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Robert Ricci is a Research Professor in the Kahlert School of Computing at the University of Utah and director of the Flux Research Group. He has been affiliated with the University of Utah since 1997, earning a BS (2001) and PhD (2010) in Computer Science, advised by Jay Lepreau and Sneha Kasera. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Westminster College. His research focuses on infrastructure systems, including operating systems, networking, cloud computing, and security, with an emphasis on empirical methods and reproducibility. Ricci leads development of testbeds like Emulab and CloudLab, enabling large-scale experiments in distributed systems.
Education:
- B.S. in Computer Science, University of Utah (2001, Honors)
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Utah (2010)
Research Interests:
- Infrastructure systems (OS, networking, distributed systems)
- Cybersecurity and privacy
- Testbeds for experimental research
- Performance measurement and reproducibility
- Cloud computing and resource management
Key Contributions:
- Co-developer of Emulab and its successors (CloudLab, GENI)
- Pioneered work on network testbed mapping and disk image deployment
- Advances in cloud performance variability analysis and anomaly detection
- Research on security protocols and malware detection in cloud environments
Students: Supervises 7 current PhD students and has advised over 30 alumni, many now in industry leadership roles at companies like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Flux Research Group, collaborating on projects like CloudLab, PhantomNet, and POWDER wireless testbed.
