Kevin C. Almeroth

Who is Kevin C. Almeroth?

Dr. Kevin Almeroth is a professor

at the University of California in Santa Barbara. His research interests

include computer networks and protocols, multicast communication,

large-scale multimedia systems, and performance evaluation. In addition

to his research activities Dr. Almeroth is an active participant

in several IETF working groups include the Multicast Directorate;

is on the IEEE Network Editorial Board; has helped manage multicast

for Networld+Interop as part of the NOC team; is a Senior Technologist

for the IP Multicast Initiative; is the multicast working group

chair for Internet2; and is a member of the IETF Multicast Directorate

(MADDOGS). Almeroth has been working on multicast since it was first

deployed in the Internet in 1992. He has been one of the leaders

helping to drive the evolution of multicast particularly in the

development of monitoring and management tools.

Kevin C. Almeroth earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the

Georgia Institute of Technology.