Declaration of Kevin C. Almeroth — Exhibit 25, Sonos v. Google LLC (Case 3:21-cv-07559-WHA Document 60-25)
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Exhibit 25, Document 60-25 filed April 27, 2021 in Case 3:21-cv-07559-WHA, which is the Declaration of Kevin C. Almeroth in Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC, No. 6:20-cv-881-ADA, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division. Almeroth states that Sonos has alleged that Google infringes claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,344,206, 10,469,966 and 10,848,885, which the declaration calls the Zone Scene Patents. Almeroth states that he was asked by Sonos to provide opinions on the construction of the claim term "data network." The declaration describes Almeroth as a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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EXHIBIT 25
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
WACO DIVISION
Sonos, Inc., §
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Plaintiff, § No. 6:20-cv-881-ADA
v. §
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Google LLC, §
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Defendant. §
DECLARATION OF KEVIN C. ALMEROTH
I, Kevin C. Almeroth, hereby declare as follows:
I. INTRODUCTION
1. This Declaration is based upon my own personal knowledge.
2. If I am called upon to testify regarding this Declaration, I would testify
competently and truthfully to the matters discussed herein.
3. I understand that in the above-captioned action between Plaintiff Sonos, Inc.
(“Sonos”) and Defendant Google LLC, Sonos has alleged that Google infringes certain claims of
U.S. Patent Nos. 9,344,206 (the “‘206 patent”),10,469,966 (the “‘966 patent”), and 10,848,885
(the “‘885 patent”) (collectively referred to herein as the “Zone Scene Patents”).
4. I understand that the Zone Scene Patents are all part of the same patent family that
originated with U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/825,407 (“the ‘407 Provisional”), which
was filed on September 12, 2006.
5. It is my understanding that the asserted claims for each of the Zone Scene Patents
are as follows:
• ‘206 patent – claims 1-5, 7, 10-19
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• ‘966 patent – claims 1-4, 6-12, 14-20
• ‘885 patent– claims 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, and 19-20
6. The term “data network” appears in dependent claims 7 and 15 of the ‘966 patent
and all asserted claims of the ‘885 patent. I have been asked by Sonos to provide my opinions
regarding the construction of this claim term.
7. In forming my opinions, I have reviewed the Zone Scene Patents and their
respective file histories, as well as the ‘407 Provisional to which the Zone Scene Patents claim
priority. I note that, while the specifications of the Zone Scene Patents are not identical, the
disclosure of each Zone Scene Patent is substantially the same.
8. I reserve the right to supplement or clarify the opinions set forth herein, and if I
am requested to do so, to provide additional opinions regarding the asserted claims of the Zone
Scene Patents.
II. MY BACKGROUND
9. I am currently a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Computer Science at the
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). While active at UCSB, I held faculty
appointments and was a founding member of the Computer Engineering (CE) Program, Media
Arts and Technology (MAT) Program, and the Technology Management Program (TMP). I also
served as the Associate Director of the Center for Information Technology and Society (CITS)
from 1999 to 2012. I have been a faculty member at UCSB since July 1997.
10. I hold three degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology: (1) a Bachelor of
Science degree in Information and Computer Science (with minors in Economics, Technical
Communication, and American Literature) earned in June 1992; (2) a Master of Science degree in
Computer Science (with specialization in Networking and Systems) earned in June 1994; and (3)
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a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Computer Science (Dissertation Title: Networking and
System Support for the Efficient, Scalable Delivery of Services in Interactive Multimedia System,
minor in Telecommunications Public Policy) earned in June 1997. During my education, I have
taken a wide variety of courses as demonstrated by my minor. My undergraduate degree also
included a number of courses more typical of a degree in electrical engineering including digital
logic, signal processing, and telecommunications theory.
11. One of the major concentrations of my research has been the delivery of multimedia
content and data between computing devices, including various network architectures. In my
research, I have studied large-scale content delivery systems, and the use of servers located in a
variety of geographic locations to provide scalable delivery to hundreds or thousands of users
simultaneously. I have also studied smaller-scale content delivery systems in which content is
exchanged between individual computers and portable devices. My work has emphasized the
exchange of content more efficiently across computer networks, including the scalable delivery of
content to many users, mobile computing, satellite networking, delivering content to mobile
devices, and network support for data delivery in wireless networks.
12. In 1992, the initial focus of my research was on the provision of interactive
functions (e.g., VCR-style functions like pause, rewind, and fast-forward) for near video-on-
demand systems in cable systems; in particular, how to aggregate requests for movies at a cable
head-end and then how to satisfy a multitude of requests using one audio/video stream broadcast
to multiple receivers simultaneously. This research has continually evolved and resulted in the
development of techniques to scalably deliver on-demand content, including audio, video, web
documents, and other types of data, through the Internet and over other types of networks,
including over cable systems, broadband telephone lines, and satellite links.
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13. An important component of my research has been investigating the challenges of
communicating multimedia content, including video, between computers and across networks
including the Internet. Although the early Internet was used mostly for text-based, non-real time
applications, the interest in sharing multimedia content, such as video, quickly developed.
Multimedia-based applications ranged from downloading content to a device to streaming
multimedia content to be instantly used. One of the challenges was that multimedia content is
typically larger than text-only content, but there are also opportunities to use different delivery
techniques since multimedia content is more resilient to errors. I have worked on a variety of
research problems and used a number of systems that were developed to deliver multimedia
content to users. One content-delivery method I have researched is the one-to-many
communication facility called “multicast,” first deployed as the Multicast Backbone, a virtual
overlay network supporting one-to-many communication. Multicast is one technique that can be
used on the Internet to provide streaming media support for complex applications like video-on-
demand, distance learning, distributed collaboration, distributed games, and large-scale wireless
communication. The delivery of media through multicast often involves using Internet
infrastructure, devices and protocols, including protocols for routing and TCP/IP.
14. Starting in 1997, I worked on a project to integrate the streaming media capabilities
of the Internet together with the interactivity of the web. I developed a project called the Interactive
Multimedia Jukebox (IMJ). Users would visit a web page and select content to view. The content
would then be scheduled on one of a number of channels, including delivery to students in Georgia
Tech dorms delivered via the campus cable plant. The content of each channel was delivered using
multicast communication.
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15. In the IMJ, the number of channels varied depending on the capabilities of the
server including the available bandwidth of its connection to the Internet. If one of the channels
was idle, the requesting user would be able to watch their selection immediately. If all channels
were streaming previously selected content, the user’s selection would be queued on the channel
with the shortest wait time. In the meantime, the user would see what content was currently
playing on other channels, and because of the use of multicast, would be able to join one of the
existing channels and watch the content at the point it was currently being transmitted.
16. The IMJ service combined the interactivity of the web with the streaming
capabilities of the Internet to create a jukebox-like service. It supported true Video-on-Demand
when capacity allowed, but scaled to any number of users based on queuing requested programs.
As part of the project, we obtained permission from Turner Broadcasting to transmit cartoons and
other short-subject content. We also connected the IMJ into the Georgia Tech campus cable
television network so that students in their dorms could use the web to request content and then
view that content on one of the campus’s public access channels.
17. More recently, I have also studied issues concerning how users choose content,
especially when considering the price of that content. My research has examined how dynamic
content pricing can be used to control system load. By raising prices when systems start to become
overloaded (i.e., when all available resources are fully utilized) and reducing prices when system
capacity is readily available, users’ capacity to pay as well as their willingness can be used as
factors in stabilizing the response time of a system. This capability is particularly useful in systems
where content is downloaded or streamed on-demand to users.
18. As a parallel research theme, starting in 1997, I began researching issues related to
wireless devices and sensors. In particular, I was interested in showing how to provide greater
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communication capability to “lightweight devices,” i.e., small form-factor, resource-constrained
(e.g., CPU, memory, networking, and power) devices. Starting in 1998, I published several papers
on my work to develop a flexible, lightweight, battery-aware network protocol stack. The
lightweight protocols we envisioned were similar in nature to protocols like Bluetooth, Universal
Plug and Play (UPnP) and Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA).
19. From this initial work, I have made wireless networking—including ad hoc, mesh
networks and wireless devices—one of the major themes of my research. One topic includes
developing applications for mobile devices, for example, virally exchanging and tracking
“coupons” through “opportunistic contact” (i.e., communication with other devices coming into
communication range with a user). Other topics include building network communication among
a set of mobile devices unaided by any other kind of network infrastructure. Yet another theme is
monitoring wireless networks, in particular different variants of IEEE 802.11 compliant networks,
to (1) understand the operation of the various protocols used in real-world deployments, (2) use
these measurements to characterize use of the networks and identify protocol limitations and
weaknesses, and (3) propose and evaluate solutions to these problems.
20. Protecting networks, including their operation and content, has been an underlying
theme of my research almost since the beginning of my research career. Starting in 2000, I have
been involved in several projects that specifically address security, network protection, and
firewalls. After significant background work, a team on which I was a member successfully
submitted a $4.3M grant proposal to the Army Research Office (ARO) at the Department of
Defense to propose and develop a high-speed intrusion detection system. Key aspects of the system
included associating streams of packets and analyzing them for viruses and other malware. Once
the grant was awarded, we spent several years developing and meeting the milestones of the
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project. A number of my students worked on related projects and published papers on topics
ranging from intrusion detection to developing advanced techniques to be incorporated into
firewalls. I have also used firewalls, including their associated malware detection features, in
developing techniques for the classroom to ensure that students are not distracted by online
content.
21. Recent work ties some of the various threads of my past research together. I have
investigated content delivery in online social networks and proposed reputation management
systems in large-scale social networks and marketplaces. On the content delivery side, I have
looked at issues of caching and cache placement, especially when content being shared and the
cache has geographical relevance. We were able to show that effective caching strategies can
greatly improve performance and reduce deployment costs. Our work on reputation systems
showed that reputations have economic value, and as such, creates a motivation to manipulate
reputations. In response, we developed a variety of solutions to protect the integrity of reputations
in online social networks. The techniques we developed for content delivery and reputation
management were particularly relevant in peer-to-peer communication.
