Colin Perkins

Dr Colin Perkins is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Computing Science at the University of Glasgow, serving as Chair of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). He leads research in network transport protocols, focusing on real-time multimedia and protocol standardization. His work includes contributions to QUIC, post-Sockets APIs, and improving Internet protocol specifications.

Education: BEng (Electronic Engineering, 1992) and PhD (1996) from the University of York's Department of Electronics.

Research Interests:

• Transport protocols for real-time multimedia
• Network protocol design and implementation
• Standardization processes in IETF
• QUIC protocol implications
• Post-Sockets API development

Professional Roles:

• Co-chair of the RTP Media Congestion Avoidance Techniques (RMCAT) IETF working group
• Past co-chair of Audio/Video Transport and Multiparty Multimedia Session Control groups
• Member of Glasgow Systems Section (GLASS) and Networked Systems Research Group

Awards:

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Senior Member of IEEE

Grants & Labs: Active in Scottish Networking Event (SCONE) initiatives and collaborative projects on network measurement, protocol analysis, and distributed systems.