Security
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Georgia Fragkouli is a Researcher affiliated with ETH Zürich's School of Computer and Communication Sciences, working within the Institute of Computer Engineering and Communication Systems. Her role is part of the Professorship for Networked Systems, focusing on advanced networking and distributed systems research. She specializes in analyzing network performance, security, and transparency, with a particular emphasis on BGP convergence dynamics, anomaly detection, and decentralized computing architectures. Her research interests include network protocol validation, machine learning-based traffic analysis, and improving internet transparency through innovative measurement frameworks. She has contributed to projects like MorphIT for packet-level transparency and explored failure mitigation in globally distributed systems. Notable recent work includes studies on transient forwarding anomalies, iBGP convergence effects, and data-plane performance consistency. Her publications span both theoretical advancements and practical implementations, aiming to bridge gaps between networking theory and real-world deployment challenges.

• Computer Networking
• Distributed Systems
• Network Security
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Professor Ralph Holz is a leading researcher in computer networks and security at the University of Münster, with a part-time affiliation at the University of Twente. His work focuses on empirical analysis of internet security technologies, policy implications, and interdisciplinary collaboration. PhD: Technical University of Munich Undergraduate/Postgraduate: Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen Research interests span global-scale internet measurement , security technology evaluation , and policy-driven cybersecurity solutions , with recent publications on LDAP vulnerabilities, TLS 1.3 deployment, and BGP hijacking. Teaching includes Empirical Security Analysis (MSc), Operating Systems (BSc), and seminars on internet measurement tools. Collaborations involve institutions across Germany, Netherlands, and Australia. Current team: PhD students: Gerrit Seifert, Nils Kempen, Gustavo Luvizotto, Bulut Ulukapi, Shyam Krishna Khadka, Matteo Liberato, Sousan Tarahomi, Niousha Nazemi Administrative support: Clara Wigger Contact: ralph.holz@uni-muenster.de | Einsteinstr. 62, Münster, Germany

• Computer Networks
• Network Security
• Internet Measurement
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Todd Millstein is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He served as the Computer Science Department Chair from 2022-2025 and is also an Amazon Scholar. His research focuses on making software systems more reliable through programming languages techniques, with significant contributions to network verification and probabilistic programming. Millstein received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington Department of Computer Science, where he was a member of the Cecil group led by Craig Chambers. Prior to that, he completed his undergraduate studies at Brown University under the guidance of Paris Kanellakis and Pascal Van Hentenryck. Millstein's research spans several areas of programming languages and systems with a focus on reliability. He has made significant contributions to network verification, developing the Batfish network configuration analyzer which is now managed by Amazon Web Services and forms the basis of Oracle Cloud's Network Path Analyzer. His work has been recognized with the ACM SIGCOMM Networking Systems Award in 2025. He also works on interactive program verification through lemma synthesis and scalable reasoning methods for probabilistic programming languages. His research bridges programming languages theory with practical systems challenges, as highlighted in his SPLASH/OOPSLA 2024 keynote "Everything is a Program (even if it's not)". Millstein's recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on verification and reliability across multiple domains. His work shows a progression from foundational programming language techniques to practical applications in networking and probabilistic systems. Key themes include data-driven approaches to program analysis, synthesis of verification artifacts, and applying programming languages techniques to non-traditional domains like network configuration. Millstein's scientific achievements have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards including an NSF CAREER Award, an ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential PLDI Paper Award, an ACM SIGCOMM Networking Systems Award, IEEE Micro Top Picks selection, best-paper awards from PLDI, OOPSLA, and SIGCOMM, a Microsoft Research Outstanding Collaborator Award, an Okawa Foundation Research Grant, an IBM Faculty Award, and a Facebook Research Award. He has also received both the Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award (for junior faculty) and the Eon Instrumentation Inc. Excellence in Teaching Award (for senior faculty) from UCLA Engineering. Millstein advises several Ph.D. students including Ana Brendel, Poorva Garg (co-advised with Guy Van den Broeck), Rajdeep Mondal (co-advised with George Varghese), and Rathin Singha (co-advised with George Varghese). His research has been supported by various grants including an NSF CAREER Award, Okawa Foundation Research Grant, IBM Faculty Award, and Facebook Research Award. He has also been a Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Intentionet, which was later acquired by Amazon Web Services. Millstein is actively involved in the Batfish project, an open-source network configuration analyzer that has had significant practical impact. Batfish is now managed by AWS, powers Oracle Cloud's Network Path Analyzer, and is used by dozens of companies. His research group continues to work on network reliability, developing techniques for scalable BGP policy verification and behavioral testing of protocol implementations.

• Network Verification
• Programming Languages
• Probabilistic Programming
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Eric Wustrow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research focuses on computer security, network security, anticensorship, and protocol security. He has advised multiple PhD students including Abdulrahman Alaraj, Jackson Sippe, and Gaukas Wang. Research Interests: Network security and protocol analysis Anticensorship techniques and measurement Internet measurement and infrastructure analysis Cryptography and secure system design Notable Contributions: Developed ZMap, a fast internet-wide scanning tool Pioneered anticensorship research through projects like Telex and TapDance Conducted impactful studies on TLS vulnerabilities and cryptographic key management Awards: Best Paper at USENIX Security 2012 IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize (2024) Third Prize in 2021 Internet Defense Prize Labs/Teams: Active contributor to Refraction Networking projects and cybersecurity tool development initiatives.

• Computer Security
• Network Security
• Anticensorship
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Dr. Jianbei Huang is a Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany, within the Department of Biogeochemical Processes (BGP). His research focuses on understanding mechanisms driving plant-soil carbon cycling, particularly in dryland ecosystems and plant allocation strategies. Key areas include how environmental stresses like drought affect carbon partitioning, tree defense mechanisms, and ecosystem resilience. His work integrates field experiments, isotopic labeling (e.g., 13C, 14C), and advanced analytical techniques (e.g., LC/GC-MS, PTR-MS) to study carbon dynamics, secondary metabolites, and BVOC emissions. Collaborations with Prof. Susan Trumbore and Prof. Sönke Zaehle highlight interdisciplinary approaches to model ecosystem responses under climate change. Research themes emphasize trade-offs between growth, carbon storage, and defense in trees, as well as the impact of extreme climate events on vegetation and soil carbon. Current opportunities include postdoc and PhD positions on dryland forest ecology and carbon-water relations in changing climates. Affiliations: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (Jena, Germany) Labs/Teams: Dryland Ecosystem Processes Group, Plant Allocation Research Notable projects include investigating Mediterranean forest responses to drought, carbon storage prioritization in spruce trees, and modeling tree defense against bark beetles in drying environments.

• Biogeochemistry
• Ecosystem Dynamics
• Climate Change
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