22. As an important component of my research program, I have been involved in the
development of academic research into available technology in the market place. One aspect of
this work is my involvement in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The IETF is a large
and open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers
concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
I have been involved in various IETF groups including many content delivery-related working
groups like the Audio Video Transport (AVT) group, the MBone Deployment (MBONED) group,
Source Specific Multicast (SSM) group, the Inter-Domain Multicast Routing (IDMR) group, the
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Reliable Multicast Transport (RMT) group, the Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) group, etc.
I have also served as a member of the Multicast Directorate (MADDOGS), which oversaw the
standardization of all things related to multicast in the IETF. Finally, I was the Chair of the
Internet2 Multicast Working Group for seven years.
23. My involvement in the research community extends to leadership positions for
several academic journals and conferences. I am the co-chair of the Steering Committee for the
ACM Network and System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) workshop and on
the Steering Committees for the International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP), ACM
Sigcomm Workshop on Challenged Networks (CHANTS), and IEEE Global Internet (GI)
Symposium. I have served or am serving on the Editorial Boards of IEEE/ACM Transactions on
Networking, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Network, ACM Computers in
Entertainment, AACE Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR), and ACM Computer
Communications Review. I have co-chaired a number of conferences and workshops including the
IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP), IEEE Conference on Sensor, Mesh
and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), International Conference on
Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS), IFIP/IEEE International Conference on
Management of Multimedia Networks and Services (MMNS), the International Workshop On
Wireless Network Measurement (WiNMee), ACM Sigcomm Workshop on Challenged Networks
(CHANTS), the Network Group Communication (NGC) workshop, and the Global Internet
Symposium, and I have served on the program committees for numerous conferences.
24. Furthermore, in the courses I taught at UCSB, a significant portion of my
curriculum covered aspects of the Internet and network communication including the physical and
data link layers of the Open System Interconnect (OSI) protocol stack, and standardized protocols
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for communicating across a variety of physical media such as cable systems, telephone lines,
wireless, and high-speed Local Area Networks (LANs). The courses I have taught also cover most
major topics in Internet communication, including data communication, multimedia encoding, and
mobile application design. My research and courses have covered a range of physical
infrastructures for delivering content over networks, including cable, Integrated Services Digital
Network (ISDN), Ethernet, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), fiber, and Digital Subscriber
Line (DSL). For a complete list of courses I have taught, see my curriculum vitae (CV).
25. In addition, I co-founded a technology company called Santa Barbara Labs that was
working under a sub-contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop very accurate emulation systems
for the military’s next generation internetwork. Santa Barbara Labs’ focus was in developing an
emulation platform to test the performance characteristics of the network architecture in the variety
of environments in which it was expected to operate, and, in particular, for network services
including IPv6, multicast, Quality of Service (QoS), satellite-based communication, and security.
Applications for this emulation program included communication of a variety of multimedia-based
services, including video conferencing and video-on-demand.
26. In addition to having co-founded a technology company myself, I have worked for,
consulted with, and collaborated with companies for nearly 30 years. These companies range from
well-established companies to start-ups and include IBM, Hitachi Telecom, Turner Broadcasting
System (TBS), Bell South, Digital Fountain, RealNetworks, Intel Research, Cisco Systems, and
Lockheed Martin.
27. I am a Member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and a Fellow
of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
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28. The billing rate for my services related to this matter is $700 per hour. My
compensation is in no way contingent on the outcome of this action.
29. Additional details about my employment history, fields of expertise, courses
taught, and publications are further included in my Curriculum Vitae attached here as Appendix
A.
III. LEGAL STANDARDS
30. I understand that claim construction begins with the language of the claims
themselves. Claim terms are generally given their ordinary and customary meaning as
understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art (“POSITA”) when viewing the claim terms in
the context of the entire patent.
31. I understand that, in some cases, the plain and ordinary meaning of a claim term
may be readily apparent and claim construction in such cases involves little more than the
application of the widely accepted meaning of commonly understood words.
32. I understand that, in other cases, a claim term may have a specialized meaning in
which case it is often necessary to look to the intrinsic evidence—which I understand to include
the claims, the specification, and the prosecution/file history of the patent at issue—to construe
the claim term. Indeed, I understand that the context in which a term is used in a claim can be
highly instructive. I also understand that the specification is highly relevant to claim
construction and can be the single best guide in determining the meaning of a claim term. In this
respect, I understand that a claim construction that stays true to the claim language and most
naturally aligns with the specification will be the correct construction. Accordingly, I understand
that I must refrain from importing limitations into the claims that are not required by the intrinsic
evidence.
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33. Further, I understand that extrinsic evidence – dictionaries, treatises, and the
like – can also be used to assist with claim construction. However, I understand that intrinsic
evidence is often more reliable than the extrinsic evidence.
IV. LEVEL OF ORDINARY SKILL IN THE ART
34. I have been asked to offer my opinion regarding the level of ordinary skill in the
art with respect to the Zone Scene Patents.
35. To assess the level of ordinary skill in the art, I understand one considers the type
of problems encountered in the art, the prior solutions to those problems, the rapidity with which
innovations are made, the sophistication of the technology, and the level of education of active
workers in the field.
36. To assess the level of ordinary skill in the art of the Zone Scene Patents here, I
have reviewed the Zone Scene Patents and related documents and considered the type of
problems encountered in the art, the prior solutions to those problems, the rapidity with which
innovations are made, the sophistication of the technology, and the level of education of active
workers in the field. In addition, I considered my own experience teaching and performing
research in the networking and consumer audio systems fields, as well as my experience
collaborating and consulting with concerns in these industries.
37. I understand that neither party has taken a position yet regarding the level of
ordinary skill in the art for the asserted patents. Based on my assessment, it is my opinion that a
POSITA for purposes of this action is a person having the equivalent of a four-year degree from
an accredited institution (typically denoted as a B.S. degree) in computer science, computer
engineering, electrical engineering, or an equivalent thereof, and approximately 2-4 years of
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professional experience in the fields of networking and network-based systems or applications,
such as consumer audio systems, or an equivalent level of skill, knowledge, and experience.
38. Based on my aforementioned analysis and my personal knowledge and experience
in the fields of networking and consumer audio systems, including the configuration and/or
control of networked devices, I am very familiar with the level of knowledge and abilities of a
POSITA at the time of the inventions.
39. In forming the opinions set forth herein, I applied this level of ordinary skill in the
art.
V. BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ZONE SCENE PATENTS
40. As noted above, the Zone Scene Patents are part of the same patent family and
claim priority to the ‘407 Provisional, which was filed on September 12, 2006. Further, the ‘966
and ‘855 patents are both direct continuations of U.S. Non-Provisional Application No.
15/130,919 (the “‘919 Application”), which was filed on April 15, 2016, and the ‘919
Application is a direct continuation of the ‘206 patent. In this Declaration, my references below
to the teachings of the Zone Scene Patents are based on the column and line numbers of the ‘206
patent’s specification, but it should be understood that the same such teachings are likewise
found in the ‘966 and ‘885 patent’s specification.
41. The ‘206 patent discloses a “multi-zone system” (also referred to as an
“entertainment system”) comprising one or more “zone players” (also referred to as “players” or
“playback devices”) that are coupled to a “data network” and are capable of playing multimedia,
such as audio, in “digital” format. See, e.g., ‘206 Patent at 2:28-37; 3:13-15; 4:31-5:3; 5:9-6:5,
FIG. 1. The ‘206 patent illustrates an example system configuration as follows:
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42. In this configuration, each “zone player” (e.g., zone player 102, 104, or 106) is
configured to communicate over a “data network” (e.g., data network 108, which may take the
form of a “local area network”) with various other devices, including one or more other “zone
players,” one or more “controlling devices” (e.g., controlling device 140 or 142 that are also
referred to as a “controller”), and one or more local audio sources. See, e.g., ‘206 Patent at 4:26-
5:8, 6:12-31, FIG. 1. Additionally, each “zone player” is also configured to communicate over a
“wide area network” (via the “local area network”) with one or more remote audio sources (e.g.,
an Internet-based audio source). See, e.g., id. at 4:54-64, FIG. 1.
43. As disclosed in the ‘206 patent, a mechanism is provided to place “zone players”
into a “zone scene,” which is a predefined grouping of “zone players” that can first be saved by a
user and can then later be invoked in order to cause the predefined grouping of “zone players” to
become configured for synchronous playback of media. See, e.g., id. at Abstract, 3:5-21; 8:24-
36. Thus, according to the ‘206 Patent, “zone players” may communicate over the “data
network” for purposes of synchronized playback of media retrieved from an audio source, among
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other purposes. See, e.g., id. at Abstract, 3:5-21; 4:37-39; 7:16-19; 7:40-45; FIG. 1. The ‘206
patent states that “unless explicitly stated otherwise, an audio source or audio sources are in
digital format and can be transported or streamed over a data network.” Id. at 4:37-39. Further,
the ‘206 Patent explains that communications over the “data network” are in the form of digital
data “packets” and are in accordance with one or more common communication protocols, such
as IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g. See, e.g., id. at 4:50-55; 5:14-39; 6:21-23.
