Seifeddine Fathalli

Seifeddine Fathalli is a PhD student and Researcher in the Internet Architecture department at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics. His work focuses on software-defined networking (SDN), network congestion control, and data plane development. He has contributed to seminal studies on BBRv3 and P4 programming frameworks. Fathalli holds a Master’s in Computer Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) and a Dipl.-Ing. in IT Networks and Telecommunications from INSAT, Tunis.

Research Interests:
- Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and P4 programmability
- Network congestion control mechanisms (e.g., BBRv3)
- Network security and verification in SDN environments
- Public internet performance optimization

Teaching:
- Tutored Hot Topics in Data Networks (Winter 2020) and Data Networks (Summer 2020) at TU Berlin.

Professional Experience:
- Working student roles at TU Berlin (Network Verification in SDN), Charité University Medicine Berlin (IT/data management), and United Digital Group (IT Administrator).
- Professional certifications: CCNA, P4 training (Barefoot Academy).

Key Projects:
- Co-designed P4Consist for SDN consistency (IEEE JSAC 2020)
- Analyzed BBRv3 deployment implications in public internet (ANRW 2024)