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CURRICULUM VITAE

ACADEMIC DEGREES
1996 – Ph.D., The Weizmann Institute of Science. Israel. “On the Power of Commuting”, Advisor David Harel, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
1990 – M.Sc., The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. “Deciding Properties of Nonregular Programs”, M.Sc. thesis, Advisor David Harel, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
1988 – B.Sc., Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
June 2005 – present, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, The Technion.
February 2001 – June 2005, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, The Technion.
October 2000 – February 2001, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, The Technion.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009-present, visiting scientist, Google, Israel
2008-2009, visiting scientist, Google, Mountain view, CA.
2000-2001, Senior research consulter, Jigami, Israel.
1997-2000, Member of the technical staff, Bell-Laboratories.
1997, Visiting lecturer, The University of California Berkeley.
1995-1997, Post-doctoral fellow, the International Computer Science Institute, (ICSI) Berkeley.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Theory and applications of management related problems in IP networks and Cloud computing. In particular I am working in the following directions:

  • Efficient Network and System Management
  • Resource management in Cloud Computing
  • Network aware services and Programmable Networks
  • Wireless and cellular networks
  • Theory of network and system management
  • Traffic Engineering, Network location problems, and other network related optimization problems

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Advanced topic in Computer Networks – Efficient Cloud Computing fall 2011, spring 2012, Technion.
Advanced topic in Computer Networks – Efficient Network Management, graduate and undergraduate, fall 2001, fall 2002, fall 2003, fall 2004, fall 2005, fall 2006, fall 2008, fall2010, fall2011, Technion.
Introduction to Computer Networks, graduate and undergraduate, fall 2000, spring 2002, summer 2002, spring 2003, spring 2004, spring 2005, spring 2006, spring 2007, spring 2010, sprng 2011, fall 2012, Technion.
Computer Communications Project, graduate and undergraduate, spring 2002, spring 2003, spring 2004, spring 2005, spring 2006, spring 2007, spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, spring 2012, Technion.
Computability and Complexity, graduate, fall 1996, The University of California, Berkeley.
The “Math by mail’ program, 1991-1995,Youth Activity Section, The Weizmann Institute of Science.

TECHNION & DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES
2013 – Present, Vice Dean for curriculum, The Computer Science Department, Technion.
2012 – The Technion Computer Engineering Center (TCE), 2nd Annual International TCE Conference, Conference Co-Chair.
2008-2011, Vice Dean for graduate studies, The Computer Science Department, Technion.
2009-2012, TASP – The Technion Autonomous Systems Program, Member of the Graduate Studies Committee.
2004-2007, SAMBA – The Program for Excellence Students in Computer Science, Technion Computer Science Department, Program Coordinator.

PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Editorial Board Member

2012 – Present, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM), Associate editor.
2012 – Present, The International Journal of Network Management, Member of the Editorial Advisory Board.
2006 – 2010 IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (ToN), Associate editor.
2000 — 2006, The Journal of Communications and Networks (JCN), Associate editor.
2003, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), special issue on Internet and WWW measurement and modeling, guest editor.

Technical Program Committee Chair
2007, 9th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia and Mobile Networks and Services, MMNS 2006, TPC Co-chair.
2009, IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, IM 2009: TPC Co-chair.
2010, The 21st Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communication Societies, INFOCOM 2010: Technical Program Committee Area Chair.
2014, The 10th International Conference on Network and Service Management, CNSM 2014:TCP Cochair

