Alberto Leon-Garcia

Alberto Leon-Garcia is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, affiliated with the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. His research focuses on networking, software-defined infrastructure, smart infrastructure, extended cloud computing, switch architecture, and traffic management.

• IEEE Canada A.G.L. McNaughton Gold Medal 2010
• Fellow of Engineering Institute of Canada, 2008
• Thomas W. Eadie Medal from the Royal Society of Canada
• Canada Research Chair on Autonomic Service Architecture (Tier 1, 2005-2012)
• Jeffrey Skoll Chair in Computer Networks and Innovation (2003-2007)
• Fellow of the IEEE (1999)
• IEEE Millennium Medal (2000)
• Nortel Institute Chair in Network Architecture and Services (1997-2000)

As Scientific Director of the NSERC Strategic Network for Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructures (SAVI), he leads collaborative research across nine Canadian universities. He has authored leading textbooks like Probability and Random Processes for Electrical Engineering and Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architecture.