VI. ASSERTED CLAIMS OF THE ZONE SCENE PATENTS
44. I understand that the term “data network” appears in dependent claims 7 and 15 of
the ‘966 patent and all asserted claims of the ‘885 patent. I have reproduced representative
claims 1 and 7 of the ‘966 patent and claim 1 of the ‘885 patent below:
‘966 patent, claim 1
[1.0] A computing device comprising:
[1.1] one or more processors;
[1.2] a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and
[1.3] program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium
that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform
functions comprising:
[1.4] while serving as a controller for a networked media playback system
comprising a first zone player and at least two other zone players, wherein the first zone
player is operating in a standalone mode in which the first zone player is configured to
play back media individually:
[1.5] receiving a first request to create a first zone scene comprising a first
predefined grouping of zone players including at least the first zone player and a second
zone player that are to be configured for synchronous playback of media when the first
zone scene is invoked;
[1.6] based on the first request, i) causing creation of the first zone scene, ii)
causing an indication of the first zone scene to be transmitted to the first zone player, and
iii) causing storage of the first zone scene;
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[1.7] receiving a second request to create a second zone scene comprising a
second predefined grouping of zone players including at least the first zone player and a
third zone player that are to be configured for synchronous playback of media when the
second zone scene is invoked, wherein the third zone player is different than the second
zone player;
[1.8] based on the second request, i) causing creation of the second zone scene,
ii) causing an indication of the second zone scene to be transmitted to the first zone
player, and iii) causing storage of the second zone scene;
[1.9] displaying a representation of the first zone scene and a representation of
the second zone scene; and
[1.10] while displaying the representation of the first zone scene and the
representation of the second zone scene, receiving a third request to invoke the first zone
scene; and
[1.11] based on the third request, causing the first zone player to transition from
operating in the standalone mode to operating in accordance with the first predefined
grouping of zone players such that the first zone player is configured to coordinate with
at least the second zone player to output media in synchrony with output of media by at
least the second zone player.
‘966 patent, claim 7
[7.0] The computing device of claim 1, further comprising program instructions stored
on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by the one or more
processors, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:
before displaying the representation of the first zone scene and the representation of the
second zone scene, receiving, from another device over a data network, data defining the first
zone scene and data defining the second zone scene.
‘885 patent, claim 1
[1.0] A first zone player comprising:
[1.1] a network interface that is configured to communicatively couple the first zone
player to at least one data network;
[1.2] one or more processors;
[1.3] a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and
[1.4] program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that,
when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first zone player to perform functions
comprising:
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[1.5] while operating in a standalone mode in which the first zone player is
configured to play back media individually in a networked media playback system
comprising the first zone player and at least two other zone players:
[1.6] (i) receiving, from a network device over a data network, a first
indication that the first zone player has been added to a first zone scene comprising a first
predefined grouping of zone players including at least the first zone player and a second
zone player that are to be configured for synchronous playback of media when the first
zone scene is invoked; and
[1.7] (ii) receiving, from the network device over the data network, a second
indication that the first zone player has been added to a second zone scene comprising a
second predefined grouping of zone players including at least the first zone player and a
third zone player that are to be configured for synchronous playback of media when the
second zone scene is invoked, wherein the second zone player is different than the third
zone player;
[1.8] after receiving the first and second indications, continuing to operate in the
standalone mode until a given one of the first and second zone scenes has been selected
for invocation;
[1.9] after the given one of the first and second zone scenes has been selected
for invocation, receiving, from the network device over the data network, an instruction
to operate in accordance with a given one of the first and second zone scenes respectively
comprising a given one of the first and second predefined groupings of zone players; and
[1.10] based on the instruction, transitioning from operating in the standalone
mode to operating in accordance with the given one of the first and second predefined
groupings of zone players such that the first zone player is configured to coordinate with
at least one other zone player in the given one of the first and second predefined
groupings of zone players over a data network in order to output media in synchrony
with output of media by the at least one other zone player in the given one of the first and
second predefined groupings of zone players.
VII. BACKGROUND ON “DATA NETWORK”
45. In the field of networking, the term “data network” is a well-understood term of
art that is often used interchangeably with other well-understood terms such as “computer
network,” “packet network,” and “data communications network” to refer to a specific class of
networks that interconnect and enable devices to exchange information with one another in the
form of digital data packets. See, e.g., Appendix B (SONOS-SVG2-00018673-700) at 676,
Appendix C (SONOS-SVG2-00018417-22) at 22; Appendix D (SONOS-SVG2-00018301-13) at
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305; Appendix E (SONOS-SVG2-00018832-36) at 36. In this respect, a POSITA would
understand that a “data network” has at least two defining characteristics that distinguish it from
other types of communication mediums that are not included in this class of networks.
46. First, a POSITA would understand that a “data network” enables networked
devices to engage in two-way communication with one another, which distinguishes it from a
medium that only allows for one-way communication. In other words, a “data network” is
commonly understood to interconnect network devices together (e.g., a computers) such that a
given network device can both send information to other network devices on the “data network”
and also receive information from other network devices on the “data network.”
47. Second, a POSITA would understand that a “data network” transfers information
between networked devices in the form of digital data packets (sometimes more generally
referred to as “computer data”), which distinguishes it from a medium that transfers other forms
of information. As understood in the field of networking, a digital data packet is a unit of digital
data in a “data network.” In practice, when information is sent from one networked device to
another over a “data network,” the information is broken down into units of digital data called
“packets” (sometimes also referred to as “frames”), and these digital data packets are sent
individually and reassembled once they reach another interconnected device (i.e., the destination)
on the “data network.”
48. The digital data packets that are exchanged over a “data network” will have a
specific structure, which is typically defined by the communications protocol that is utilized by
the “data network.” For instance, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (“TCP/IP”),
which is a common Internet protocol used to transfer packets over a “data networks,” describes
that a digital data packet comprises a header and a payload.
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networking is known as a “local area network” (“LAN”), which generally covers a relatively
small geographic area, such as a house or a building. A LAN can be implemented via various
protocols, which are standards that define how information is exchanged between interconnected
devices. Example LAN protocols may include Ethernet, token ring, Asynchronous Transfer
Mode (“ATM”), Fiber Distributed Data Interface (“FDDI”) II, and 10Base-T. Ethernet is the
most common type of LAN technology and is recognizable by its common “CAT5” copper cable
medium.
52. It is also well understood in the field of networking that a LAN may take the form
of a Wireless LAN (“WLAN”), which is commonly referred to as “Wi-Fi.” A WLAN operates
essentially the same as a traditional LAN, but uses wireless signals between antennas as the
medium, rather than cabling. Similar to a LAN, a WLAN may be implemented via various
protocols. Most of the protocols used at the time of the claimed inventions and still in use today
are based on the 802.11 standard and are differentiated by the letter appearing after the number.
For instance, the three main protocols used at the time of the claimed inventions are 802.11a,
802.11b, and 802.11g.
53. Another type of “data network” that is well understood in the field of networking
is known as a wide area network (“WAN”) that generally spans longer distances than a LAN. A
WAN often serves as an interconnection between multiple LANs. The Internet is a well-known
example of a WAN. A WAN may also be implemented via various protocols, examples of
which may include Frame Relay, X.25, Integrated Services Digital Network (“ISDN”), and
Point-to-Point Protocol (“PPP.”).
54. In summary, a POSITA would understand that a “data network” (which may also
be referred to as a “computer network,” “data communications network,” or “packet network”)
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enables interconnected devices to send digital data packets to and receive digital data packets
from each other.
VIII. PROPOSED CONSTRUCTIONS OF “DATA NETWORK”
55. Each party’s proposed construction is set forth in the following table.
Sonos’s Proposed Construction Google’s Proposed Construction
“a medium that interconnects devices, Plain and ordinary meaning; no construction
enabling them to send digital data packets to necessary at this time
and receive digital data packets from each
other”
56. It is my opinion that Sonos’s construction is entirely consistent with how a
POSITA would understand the term “data network” in the context of the Zone Scene Patens
because that construction properly specifies that a “data network” requires (i) two-way
communication of information (i.e., sending and receiving information) that (ii) exchange of
information in the form of digital data packets.
57. While Google has asserted the “plain and ordinary meaning” of this term, I
understand that Google disagrees with Sonos’s proposed construction and has not explained what
this plain and ordinary meaning of “data network” should be. Thus, it is my opinion that
Google’s construction of the term could improperly broaden the meaning of the term to cover
other kinds of “networks” that do not constitute data networks. For instance, it is my opinion
that Google’s construction creates a risk of improperly broadening the meaning of “data
network” to cover (i) one-way communication of information, and/or (ii) exchange of
information that may take various forms other than digital data packets.
58. Accordingly, Sonos has asked me to provide my opinions regarding how a
POSITA would interpret the term “data network” in the context of the Zone Scene Patents. I
have reached these opinions after reviewing the intrinsic evidence of the Zone Scene Patents and
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performing an analysis of how a POSITA would understand the meaning of the term “data
network” in the context of these patents. Additionally, I have also reviewed various technical
sources explaining the term “data network.” The following paragraphs provide my explanation
of the bases for my opinions set forth herein.
A. The Intrinsic Evidence Supports Sonos’s Proposed Construction
59. After reviewing the Zone Scene Patents, it is my opinion that the term “data
network” is being used consistently with its well-understood meaning as set forth above, such
that a POSITA would likewise understand the term “data network,” in the context of the Zone
Scene Patents, requires two-way communication of information that takes the form of digital
data packets.
60. For instance, the claim language of the ‘966 and ‘885 patents provides support for
my opinion that the claimed “data network” requires two-way communication of information.
Specifically, as reproduced above, claim 1 of the ‘885 patent expressly recites that the claimed
“first zone player” is “communicatively couple[d] . . . to at least one data network” and is
configured to receive data from a “network device” (e.g., a controller) “over a data network[.]”
Similarly, dependent claim 7 of the ‘966 patent expressly recites that the claimed “computing
device,” “while serving as a controller for a networked media playback system comprising a first
zone player and at least two other zone players” as recited in claim 1, is configured to receive
data from “another device” (e.g., one or more “zone players” in the “networked media playback
system”) over a “data network.” In this regard, the claimed “computing device” (e.g., a
controller) and the “first zone player” may be configured to send and receive data from each
other.
61. The claim language of the ‘966 and ‘885 patents also provides support for my
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opinion that the claimed “data network” requires information to be exchanged in the form of
digital data packets. For instance, the ‘966 patent recites a “computing device” that comprises
“computer-readable medium,” and the ‘885 patent recites a “first zone player” that comprises
“computer-readable medium.” A POSITA would understand that these networked devices are
thus computers, and computers that communicate over a “data network” exchange information in
the form of digital data packets.
