Scott Shenker is a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Research Director at the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI). He previously served as Chief Scientist at ICSI (2012-2021) and held roles at Xerox PARC, University of Southern California, and Cornell University. PhD in Physics, University of Chicago (1983) ScB in Physics, Brown University (1978) His research spans Internet architecture, software-defined networks, datacenter infrastructure, and game theory. He has contributed to distributed systems, privacy mechanisms, and network protocols, with a focus on scalable and resilient designs. Recent work includes advancements in memory management for distributed systems, cloud resource optimization, and SDN frameworks. His 15 most recent publications highlight innovations in datacenter networking, packet scheduling, and storage efficiency. IEEE Computer Society Women of ENIAC Computer Pioneer Award (2023) Fiat Lux Faculty Award (2022) IETI Distinguished Fellow (2020) National Academy of Sciences Member (2019) Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award (2017) ACM SIGCOMM Test of Time Paper Awards (2017, 2011, 2006) IEEE Internet Award (2006) ACM and IEEE Fellowships National Academy of Engineering Member (2012) Shenker has advised numerous PhD and Master’s students, including A. Ermolinskiy, M. Perry, Y. Harchol, and T. Das. His research teams at UC Berkeley and ICSI explore next-generation networking solutions, including open-source frameworks like Spark and Mesos.














