In brief
I work with networks and network protocols. I know BGP, IPv{46}, NAT and NAT traversal, P2P, and Netflow. I have built distributed systems in C, Java, and Scala. With Scala, I also crafted highly parallelised distributed/multi-core tools. In 2012, I completed my PhD.
Interesting things include:
- Scalable routing protocols, and the long-term scalability of the inter-domain Internet.
- IPv4 growth and IPv4 address exhaustion.
- IPv6 growth and IPv6 adoption.
- NAT traversal techniques and the effect of NAT on the transport and application layers.
- Peer-to-peer protocols for real-time communication.
Formerly
2007 -- 2012: PhD student at the University of Glasgow, supervised by Colin Perkins. My thesis is available, as are related publications (1, 2).
2008: Research engineer at the Nokia Research Centre in Espoo, Finland, studying real-life NAT deployment, and the protocol suite favoured by the IETF for achieving NAT traversal between peers (ICE, TURN, STUN). This work evolved into a paper published at IMC 2010.
2005 -- 2007: Research associate in the ENDS research group at the University of Glasgow, working on the AMUSe project in collaboration with Imperial College London. More information on my AMUSe work can be found here.
Also: A handful of science communication projects aiming to bridge the gap between Computing Science at university, and the computing courses offered in primary/secondary education.
Ancillary Duties
I have taken on various additional responsibilities at various points. These are:
- Undergraduate lab demonstrating: I have demonstrated in labs for the following classes: AP3 (Advanced Programming); C3 (C programming); NS3 (Networked Systems); NSA3 (Network Systems Architecture); OS3 (Operating Systems 3); and the Unix crash course.
- Supervision: I have supervised students in the Honours and Masters years of their education.
- ENDS Seminar coordination: I organised and chaired weekly group seminars.
- Exam marking: I marked the final exam for one advanced undergraduate module.
- Student Recruitment: I run campus tours during the regular applicant information sessions scheduled by the University.
Education
- 2007 -- 2012: PhD in Computing Science, University of Glasgow
Thesis title: "Compact Routing for the Future Internet."
I successfully defended my work on 11 January 2012, and submitted the final copy in February 2012. - 2000 -- 2005: M.Sci. in Computing Science, University of Glasgow
Dissertation title: "Peer-to-Peer Audio Conferencing."
Graduated 1st class from the 5-year M.Sci. programme at the University of Glasgow. My Master's dissertation presents Orta, a network overlay protocol intended to allow group conferencing with real-time applications. (e.g., VoIP).