62. Consistent with the claim language, the specifications of the Zone Scene Patents
repeatedly and uniformly describe that the claimed “data network” (e.g., data network 108) must
enable two-way communication (i.e., sending and receiving information) between connected
devices. For instance, the ‘206 patent discloses the following:
The network interface 202 facilitates a data flow between a data network (i.e., the
data network 108 of FIG. 1) and the zone player 200 and typically executes a
special set of rules (i.e., a protocol) to send data back and forth. One of the
common protocols used in the Internet is TCP/IP (Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol). In general, a network interface manages the assembling
of an audio source or file into smaller packets that are transmitted over the data
network or reassembles received packets into the original source or file. In
addition, the network interface 202 handles the address part of each packet so that
it gets to the right destination or intercepts packets destined for the zone player
200.
‘206 Patent at 5:14-26;
The network interface 202 may include one or both of a wireless interface 216 and
a wired interface 217. The wireless interface 216, also referred to as a RF interface,
provides network interface functions by a wireless means for the zone player 200
to communicate with other devices in accordance with a communication protocol
(such as the wireless standard IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g). The wired
interface 217 provides network interface functions by a wired means (e.g., an
Ethernet cable). In one embodiment, a zone player includes both of the interfaces
216 and 217, and other zone players include only a RF or wired interface. Thus
these other zone players communicate with other devices on a network or retrieve
audio sources via the zone player.
Id. at 5:27-39;
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According to one embodiment of the present invention, the memory 206 is used to
save one or more saved zone configuration files that may be retrieved for
modification at any time. Typically, a saved zone group configuration file is
transmitted to a controller (e.g., the controlling device 140 or 142 of FIG. 1, a
computer, a portable device, or a TV) when a user operates the controlling device.
Id. at 5:51-57;
Many devices on the [data] network 108 are configured to download and store
audio sources. For example, the computing device 110 can download audio
sources from the Internet and store the downloaded sources locally for sharing
with other devices on the Internet or the network 108. The computing device 110
or any of the zone players can also be configured to receive streaming audio.
Id. at 4:58-63;
The controller 270 includes a network interface 280 referred to as a RF interface
280 that facilitates wireless communication with a zone player via a corresponding
RF interface thereof. In one embodiment, the commands such as volume control
and audio playback synchronization are sent via the RF interfaces. In another
embodiment, a saved zone group configuration is transmitted between a zone
player and a controller via the RF interfaces.
Id. at 7:26-33;
In one embodiment, a user creates a zone group including at least two zone players
from the controller 240 that sends signals or data to one of the zone players. As
all the zone players are coupled on a network, the received signals in one zone
player can cause other zone players in the group to be synchronized so that all the
zone players in the group playback an identical audio source or a list of identical
audio sources in a timely synchronized manner.
Id. at 7:38-45; see also, e.g., id. at 4:37-39 (“As used herein, unless explicitly stated otherwise,
an audio source or audio sources are in digital format and can be transported or streamed over a
data network.”); 5:1-3 (“In accordance with the present invention, the audio source may be
shared among the devices on the [data] network 108.”); 10:27-30 (“[T]he interconnections of the
players are checked to make sure that the players communicate among themselves and/or with a
controller if there is such a controller in the scene.”); 3:13-15;4:54-57; 6:2-5, 6:16-31; 10:40-45,
FIG. 1.
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63. The Zone Scene Patents also explain that information that is exchanged over a
“data network” takes the form of digital data packets, which is consistent with how a POSITA
would understand the term. See, e.g., ‘206 Patent at 5:14-26:
The network interface 202 facilitates a data flow between a data network (i.e., the
data network 108 of FIG. 1) and the zone player 200 and typically executes a
special set of rules (i.e., a protocol) to send data back and forth. One of the common
protocols used in the Internet is TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol). In general, a network interface manages the assembling of an audio
source or file into smaller packets that are transmitted over the data network or
reassembles received packets into the original source or file. In addition, the
network interface 202 handles the address part of each packet so that it gets to the
right destination or intercepts packets destined for the zone player 200.
‘206 Patent at 5:14-26.
64. The Zone Scene Patents also repeatedly and uniformly explain that information
that is exchanged over the “data network” is in a “digital” format. See, e.g., id. at 4:37-39 (“As
used herein, unless explicitly stated otherwise, an audio source or audio sources are in digital
format and can be transported or streamed over a data network.”); 3:13-15 (“As a result, the
selected players are synchronized to play a multimedia that is in a digital format and retrieved
from a source over a network.”); 6:2-5 (“[T]he audio processing circuit 210 may include
necessary circuitry to process analog signals as inputs to produce digital signals for sharing with
other devices on a network.”).
65. Further, the Zone Scene Patents repeatedly and uniformly explain that the
communications over a “data network” are performed in accordance with communication
protocols that a POSITA would understand to involve digital data packets. See, e.g., id. at Id. at
5:14-20 (disclosing that “[t]he network interface 202 facilitates a data flow between a data
network (i.e., the data network 108 of FIG. 1) and the zone player 200 and typically executes a
special set of rules (i.e., a protocol) to send data back and forth,” and “[o]ne of the common
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protocols used in the Internet is TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol).”);
4:41-54 (“[A]ll devices including the zone players 102, 104 and 106 are coupled to the network
108 by wireless means based on an industry standard such as IEEE 802.11.”); 5:28-33 (“The
wireless interface 216 … provides network interface functions by a wireless means for the zone
player 200 to communicate with other devices in accordance with a communication protocol
(such as the wireless standard IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g).)”)
66. Thus, it is my opinion that this repeated and uniform disclosure would lead a
POSITA to understand that the term “data network,” in the context of the Zone Scene Patents,
refers to a medium that interconnects devices, enabling them to send digital data packets to and
receive digital data packets from each other.
B. The Extrinsic Evidence is Consistent with Sonos’s Proposed Construction
67. My opinion that a “data network,” in the context of the Zone Scene Patents, refers
to a medium that interconnects devices, enabling them to send digital data packets to and receive
digital data packets from each other is also confirmed by the various technical sources provided
below.
68. As one example, Data & Computer Communications (6th ed. 2000) begins by
explaining that the “two major categories into which communications networks are traditionally
classified” are “wide area networks (WANs) and local area networks (LANs).” Appendix G
(SONOS-SVG2-00018715-24) at 18. It goes on to explain that, “[a]s with WANs, a LAN is a
communication network that interconnects a variety of devices and provides a means for
information exchange among those devices” and that, “[a]t each station, there is a
transmitter/receiver that communicates over a medium shared by other stations.” Id. at 21. This
discussion confirms that, as explained above, a “data network” enables the interconnected
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devices to engage in two-way communication.
69. Data & Computer Communications (6th ed. 2000) further explains that WANs
(which as explained above are a common type of a “data network”) are generally implemented
using “packet switching” and “ATM” technologies. Id. at 18-20. With respect to “packet
switching” technology, it explains that “data are sent out in a sequence of small chunks, called
packets. . . . Packet-switching networks are commonly used for terminal-to-computer and
computer-to-computer communications.” Id. at 19. It also explains that “packet switching was
developed at a time when digital long-distance transmission facilities exhibited a relatively high
error rate compared to today’s facilities.” Id. With respect to “ATM” technology, it explains:
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), sometimes referred to as cell relay, is a
culmination of all of the developments in circuit switching and packet switching
over the past 25 years. ATM can be viewed as an evolution from frame relay. The
most obvious difference between frame relay and ATM is that frame relay uses
variable-length packets, called frames, and ATM uses fixed-length packets, called
cells.
Id. at 20. This discussion confirms that, as explained above, a “data network” carries
information in the form of digital data packets.
70. As another example, Encyclopedia of Networking (1998) explains that, in a LAN
(which as explained above are a common type of a “data network”), “once a workstation is ready
to transmit and has access to the shared medium, it simply puts the packets on the network and
hopes that the recipient receives them.” Appendix H (SONOS-SVG2-00018707-14) at 10. It
also provides the following explanation of how information is packaged:
Data is packaged into frames for transmission on the LAN. . . . A frame is usually
addressed for a single computer, although a multicast address can be used to
transmit to all workstations on the LAN. Higher-layer protocols such as IP and IPX
package data into datagrams. Datagrams are in turn divided up and put into frames
for transmission on a particular LAN.
Id. This discussion likewise confirms that a “data network” enables two-way communication
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(which is discussed here in the context of a “shared medium”) and carries information in the
form of digital data packets (referred to here as “frames”).
71. As yet another example, Computer Networks and Internets (2nd ed. 1999) explains
that “[e]ach LAN consists of a single shared medium” and “computers take turns using the
medium to send packets.” Appendix D (SONOS-SVG2-00018301-13) at 05. It goes on to
explain that “computers take turns using the medium to send data” and “[a]lthough LAN
technologies require computers to divide data into small packets called frames, only one packet
can be transmitted on a LAN at any time.” Id. at 12. As with the preceding example, this
discussion confirms that a “data network” enables two-way communication (which is again
discussed here in the context of a “shared medium”) and carries information in the form of
digital data packets (referred to here as both “packets” and “frames”).
72. Various other definitions of a LAN likewise demonstrate that a “data network”
has these characteristics.
73. For example, Data Communications and Computer Networks for Computer
Scientists and Engineers (2nd ed. 2003) defines a LAN as “[a] data communications network
used to interconnect a community of digital devices over a localized area” and “[m]essages
within a LAN are transmitted as a series of variable length frames using transmission media
which introduce only relatively low error rates.” Appendix C (SONOS-SVG2-00018417-22) at
20, 22. It also provides some history explaining that “[m]any modern LANs evolved from a
LAN known as Aloha which was . . . packet based and used radio as its transmission medium.”
Id. at 21.
