JimKuroseisaprofessorofComputerScienceattheUniversityofMassachusetts,Amherst.
Dr.KurosehasreceivedanumberofrecognitionsforhiseducationalactivitiesincludingOutstandingTeacherAwardsfromtheNationalTechnologicalUniversity(eighttimes),theUniversityofMassachusetts,andtheNortheastAssociationofGraduateSchools.HereceivedtheIEEETaylorBoothEducationMedalandwasrecognizedforhisleadershipofMassachusettsCommonwealthInformationTechnologyInitiative.HehasbeentherecipientofaGEFellowship,anIBMFacultyDevelopmentAward,andalillyTeachingFellowship.
Dr.KuroseisaformerEditor-in-ChiefoftheIEEETransactionsonCommunicationsandoftheIEEE/ACMTransactionsonNetworking.HehasbeenactiveintheprogramcommitteesforIEEEInfocom,ACMSIGCOMM,andACMSIGMETRICSforanumberofyearsandhasservedasTechnicalProgramCo-Chairforthoseconferences.HeisaFellowoftheIEEEandtheACM.Hisresearchinterestsincludenetorkprotocolsandarchitecture,networkmeasurement,sensornetworks,multimediacommunication,andmodelingandperformanceevaluation.HeholdsaPh.D.inComputerSciencefromColumbiaUniversity.
KeithRossistheLeornardJ.ShustekProfessorinComputerScienceatPolytechnicUniversityinBrooklyn.From1985to1998hewasaprofessorintheDepartmentofSystemsEngineeringattheUniversityofPennsylvania.From1998to2003hewasaprofessorintheMultimediaCommunicationsDepartmentatInstituteEurecominFrance.KeithRossisalsotheprincipalfounderandoriginalCEOofWimba,whichdevelopsvoice-over-IPtechnologiesfore-learningmarkets.
Dr.Rosshaspublishednumerousresearchpapersandhaswrittentwobooks.Hehasservedoneditorialboardsonmanymajorjournals,includingIEEE/ACMTransactionsonNetworking,andonnumerousprogrammingcommittees,includingACMSIGCOMMandIEEEInfocom.Hehassupervised15Ph.D.theses.HisresearchandteachinginterestsincludeP2Psystems,multimedianetvvorking,networkprotocols,andstochasticnetworks.HereceivedhisPh.D.fromtheUniversityofMichigan.