Stein Gjessing

Stein Gjessing is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo. His research spans networking technologies, resilient network design, and protocol development.

Key research areas include congestion control mechanisms for future internet architectures, optical burst switching, and reliable packet routing. His work addresses fundamental challenges in network performance and reliability.

Professor Gjessing has contributed to numerous standards and protocols including Resilient Packet Ring (IEEE P802.17) and Scalable Coherent Interface (IEEE 1596).