Mark Handley (computer scientist)
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Mark Handley is Professor of Networked Systems in the Department of Computer Science of University College London
since 2003, where he leads the Networks Research Group. He holds a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
as well as a Roger Needham
Award.
While at the International Computer Science Institute
(ICSI), he co-founded the AT&T Center for Internet Research, as well as the XORP
open-source router project (2000).
Handley is a member of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) Routing Area Directorate and the Transport Area Directorate. Previously he was a member of the Internet Architecture Board
(IAB) and chaired the IETF Multiparty Multimedia Session Control working group and the IRTF Reliable Multicast Research Group. He is the (co-)author of 22 RFC
s, including the Session Initiation Protocol
and a series of other network protocols.
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
since 2003, where he leads the Networks Research Group. He holds a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
The Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award is an award to outstanding scientists holding posts at UK universities. It is administered by the Royal Society and jointly funded by the Wolfson Foundation and the UK Office of Science and Technology, this scheme aims to give universities additional...
as well as a Roger Needham
Roger Needham
Roger Michael Needham, CBE, FRS, FREng was a British computer scientist.-Early life:He attended Doncaster Grammar School for Boys in Doncaster ....
Award.
While at the International Computer Science Institute
International Computer Science Institute
The International Computer Science Institute is an independent, non-profit research organization located in Berkeley, California, USA. Since its founding in 1988, ICSI has maintained an affiliation with the University of California, Berkeley, where several of its members hold faculty appointments...
(ICSI), he co-founded the AT&T Center for Internet Research, as well as the XORP
XORP
XORP is an open source Internet Protocol routing software suite originally designed at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California...
open-source router project (2000).
Handley is a member of the Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Engineering Task Force
The Internet Engineering Task Force develops and promotes Internet standards, cooperating closely with the W3C and ISO/IEC standards bodies and dealing in particular with standards of the TCP/IP and Internet protocol suite...
(IETF) Routing Area Directorate and the Transport Area Directorate. Previously he was a member of the Internet Architecture Board
Internet Architecture Board
The Internet Architecture Board is the committee charged with oversight of the technical and engineering development of the Internet by the Internet Society ....
(IAB) and chaired the IETF Multiparty Multimedia Session Control working group and the IRTF Reliable Multicast Research Group. He is the (co-)author of 22 RFC
Request for Comments
In computer network engineering, a Request for Comments is a memorandum published by the Internet Engineering Task Force describing methods, behaviors, research, or innovations applicable to the working of the Internet and Internet-connected systems.Through the Internet Society, engineers and...
s, including the Session Initiation Protocol
Session Initiation Protocol
The Session Initiation Protocol is an IETF-defined signaling protocol widely used for controlling communication sessions such as voice and video calls over Internet Protocol . The protocol can be used for creating, modifying and terminating two-party or multiparty sessions...
and a series of other network protocols.