74. As another example, Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology (2009)
provides the following explanation regarding a LAN:
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There are two basic ways to connect computers in a LAN. The first [is] called
Ethernet . . . . Ethernet uses a single cable line called a bus to which all participating
computers are connected. Each data packet is received by all computers, but
processed only by the one it is addressed to. . . . Naturally there must be software
to manage the transmission and reception of data packets. The structure of a
packet (sometimes called a frame) has been standardized . . . .
Appendix I (SONOS-SVG2-00018402-06) at 06. This discussion confirms that a “data network”
enables two-way communication (i.e., “transmission and reception”) and carries information in
the form of digital data packets.
75. As yet another example, the Webster’s New World Telecom Dictionary (2008)
defines “LAN” as “a packet network designed to interconnect host computers, peripherals,
storage devices, and other computing resources within a local area, i.e., limited distance.”
Appendix E (SONOS-SVG2-00018832-36) at 36.
76. As another example, Packet Broadband Network Handbook (2004) provides the
following explanation regarding a LAN:
A local area network is a high-speed data network that covers a relatively small
geographic area. . . . LAN is a type of broadband packet access network that carries
the packet data traffic of an organization. LAN interconnects the end users of an
organization to an outside public data network such as the Internet. . . . The physical
layer [of the LAN protocols] is primarily concerned with the transmission medium
and its physical characteristics for digital signal transmission.”
Appendix B (SONOS-SVG2-00018673-700) at 676. This discussion confirms that a “data
network” carries information in the form of digital data packets.
77. As a further example, Local & Metropolitan Area Networks (6th ed. 2000) states
that “[a] communications network is a facility that interconnects a number of devices and
provides a means for transmitting data from one attached device to another.” Appendix J
(SONOS-SVG2-00018752-64) at 57. It further explains that each device that attaches to a LAN
typically has a “network interface card (NIC)” that contains logic “for sending and receiving
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blocks of data on the LAN.” Id. at 59. This discussion confirms that, as explained above, a
“data network” enables the interconnected devices to engage in two-way communication.
78. Thus, consistent with the intrinsic evidence, the extrinsic evidence
overwhelmingly support my opinion that a POSITA would understand the term “data network”
in the context of the Zone Scene Patents to require two-way communication of information in the
form of digital data packets.
IX. CONCLUSION
79. In view of the foregoing, it is my opinion that Sonos’s proposed claim
construction for “data network” accurately captures how a POSITA should interpret that term in
the context of the Zone Scene Patents.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief
Dated: April 27, 2021
By: ____________________________
Kevin C. Almeroth
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Appendix A
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Kevin C. Almeroth
Professor Emeritus
Department of Computer Science
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5110
(805)636-1123 (office)
(805)893-8553 (fax)
almeroth@cs.ucsb.edu (email)
http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~almeroth (WWW URL)
Education
Ph.D. June 1997 Georgia Institute of Technology Computer Science
Dissertation Title: Networking and System Support for the Efficient,
Scalable Delivery of Services in Interactive Multimedia Systems
Minor: Telecommunications Public Policy
M.S. June 1994 Georgia Institute of Technology Computer Science
Specialization: Networking and Systems
B.S. June 1992 Georgia Institute of Technology Information and Computer Science
(high honors) Minors: Economics, Technical Communication, American Literature
Employment History
Department of Computer Science
Professor Emeritus University of California Nov 2020 -- present
Santa Barbara, CA
Department of Computer Science
Professor University of California Jul 2005 -- Oct 2020
Santa Barbara, CA
College of Engineering
Associate Dean University of California Mar 2007 -- Aug 2009
Santa Barbara, CA
Department of Computer Science
Vice Chair University of California Jul 2000 -- Nov 2005
Santa Barbara, CA
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Department of Computer Science
Associate Professor University of California Jul 2001 -- Jun 2005
Santa Barbara, CA
Department of Computer Science
Assistant Professor University of California Jul 1997 -- Jun 2001
Santa Barbara, CA
Broadband Telecommunications Center
Graduate Researcher Georgia Center for Adv Telecom Tech Sep 1996--Jun 1997
Atlanta, GA
IBM
Graduate Intern T.J. Watson Research Labs Jun 1995--Sep 1995
Hawthorne, NY
Office of Information Technology
Support Specialist Georgia Institute of Technology Sep 1995--Jun 1997
Atlanta, GA
College of Computing
Research Assistant Georgia Institute of Technology Jan 1994--Mar 1994
Atlanta, GA
Hitachi Telecommunications
Graduate Intern Jun 1992--Sep 1992
Norcross, GA
Jun 1989--Sep 1989
IBM
Undergraduate Intern Jun 1990--Sep 1990
Research Triangle Park, NC
Mar 1991--Sep 1991
Industry Technical Advising
The New Media Studio Nov 2006 --
Board of Directors
Santa Barbara, CA present
Co-Founder & Santa Barbara Labs, LLC Sep 2007 --
Chairman of the Board Santa Barbara, CA Dec 2009
Techknowledge Point May 2001 --
Board of Advisors
Santa Barbara, CA Dec 2007
Occam Networks, Inc. May 2000 --
Technical Advisory Board
Santa Barbara, CA Dec 2010
Airplay Inc. Jun 2005 --
Board of Advisors
San Francisco, CA Aug 2009
Lockheed Martin Corporation Nov 1999 --
Consultant
San Jose, CA Jun 2009
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Santa Barbara Technology Group Sep 2000 --
Board of Advisors
Santa Barbara, CA Dec 2004
Virtual Bandwidth, Inc. Nov 2000 --
Board of Directors
Santa Barbara, CA Jun 2001
Board of Advisors & Digital Fountain Jan 2000 --
Affiliated Scientist San Francisco, CA Dec 2001
IP Multicast Initiative, Stardust Forums Jun 1998 --
Senior Technologist
Campbell, CA Dec 2000
I. Teaching
A. Courses Taught
Fall 1997, Fall 1998, Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Spring 2005,
Intro to Computer
CS Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall
Communication
176A 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2017,
Networks
Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020
CS Winter 2000, Winter 2001, Winter 2002, Winter 2012, Winter 2014,
Network Computing
176B Winter 2015, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020
MAT Media Networks and
Fall 1999, Fall 2000, Fall 2001, Fall 2003
201B Services
CS Distributed Computing
Winter 1999, Spring 2000, Fall 2002, Fall 2005, Fall 2018
276 and Computer Networks
CS Networking for
Winter 1998, Spring 1999, Fall 2004, Winter 2010
290I Multimedia Systems
CS Winter 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall
Technology and Society
595N 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
CS Economic Systems
Winter 2004, Spring 2004, Winter 2005, Spring 2005
595N Seminar
CS
Networking Seminar Winter 1999, Fall 1999, Winter 2003, Winter 2019
595N
CS Wireless Networking &
Fall 2000
595N Multimedia Seminar
CS Systems Design and Fall 1999, Fall 2000, Winter 2001, Spring 2001, Winter 2002,
595I Implementation Seminar Spring 2002
B. Other Teaching Experience
The Evolution of Advanced Networking Services: From the ARPAnet to Internet2, Instructor, Summer
2001. Short course taught at Escuela de Ciencias Informatica (ECI) sponsored by the Universidad de
Buenos Aires.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Instructor, Summer 1994. CTY is a program to teach gifted
high school students the fundamentals of computer science.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Sep 1994--Sep 1996. Worked as a TA
for 12 quarters teaching 7 different courses (4 undergraduate and 3 graduate).
C. Ph.D. Students Advised [14 graduated]
14. Daniel Havey
Research Area: Throughput and Delay on the Packet Switched Internet
Date Graduated: Winter 2015
First Position: Microsoft
13. Lara Deek (co-advised with E. Belding)
Research Area: Resource-Efficient Wireless Systems for Emerging Wireless Networks
Date Graduated: Summer 2014
First Position: Post Doc, UIUC
12. Mike Wittie
Research Area: Towards Sustained Scalability of Communication Networks
Date Graduated: Summer 2011
First Position: Assistant Professor, Montana State University
11. Allan Knight
Research Area: Supporting Integration of Educational Technologies and Research of Their
Effects on Learning
Date Graduated: Summer 2009
First Position: Research Scientist, Citrix Online
10. Hangjin Zhang
Research Area: Towards Blended Learning: Educational Technology to Improve and Assess
Teaching and Learning
Date Graduated: Spring 2009
First Position: Microsoft
9. Gayatri Swamynathan
Dissertation Title: Towards Reliable Reputations for Distributed Applications
Date Graduated: Spring 2008
First Position: Zynga
8. Amit Jardosh (co-advised with E. Belding)
Dissertation Title: Adaptive Large-Scale Wireles Networks: Measurements, Protocol Designs,
and Simulation Studies
Date Graduated: Fall 2007
First Position: Yahoo!