Technical Program Committee Member
2000, IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, IM 2001: Program committee member.
2000, The Forth IEEE Conference on Open Architectures and Network Programming, OpenArch 2001: Program committee member.
2001, The 21st Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communication Societies, INFOCOM 2001: Program committee member.
2001, The third Annual International Working Conference on Active Networks IWAN 2001: Program committee member.
2002, Network Operation and Management Symposium, NOMS 2002: Program committee member.
2002, 7th IEEE Global Internet Symposium, GI 2002: Program committee member.
2002, 16th International Symposium on Distributed Computing, DISC 2002: Program committee member.
2003, IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, IM 2003: Program committee member.
2003, The 22st Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communication Societies, INFOCOM 2002: Program committee member.
2003, The 6th IEEE Conference on Open Architectures and Network Programming, OpenArch 2003: Program committee member.
2004, Network Operation and Management Symposium, NOMS 2004: Program committee member.
2004, 15th IFIP/IEEE Distributed Systems: Operations and Management, DSOM 2004: Program committee member.
2005, IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, IM 2005: Program committee member.
2005 16th IFIP/IEEE Distributed Systems: Operations and Management, DSOM 2005: Program committee member.
2005, IEEE symposium on High Performance Interconnects, HOT Interconnects 13, Program committee member
2005, IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2005, Program committee member.
2006, Network Operation and Management Symposium, NOMS 2006: Program committee member.
2006, 17th IFIP/IEEE Distributed Systems: Operations and Management, DSOM 2006: Program committee member.
2006, The International Workshop on Programmable and Active Networks IWAN 2006: Program committee member.
2006, IEEE symposium on High Performance Interconnects, HOT Interconnects 14, Program committee member
2007, IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, IM 2007: Program committee member.
2007, 2nd International Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems, IWSOS 2007, Program committee member.
2007, First IEEE International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems, SASO 2007, Program committee member.
2007 18th FIP/IEEE Distributed Systems: Operations and Management, DSOM 2007: Program committee member.
2008, Network Operation and Management Symposium, NOMS 2008: Program committee member.
2010, Network Operation and Management Symposium, NOMS 2010: Program committee member.
2010, International Conference on Network and Service Management, CNSM 2010: Program committee member.
2011, IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, IM 2011: Program committee member.
2011, International Conference on Autonomous Infrastructure, Management and Security, AIMS 2011, Program committee member.
2011, SIGCOMM 2011, Technical Program Committee member.
2011, International Conference on Network and Service Management, CNSM 2011: Program committee member.
2012, 6th International Conference on Autonomous Infrastructure, Management and Security: AIMS
2012, Program committee member.
2012, Workshop on Management of Cloud Systems: MoCS 2012, Program committee member.
2012, Network Operation and Management Symposium, NOMS 2012: Program committee member.
2012, International Conference on Network and Service Management, CNSM 2012: Program committee member.
2013, IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, IM 2013: Program committee member.
2014, Network Operation and Management Symposium, NOMS 2014: Program committee member.

Other professional activities
2004 -2007 The Communication-Computer committee of the Planning and Budgeting Committee (VATAT) of the Israeli Council for Higher Education: committee member.

HONORS
2013, IBM Faculty Award, IBM
2012, IBM Faculty Award, IBM
2012, IEEE Infocom Best paper runner-up award.
2011, IBM Faculty Award, IBM
2006, IBM Faculty Award, IBM
2004, The Mariel and David Jacknow Award for Excellence in Teaching – Technion
2002, Outstanding lecturer (top 5%) Technion.
1998, Michael Landau Award (Mifal Hapayis Fund) for Young Scientist.
1995, The Rueff-Wormser Postdoctoral Fellowship.
1995, The John F. Kennedy Prize for outstanding achievements, The Feinberg Graduate School.
1993, The Clore Scholarship, The Clore Scholars Program.

