Gaetano Carlucci

Gaetano Carlucci is an academic researcher affiliated with the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering (DEE) at Politecnico di Bari, Italy. He holds a PhD in Information and Communication Engineering and has collaborated with Cisco Systems on advanced networking projects. His research focuses on congestion control algorithms for real-time communication, network monitoring, multimedia streaming, and transport protocols such as QUIC and WebRTC. He was awarded the Google Faculty Award in 2014 for his work on designing congestion control algorithms within the WebRTC framework.

Carlucci's contributions include standardization efforts through IETF drafts, such as the 'Google Congestion Control Algorithm for Real-Time Communication.' His publications span prestigious conferences like ACM SIGCOMM and IEEE Transactions on Networking. He has also developed open-source tools like the CPU Load Generator and WAN Emulation scripts. His work bridges theoretical network research with practical implementations in real-world scenarios.

• Education:
• PhD in Information and Communication Engineering (Politecnico di Bari & Scuola Interpolitecnica di Dottorato, 2015)
• Telecommunications Engineering Degree (Politecnico di Bari, 2011)
• Awards:
• Google Faculty Award 2014
• Labs/Projects:
• Developed tools for network emulation and CPU load generation
• Contributed to IETF RMCAT working group