7. Khaled Harras
Dissertation Title: Protocol and Architectural Challenges in Delay and Disruption Tolerant
Networks
Date Graduated: Summer 2007
First Position: Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
6. Krishna Ramachandran (co-advised with E. Belding)
Dissertation Title: Design, Deployment, and Management of High-Capacity Wireless Mesh
Networks
Date Graduated: Winter 2006
First Position: Research Scientist, Citrix Online
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5. Robert Chalmers
Dissertation Title: Improving Device Mobility with Intelligence at the Network Edge
Date Graduated: Summer 2004
First Position: President and CEO, Limbo.net
4. Prashant Rajvaidya
Dissertation Title: Achieving Robust and Secure Deployment of Multicast
Date Graduated: Spring 2004
First Position: President and CTO, Mosaic Networking
3. Sami Rollins
Dissertation Title: Overcoming Resource Constraints to Enable Content Exchange Applications
in Next-Generation Environments
Date Graduated: Spring 2003
First Position: Assistant Professor, Mount Holyoke College
2. Srinivasan Jagannathan
Dissertation Title: Multicast Tree-Based Congestion Control and Topology Management
Date Graduated: Spring 2003
First Position: Consultant, Kelly & Associates
1. Kamil Sarac
Dissertation Title: Supporting a Robust Multicast Service in the Global Infrastructure
Date Graduated: Spring 2002
First Position: Assistant Professor, UT-Dallas
D. M.S. Students Advised (Thesis/Project Option) [19 graduated]
19. Neer Shey
Research Area: Analyzing Content Distribution Through Opportunistic Contact for Smart
Cellular Phones
Date Graduated: Spring 2010
18. Camilla Fiorese
Research Area: Analysis of a Pure Rate-Based Congestion Control Algorithm
Date Graduated: Summer 2009
17. Brian Weiner
Research Area: Multi-Socket TCP: A Simple Approach to Improve Performance of Real-Time
Applications over TCP
Date Graduated: Fall 2007
16. Avijit Sen Mazumder
Research Area: Facilitating Robust Multicast Group Management
Date Graduated: Fall 2005
15. Rishi Matthew
Thesis Title: Providing Seamless Access to Multimedia Content on Heterogeneous Platforms
Date Graduated: Summer 2004
14. Camden Ho
Research Area: Tools and Techniques for Wireless Network Management
Date Graduated: Spring 2004
13. Amit Jardosh (co-advised with E. Belding)
Research Area: Realistic Environment Models for Mobile Network Evaluation
Date Graduated: Spring 2004
12. Nitin Solanki
Research Area: SongWand: A Wireless Barcode Scanner Using Bluetooth Technology
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Date Graduated: Winter 2004
11. Vrishali Wagle (co-advised with E. Belding)
Research Area: An Ontology-Based Service Discovery Mechanism
Date Graduated: Winter 2004
10. Uday Mohan
Thesis Title: Scalable Service Discovery in Mobile Ad hoc Networks
Date Graduated: Spring 2003
9. Krishna Ramachandran
Thesis Title: Ubiquitous Multicast
Date Graduated: Spring 2003
8. John Slonaker
Thesis Title: Inductive Loop Signature Acquisition Techniques
Date Graduated: Spring 2002
7. Mohammad Battah
Thesis Title: Dedicated Short-Range Communications Intelligent Transportation Systems
Protocol (DSRC-ITS)
Date Graduated: Spring 2002
6. Kevin Vogel
Thesis Title: Integrating E-Commerce Applications into Existing Business Infrastructures
Date Graduated: Spring 2001
5. Sami Rollins
Thesis Title: Audio XmL: Aural Interaction with XML Documents
Date Graduated: Winter 2000
4. Andy Davis
Thesis Title: Stream Scheduling for Data Servers in a Scalable Interactive TV System
Date Graduated: Spring 1999
3. David Makofske
Thesis Title: MHealth: A Real-Time Graphical Multicast Monitoring Tool
Date Graduated: Winter 1999
2. Prashant Rajvaidya
Thesis Title: MANTRA: Router-Based Monitoring and Analysis of Multicast Traffic
Date Graduated: Winter 1999
1. Alex DeCastro (co-advised with Yuan-Fang Wang)
Thesis Title: Web-Based Collaborative 3D Modeling
Date Graduated: Winter 1998
E. Teaching Awards
2006-2007 UCSB Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award
2004-2005 Computer Science Outstanding Faculty Member
2000-2001 UCSB Spotlight on Excellence Award
1999-2000 Computer Science Outstanding Faculty Member (co-recipient)
1998-1999 Computer Science Outstanding Faculty Member (co-recipient)
1997-1998 Computer Science Outstanding Faculty Member
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II. Research
A. Journal Papers, Magazine Articles, Books, and Book Chapters
62. L. Deek, E. Garcia-Villegas, E. Belding, S.J. Lee, and K. Almeroth, "A Practical Framework for 802.11
MIMO Rate Adaptation," Computer Networks, vol. 83, num. 6, pp. 332-348, June 2015.
61. L. Deek, E. Garcia-Villegas, E. Belding, S.J. Lee, and K. Almeroth, "Intelligent Channel Bonding in
802.11n WLANs," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 13, num. 6, pp. 1242-1255, June
2014.
60. H. Zhang and K. Almeroth, "Alternatives for Monitoring and Limiting Network Access to Students in
Network-Connected Classrooms," Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR), vol. 24, num. 3, pp.
237-265, July 2013.
59. M. Tavakolifard and K. Almeroth, "A Taxonomy to Express Open Challenges in Trust and Reputation
Systems," Journal of Communications, vol. 7, num. 7, pp. 538-551, July 2012.
58. M. Tavakolifard and K. Almeroth, "Social Computing: An Intersection of Recommender Systems,
Trust/Reputation Systems, and Social Networks," IEEE Network, vol. 26, num. 4, pp. 53-58,
July/August 2012.
57. M. Tavakolifard, K. Almeroth, and P. Ozturk, "Subjectivity Handling of Ratings for Trust and
Reputation Systems: An Abductive Reasoning Approach," International Journal of Digital Content
Technology and its Applications (JDCTA), vol. 5, num. 11, pp. 359-377, November 2011.
56. R. Raghavendra, P. Acharya, E. Belding and K. Almeroth, "MeshMon: A Multi-Tiered Framework for
Wireless Mesh Network Monitoring," Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (WCMC)
Journal, vol. 11, num. 8, pp. 1182-1196, August 2011.
55. A. Knight and K. Almeroth, "Automatic Plagiarism Detection with PAIRwise 2.0," Journal of
Interactive Learning Research (JILR), vol. 22, num. 3, pp. 379-400, July 2011.
54. V. Kone, M. Zheleva, M. Wittie, B. Zhao, E. Belding, H. Zheng, and K. Almeroth, "AirLab:
Consistency, Fidelity and Privacy in Wireless Measurements," ACM Computer Communications
Review, vol. 41, num. 1, pp. 60-65, January 2011.
53. G. Swamynathan, K. Almeroth, and B. Zhao, "The Design of a Reliable Reputation System,"
Electronic Commerce Research Journal, vol. 10, num. 3-4, pp. 239-270, December 2010.
52. P. Acharya, A. Sharma, E. Belding, K. Almeroth and K. Papagiannaki, "Rate Adaptation in Congested
Wireless Networks through Real-Time Measurements," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol.
9, num. 11, pp. 1535-1550, November 2010.
51. R. Raghavendra, E. Belding, K. Papagiannaki, and K. Almeroth, "Unwanted Link Layer Traffic in
Large IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 9, num. 9, pp.
1212-1225, September 2010.
50. H. Zhang and K. Almeroth, "Moodog: Tracking Student Activity in Online Course Management
Systems," Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR), vol. 21, num. 3, pp. 407-429, July 2010.
49. R. Chertov and K. Almeroth, "Qualitative Comparison of Link Shaping Techniques," International
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Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, vol. 5, num. 1/2, pp. 109-129, July
2010.
48. A. Knight and K. Almeroth, "Fast Caption Alignment for Automatic Indexing of Audio," International
Journal of Multimedia Data Engineering and Management, vol. 1, num. 2, pp. 1-17, April-June 2010.
47. K. Harras and K. Almeroth, "Scheduling Messengers in Disconnected Clustered Mobile Networks," Ad
Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, vol. 9, num. 3-4, pp. 275-304, March-April 2010.
46. A. Jardosh, K. Papagiannaki, E. Belding, K. Almeroth, G. Iannaccone, and B. Vinnakota, "Green
WLANs: On-Demand WLAN Infrastructures," ACM Journal on Mobile Networks and Applications
(MONET), vol. 14, num. 6, pp. 798-814, December 2009.
45. M. Wittie, K. Harras, K. Almeroth, and E. Belding, "On the Implications of Routing Metric Staleness
in Delay Tolerant Networks," Computer Communications Special Issue on Delay and Disruption
Tolerant Networking, vol. 32, num. 16, pp. 1699-1709, October 2009.
44. K. Harras, L. Deek, C. Holman, and K. Almeroth, "DBS-IC: An Adaptive Data Bundling System for
Intermittent Connectivity," Computer Communications Special Issue on Delay and Disruption Tolerant
Networking, vol. 32, num. 16, pp. 1687-1698, October 2009.
43. S. Karpinski, E. Belding, K. Almeroth, and J. Gilbert, "Linear Representations of Network Traffic,"
ACM Journal on Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET), vol. 14, num. 4, pp. 368-386, August
2009.
42. K. Harras and K. Almeroth, "Controlled Flooding in Disconnected Sparse Mobile Networks," Wireless
Communications and Mobile Computing (WCMC) Journal, vol. 9, num. 1, pp. 21-33, January 2009.
41. R. Mayer, A. Stull, K. DeLeeuw, K. Almeroth, B. Bimber, D. Chun, M. Bulger, J. Campbell, A.
Knight, and H. Zhang, "Clickers in College Classrooms: Fostering Learning with Questioning Methods
in Large Lecture Classes," Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 34, num. 1, pp. 51-57, January
2009.
40. A. Knight, K. Almeroth, and B. Bimber, "Design, Implementation and Deployment of PAIRwise,"
Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR), vol. 19, num. 3, pp. 489-508, July 2008.
39. A. Garyfalos and K. Almeroth, "Coupons: A Multilevel Incentive Scheme for Information
Dissemination in Mobile Networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 7, num. 6, pp.
792-804, June 2008.
38. I. Sheriff, K. Ramachandran, E. Belding, and K. Almeroth, "A Multi-Radio 802.11 Mesh Network
Architecture," ACM Journal on Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET), vol. 13, num. 1-2, pp.
132-146, April 2008.
37. M. Bulger, R. Mayer, K. Almeroth, and S. Blau, "Measuring Learner Engagement in Computer-
Equipped College Classrooms," Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, vol. 17, num. 2,
pp. 129-143, April 2008.
36. G. Swamynathan, B. Zhao, and K. Almeroth, "Exploring the Feasibility of Proactive Reputations,"
Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, vol. 20, num. 2, pp. 155-166, February 2008.
