Lessons Learned From The Internet Project

Speaker:	Dr. Douglas Comer
		VP of Research
		Cisco Systems

Title:		"Lessons Learned From The Internet Project"

Date:		Friday, 20 April 2007

Time:		2:15pm - 3:30pm

Venue:		Room 1403 (near lift nos. 25/26)
		HKUST

Abstract:

The Internet ranks among the greatest achievements of 20th century
Computer Science. The basic technology was so well conceived that it has
remained virtually unchanged despite completely new applications and
dramatic growth in the number of connected computers and traffic. This
eclectic talk presents a series of lessons drawn from the Internet
experience that may help us better understand how to proceed with new
research.  It considers the design of protocols, general principles,
technologies, the underlying architecture, the effect of economics on
networking research, and ways that experimental research projects can be
organized to ensure success.


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Biography:

Douglas Comer is VP of Research at Cisco systems, and Distinguished
Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University, where he is currently
on leave.  An internationally recognized expert on computer networking,
Comer has been involved in Internet research since the late 1970s. His
series of ground-breaking textbooks have been translated into 16
languages, and are used by professional engineers and students around the
world.  Comer is a Fellow of the ACM.