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Completed Theses
1. Roni Ram (M.Sc. graduation 11/2002, currently at IBM Haifa)
2. Evgeny Panman (M.Sc. graduation 6/2003, currently at Xeround)
3. David Breitgand (in Hebrew U.)
(PhD. with Danny Dolev HUJI, graduation 10/2003, currently at IBM Haifa)
4. Rami Cohen (M.Sc. graduation 4/2004, continue to PhD)
5. Vladimir Getselevich (M.Sc. graduation 4/2004, currently with Magnifis)
6. Alexander Dvorkin (M.Sc. graduation 9/2004)
7. Alina Naimark (M.Sc. graduation 10/2004, relocated to the US)
8. Constantine Elster (M.Sc. graduation 11/2004, currently with Qualcomm)
9. Saar Pilosof (M.Sc. graduation 9/2005, currently at Israel Angels)
10. Asaf Henning (M.Sc. graduation 11/2005, currently at Ceragon Networks)
11. Dudu Amzallag (PhD. with Seffi Naor, graduation 11/2007,
Currently with Alcatel Lucent)
12. Gabriel Scalosub (PhD. with Seffi Naor, graduation 11/2007, Currently in BGU)
13. Arie Orlovsky (M.Sc., graduation 9/2007, currently with Booz & Company)
14. Rami Cohen (PhD. graduation 12/2007, currently IBM Haifa)
15. Mahameed Aez-Alden (M.Sc. with Reuven Cohen, graduation 2/2009,
currently in Dune)
16. Gilad Kutiel (M.Sc. with David Breitgand, graduation 10/2011,
currently at Google)
17. Asaf Israel (M.Sc., graduation 9/2013, currently Microsoft Research)
18. Assaf Rappaport (M.Sc., graduation 4/2013, currently Adallom)

Theses in Progress
19. Amir Nahir (PhD. with Ariel Orda, expected graduation 4/2014)
20. Zlotnik Alexander (M.Sc. expected graduation 2/2014)
21. Alexander Nus (M.Sc. expected graduation 2/2014)
22. Gal Cohen (M.Sc. expected graduation 8/2014)

RESEARCH GRANTS
1. Global Throughput Maximization via Fair Local Resource Allocation, BSF, $56k, with Prof. J. Byers of BU, 2001-2004
2. On the Placement of Distribution and Service Centers for Rich Media Messaging, Magnet through STRIMM consortium, $75k each year, 2001-2005
3. Active Creation, Delivery and Management of Efficient Context Aware Services, Fifth program of the EC (European Commission Research Directorates), EU250k, Sep 2002 – Feb 2005
4. Access Methodologies and Architectures for Broadband Networks, Ministry of Science, $100k, November, 2002,- December 2005, with Prof. S. Naor, Prof A. Orda, Prof. A. Segall, Prof. R. Rom, Dr. Y. Shavitt.
5. The cell Planning Problem, Magnet through REMON consortium, $50k each year, 2004-2007, with Prof. Naor and Prof. Bar Yehuda.
6. Multimedia Routing on wireless Grid, Magnet through ISRC consortium, $50k, 2006-2007.
7. Bio-Inspired Networking, BioNet Project, the Sixth Program of the EC (European Commission Research Directorates), EU200k, Feb 2006 – Feb 2009, with Prof. Cohen.
8. Maximizing utilization in copper based access networks, Magnet through iSMART, $50k each year, 2005-2006, with Prof. Cohen.
9. Efficient management of the Next Internet, Seventh program of the EC (European Commission Research Directorates) part of 4WARD project, EU350k, Jan 2008 – July 2010, with Prof. Cohen.
10. Developing protocols and architectures for distributed and centralized cognitive Networks, Magnet through CORNET, 50k$ a year 2010-2013, with Prof. Cohen.
11. Efficient Scalable and Adaptive Internet Solutions, Seventh program of the EC (European Commission Research Directorates) part of SAIL project, EU450k, Aug 2010 – Feb 2013, with Prof. Cohen.
12. Efficient Cloud Based Services, Israel Science Foundation, 2011-2014, 46k$ a year, with Prof. Orda and Prof. Chen.
13. Effective Cloud Monitoring , Seventh program of the EC (European Commission Research Directorates) part of CloudWave: Agile Service Engineering for the Future Internet project, EU450k, Sept 2012 – Sept 2015.