35. G. Swamynathan, B. Zhao, K. Almeroth, and H. Zheng, "Globally Decoupled Reputations for Large
Distributed Networks," Advances in Multimedia, vol. 2007, pp. 1-14, 2007.
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34. R. Mayer, A. Stull, J. Campbell, K. Almeroth, B. Bimber, D. Chun and A. Knight, "Overestimation
Bias in Self-reported SAT Scores," Educational Psychology Review, vol. 19, num. 4, pp. 443-454,
December 2007.
33. P. Namburi, K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Practical Utilities for Monitoring Multicast Service
Availability," Computer Communications Special Issue on Monitoring and Measurement of IP
Networks, vol. 29, num. 10, pp. 1675-1686, June 2006.
32. R. Chalmers, G. Krishnamurthi and K. Almeroth, "Enabling Intelligent Handovers in Heterogeneous
Wireless Networks," ACM Journal on Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET), vol. 11, num. 2,
pp. 215-227, April 2006.
31. H. Lundgren, K. Ramachandran, E. Belding, K. Almeroth, M. Benny, A. Hewatt, A. Touma and A.
Jardosh, "Experience from the Design, Deployment and Usage of the UCSB MeshNet Testbed," IEEE
Wireless Communications, vol. 13, num. 2, pp. 18-29, April 2006.
30. R. Mayer, K. Almeroth, B. Bimber, D. Chun, A. Knight and A. Campbell, "Technology Comes to
College: Understanding the Cognitive Consequences of Infusing Technology in College Classrooms,"
Educational Technology, vol. 46, num. 2, pp. 48-53, March-April 2006.
29. A. Garyfalos and K. Almeroth, "A Flexible Overlay Architecture for Mobile IPv6 Multicast," Journal
on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) Special Issue on Wireless Overlay Networks Based on
Mobile IPv6, vol. 23, num. 11, pp. 2194-2205, November 2005.
28. K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Monitoring IP Multicast in the Internet: Recent Advances and Ongoing
Challenges," IEEE Communications, vol. 43, num. 10, pp. 85-91, October 2005.
27. K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Application Layer Reachability Monitoring for IP Multicast," Computer
Networks, vol. 48, num. 2, pp. 195-213, June 2005.
26. A. Jardosh, E. Belding, K. Almeroth and S. Suri, "Real-world Environment Models for Mobile
Network Evaluation," Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Special Issue on Wireless Ad hoc
Networks, vol. 23, num. 3, pp. 622-632, March 2005.
25. S. Rollins and K. Almeroth, "Evaluating Performance Tradeoffs in a One-to-Many Peer Content
Distribution Architecture," Journal of Internet Technology, vol. 5, num. 4, pp. 373-387, Fall 2004.
24. K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Tracetree: A Scalable Mechanism to Discover Multicast Tree Topologies
in the Network," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 12, num. 5, pp. 795-808, October 2004.
23. K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "A Distributed Approach for Monitoring Multicast Service Availability,"
Journal of Network and Systems Management, vol. 12, num. 3, pp. 327-348, September 2004.
22. P. Rajvaidya, K. Ramachandran and K. Almeroth, "Managing and Securing the Global Multicast
Infrastructure," Journal of Network and Systems Management, vol. 12, num. 3, pp. 297-326,
September 2004.
21. P. Rajvaidya and K. Almeroth, "Multicast Routing Instabilities," IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 8,
num. 5, pp. 42-49, September/October 2004.
20. D. Johnson, R. Patton, B. Bimber, K. Almeroth and G. Michaels, "Technology and Plagiarism in the
University: Brief Report of a Trial in Detecting Cheating," Association for the Advancement of
Computing in Education (AACE) Journal, vol. 12, num. 3, pp. 281-299, Summer 2004.
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19. R. Chalmers and K. Almeroth, "A Security Architecture for Mobility-Related Services," Journal of
Wireless Personal Communications, vol 29, num. 3, pp. 247-261, June 2004.
18. B. Stiller, K. Almeroth, J. Altmann, L. McKnight, and M. Ott, "Pricing for Content in the Internet,"
Computer Communications, vol. 27, num. 6, pp. 522-528, April 2004.
17. S. Rollins and K. Almeroth, "Lessons Learned Deploying a Digital Classroom," Journal of Interactive
Learning Research (JILR), vol. 15, num. 2, pp. 169-185, April 2004.
16. S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "A Dynamic Pricing Scheme for E-Content at Multiple Levels-of-
Service," Computer Communications, vol. 27, num. 4, pp. 374-385, March 2004.
15. K. Almeroth, "Using Satellite Links in the Delivery of Terrestrial Multicast Traffic," Internetworking
and Computing over Satellites, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
14. R. Chalmers and K. Almeroth, "On the Topology of Multicast Trees," IEEE/ACM Transactions on
Networking, vol. 11, num. 1, pp. 153-165, January 2003.
13. S. Jagannathan, J. Nayak, K. Almeroth, and M. Hofmann, "On Pricing Algorithms for Batched Content
Delivery Systems," Electronic Commerce Research and Applications Journal, vol. 1, num. 3-4, pp.
264-280, Fall 2002.
12. D. Makofske and K. Almeroth, "Multicast Sockets: Practical Guide for Programmers," Morgan
Kaufmann Publishers, November 2002.
11. S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "Price Issues in Delivering E-Content On-Demand," ACM Sigecom
Exchanges, vol. 3, num. 2, pp. 18-27, May 2002.
10. D. Makofske and K. Almeroth, "From Television to Internet Video-on-Demand: Techniques and Tools
for VCR-Style Interactivity," Software: Practice and Experience, vol. 31, num. 8, pp. 781-801, July
2001.
9. K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Supporting Multicast Deployment Efforts: A Survey of Tools for Multicast
Monitoring," Journal on High Speed Networking, Special Issue on Management of Multimedia
Networking, vol. 9, num. 3/4, pp. 191-211, March 2001.
8. K. Almeroth, "Adaptive, Workload-Dependent Scheduling for Large-Scale Content Delivery Systems,"
Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Special Issue on Streaming Video, vol. 11,
num. 3, pp. 426-439, March 2001.
7. D. Makofske and K. Almeroth, "Real-Time Multicast Tree Visualization and Monitoring," Software:
Practice and Experience, vol. 30, num. 9, pp. 1047-1065, July 2000.
6. M. Ammar, K. Almeroth, R. Clark and Z. Fei, "Multicast Delivery of WWW Pages," Electronic
Commerce Technology Trends: Challenges and Opportunities, IBM Press, February 2000.
5. K. Almeroth, "The Evolution of Multicast: From the MBone to Inter-Domain Multicast to Internet2
Deployment," IEEE Network Special Issue on Multicasting, vol. 10, num. 1, pp. 10-20,
January/February 2000.
4. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "An Alternative Paradigm for Scalable On-Demand Applications:
Evaluating and Deploying the Interactive Multimedia Jukebox," IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and
Data Engineering Special Issue on Web Technologies, vol. 11, num. 4, pp 658-672, July/August 1999.
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3. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "The Interactive Multimedia Jukebox (IMJ): A New Paradigm for the
On-Demand Delivery of Audio/Video," Computer Networks and ISDN Systems, vol. 30, no. 1, April
1998.
2. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "Multicast Group Behavior in the Internet's Multicast Backbone
(MBone)," IEEE Communications, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 124-129, June 1997.
1. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "On the Use of Multicast Delivery to Provide a Scalable and Interactive
Video-on-Demand Service," Journal on Selected Areas of Communication (JSAC), vol. 14, no. 6, pp.
1110-1122, August 1996.
B. Conference Papers with Proceedings (refereed)
89. D. Havey and K. Almeroth, "Active Sense Queue Management (ASQM)," IFIP Networking
Conference, Toulouse, FRANCE, May 2015.
88. L. Deek, E. Garcia-Villegas, E. Belding, S.J. Lee, and K. Almeroth, "Joint Rate and Channel Width
Adaptation in 802.11 MIMO Wireless Networks," IEEE Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc
Communications and Networks (SECON), New Orleans, LA, USA, June 2013.
87. D. Havey and K. Almeroth, "Fast Wireless Protocol: A Network Stack Design for Wireless
Transmission," IFIP Networking Conference, Brooklyn, New York, USA, May 2013.
86. M. Tavakolifard, J. Gulla, K. Almeroth, J. Ingvaldsen, G. Nygreen, and E. Berg, "Tailored News in the
Palm of Your HAND: A Multi-Perspective Transparent Approach to News Recommendation," Demo
Track at the International World Wide Web Conference (WWW), Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL, May 2013.
85. S. Patterson, M. Wittie, K. Almeroth, and B. Bamieh, "Network Optimization with Dynamic Demands
and Link Prices," Allerton Conference, Monticello, Illinois, USA, October 2012.
84. D. Havey, R. Chertov, and K. Almeroth, "Receiver Driven Rate Adaptation," ACM Multimedia Systems
Conference (MMSys), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, February 2012.
83. M. Tavakolifard and K. Almeroth, "Trust 2.0: Who to Believe in the Flood of Online Data?"
International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), Maui, Hawaii,
USA, January 2012.
82. L. Deek, E. Garcia-Villegas, E. Belding, S.J. Lee, and K. Almeroth, "The Impact of Channel Bonding
on 802.11n Network Management," ACM CoNEXT, Tokyo, JAPAN, December 2011.
81. L. Deek, X. Zhou, K. Almeroth, and H. Zheng, "To Preempt or Not: Tackling Bid and Time-based
Cheating in Online Spectrum Auctions," IEEE Infocom, Shanghai, CHINA, April 2011.
80. M. Wittie, V. Pejovic, L. Deek, K. Almeroth, and B. Zhao, "Exploiting Locality of Interest in Online
Social Networks," ACM CoNEXT, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, November 2010.
79. R. Chertov and K. Almeroth, "Using BGP in a Satellite-Based Challenged Network Environment,"
IEEE Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), Boston,
Massachusetts, USA, June 2010.
