Harvard University
Computer Science Colloquium Series
33 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Colloquium
Lessons Learned From The Internet Project
Dr. Douglas Comer
VP of Research, Cisco Systems
MONDAY, February 26, 2006
4:00PM
Maxwell Dworkin G115
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.
Speaker Bio:
Douglas Comer is VP of Research at Cisco systems, and Distinguished
Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University, where he is
currently on an extended 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.
For twenty years, Comer was editor-in-chief of the journal Software --
Practice And Experience. He is a Fellow of the ACM.
Host: Professor HT Kung