Laurent Vanbever is an Associate Professor at ETH Zürich and heads the Networked Systems Group (NSG). He specializes in network programmability, Internet routing, and network security, aiming to make networks more performant and manageable. Previously, he held a postdoctoral position at Princeton University and earned his PhD from the University of Louvain. Education: PhD in Computer Science, University of Louvain (2012) Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University (2012–2014) MSc in Computer Science, University of Louvain (2008) MSc in Management, Solvay Brussels School (2010) Research Interests: His work bridges theory and practice, focusing on network programmability, routing protocols, and sustainable networking. Recent projects include NetFabric, an ETH spin-off for network observability, and studies on energy-efficient router design (e.g., Fantastic Joules ) and BGP reconfiguration ( Taming the transient ). Key contributions include xBGP, Magnifier, and SP-PIFO. Awards: Best Paper Award at HotCarbon '24 SIGCOMM 2015 Best Paper Award Multiple IETF/IRTF Applied Networking Research Prizes Advising and Labs: Supervises PhD students (e.g., Benjamin, Weiran) and manages the NSG lab. Collaborates with NetFabric, offering student projects in network observability and sustainability. Labs & Teams: Leads the NSG and co-founded NetFabric, focusing on next-gen network observability using AI. Active in teaching Communication Networks and Advanced Topics in Communication Networks .