78. R. Chertov, D. Havey and K. Almeroth, "MSET: A Mobility Satellite Emulation Testbed," IEEE
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Infocom, San Diego, California, USA, March 2010.
77. B. Stone-Gross, A. Moser, C. Kruegel, E. Kirda, and K. Almeroth, "FIRE: FInding Rogue nEtworks,"
Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, December
2009.
76. M. Wittie, K. Almeroth, E. Belding, I. Rimac, and V. Hilt, "Internet Service in Developing Regions
Through Network Coding," IEEE Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and
Networks (SECON), Rome, ITALY, June 2009.
75. R. Chertov and K. Almeroth, "High-Fidelity Link Shaping," International Conference on Testbeds and
Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities (TRIDENTCOM),
Washington DC, USA, April 2009.
74. L. Deek, K. Almeroth, M. Wittie, and K. Harras, "Exploiting Parallel Networks Using Dynamic
Channel Scheduling," International Wireless Internet Conference (WICON), Maui, Hawaii, USA,
November 2008.
73. D. Havey, E. Barlas, R. Chertov, K. Almeroth, and E. Belding, "A Satellite Mobility Model for
QUALNET Network Simulations," IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), San
Diego, California, USA, November 2008.
72. J. Kayfetz and K. Almeroth, "Creating Innovative Writing Instruction for Computer Science Graduate
Students," ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA,
October 2008.
71. G. Swamynathan, B. Zhao, K. Almeroth, and S. Rao, "Towards Reliable Reputations for Dynamic
Networked Systems," IEEE International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems (SRDS), Napoli,
ITALY, October 2008.
70. B. Stone-Gross, D. Sigal, R. Cohn, J. Morse, K. Almeroth, and C. Krugel, "VeriKey: A Dynamic
Certificate Verification System for Public Key Exchanges," Conference on Detection of Intrusions and
Malware & Vulnerability Assessment (DIMVA), Paris, FRANCE, July 2008.
69. P. Acharya, A. Sharma, E. Belding, K. Almeroth, K. Papagiannaki, "Congestion-Aware Rate
Adaptation in Wireless Networks: A Measurement-Driven Approach," IEEE Conference on Sensor,
Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), San Francisco, California, USA, June
2008.
68. A. Jardosh, P. Suwannatat, T. Hollerer, E. Belding, and K. Almeroth, "SCUBA: Focus and Context for
Real-time Mesh Network Health Diagnosis," Passive and Active Measurement Conference (PAM),
Cleveland, Ohio, USA, April 2008.
67. B. Stone-Gross, C. Wilson, K. Almeroth, E. Belding, H. Zheng, K. Papagiannaki, "Malware in IEEE
802.11 Wireless Networks," Passive and Active Measurement Conference (PAM), Cleveland, Ohio,
USA, April 2008.
66. R. Raghavendra, E. Belding, K. Papagiannaki, and K. Almeroth, "Understanding Handoffs in Large
IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks," Internet Measurement Conference (IMC), San Diego, California,
USA, October 2007.
65. M. Wittie, B. Stone-Gross, K. Almeroth and E. Belding, "MIST: Cellular Data Network Measurement
for Mobile Applications," IEEE International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks,
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and Systems (BroadNets), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, September 2007.
64. S. Karpinski, E. Belding, K. Almeroth, "Wireless Traffic: The Failure of CBR Modeling," IEEE
International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems (BroadNets),
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, September 2007.
63. A. Knight, K. Almeroth, H. Zhang, R. Mayer, and K. DeLeeuw, "Data Cafe: A Dining Car Approach to
Educational Research Data Management and Distribution," World Conference on Educational
Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Vancouver, CANADA, June 2007.
62. H. Zhang, K. Almeroth, A. Knight, M. Bulger, and R. Mayer, "Moodog: Tracking Students' Online
Learning Activities," World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia &
Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Vancouver, CANADA, June 2007.
61. M. Bulger, K. Almeroth, R. Mayer, D. Chun, A. Knight, H. Collins, "Effects of Instructor Engagement
on Student Use of a Course Management System," Assocation for Psychological Science (APS)
Annual Conference, Washington DC, USA, May 2007.
60. R. Mayer, A. Stull, K. Almeroth, B. Bimber, D. Chun, M. Bulger, J. Campbell, Allan Knight, and H.
Zhang, "Using Technology-Based Methods to Foster Learning in Large Lecture Classes: Evidence for
the Pedagogic Value of Clickers," American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual
Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA, April 2007.
59. K. Ramachandran, I. Sheriff, E. Belding, and K. Almeroth, "Routing Stability in Static Wireless Mesh
Networks," Passive and Active Measurement Conference (PAM), Louvain-la-neuve, BELGIUM, April
2007.
58. G. Swamynathan, T. Close, S. Banerjee, R. McGeer, B. Zhao, and K. Almeroth, "Scalable Access
Control For Web Services," International Conference on Creating, Connecting and Collaborating
through Computing (C5), Kyoto, JAPAN, January 2007.
57. A. Knight, M. Bulger, K. Almeroth, and H. Zhang, "Is Learning Really a Phone Call Away?
Knowledge Transfer in Mobile Learning," World Conference on Mobile Learning (mLearn), Banff,
Alberta, CANADA, October 2006.
56. J. Kurian, K. Sarac, and K. Almeroth, "Defending Network-Based Services Against Denial of Service
Attacks," International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (IC3N), Arlington,
Virginia, USA, October 2006.
55. A. Jardosh, K. Sanzgiri, E. Belding and K. Almeroth, "IQU: Practical Queue-Based User Association
Management for WLANs--Case Studies, Architecture, and Implementation," ACM Mobicom, Marina
del Rey, California, USA, September 2006.
54. C. Holman, K. Harras, and K. Almeroth, "A Proactive Data Bundling System for Intermittent Mobile
Connections," IEEE International Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks
(SECON), Reston, Virginia, USA, September 2006.
53. G. Banks, M. Cova, V. Felmetsger, K. Almeroth, R. Kemmerer and G. Vigna, "SNOOZE: toward a
Stateful NetwOrk prOtocol fuzZEr," Information Security Conference (ISC), Samos Island, GREECE,
September 2006.
52. K. Harras and K. Almeroth, "Inter-Regional Messenger Scheduling in Delay Tolerant Mobile
Networks," IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks
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(WoWMoM), Niagara Falls, New York, USA, June 2006.
51. M. Bulger, R. Mayer, and K. Almeroth, "Engaged By Design: Using Simulation to Promote Active
Learning," Outstanding Paper at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia &
Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Orlando, Florida, USA, June 2006.
50. A. Knight, K. Almeroth, R. Mayer, D. Chun, and B. Bimber, "Observations and Recommendations for
Using Technology to Extend Interaction," World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia
& Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Orlando, Florida, USA, June 2006.
49. H. Zhang, and K. Almeroth, "A Simple Classroom Network Access Control System," World
Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Orlando,
Florida, USA, June 2006.
48. K. Harras and K. Almeroth, "Transport Layer Issues in Delay Tolerant Mobile Networks," IFIP
Networking Conference, Coimbra, PORTUGAL, May 2006.
47. R. Mayer, A. Stull, J. Campbell, K. Almeroth, B. Bimber, D. Chun and A. Knight, "Some
Shortcomings of Soliciting Students' Self-Reported SAT Scores," American Educational Research
Association (AERA) Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, USA, April 2006.
46. K. Ramachandran, E. Belding, K. Almeroth, and M. Buddhikot, "Interference-Aware Channel
Assignment in Multi-Radio Wireless Mesh Networks," IEEE Infocom, Barcelona, SPAIN, April 2006.
45. A. Jardosh, K. Ramachandran, K. Almeroth, and E. Belding, "Understanding Congestion in IEEE
802.11b Wireless Networks," ACM/USENIX Internet Measurement Conference (IMC), Berkeley,
California, USA, October 2005.
44. H. Zhang, K. Almeroth and M. Bulger, "An Activity Monitoring System to Support Classroom
Research," World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED
MEDIA), Montreal, Quebec, CANADA, pp. 1444-1449, June 2005.
43. Z. Xiang, H. Zhang, J. Huang, S. Song and K. Almeroth, "A Hidden Environment Model for
Constructing Indoor Radio Maps," IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and
Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), Taormina, ITALY, June 2005.
42. K. Harras, K. Almeroth and E. Belding, "Delay Tolerant Mobile Networks (DTMNs): Controlled
Flooding in Sparse Mobile Networks," IFIP Networking Conference, Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA,
May 2005.
41. A. Garyfalos and K. Almeroth, "Coupons: Wide Scale Information Distribution for Wireless Ad Hoc
Networks," IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom) Global Internet and Next
Generation Networks Symposium, Dallas, Texas, USA, pp. 1655-1659, December 2004.
40. A. Knight and K. Almeroth, "DeCAF: A Digital Classroom Application Framework," IASTED
International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT), St.
Thomas, US Virgin Islands, November 2004.
39. P. Namburi, K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "SSM-Ping: A Ping Utility for Source Specific Multicast,"
IASTED International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT),
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, November 2004.
38. K. Ramachandran, E. Belding and K. Almeroth, "DAMON: A Distributed Architecture for Monitoring
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Multi-hop Mobile Networks," IEEE International Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications
and Networks (SECON), Santa Clara, California, USA, October 2004.
37. A. Garyfalos and K. Almeroth, "Coupon Based Incentive Systems and the Implications of Equilibrium
Theory," IEEE Conference on Electronic Commerce (CEC), San Diego, California, USA, pp. 213-220,
July 2004.
36. A. Knight, K. Almeroth and B. Bimber, "An Automated System for Plagiarism Detection Using the
Internet," World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED
MEDIA), Lugano, Switzerland, pp. 3619-3625, June 2004.
35. H. Zhang and K. Almeroth, "Supplement to Distance Learning: Design for a Remote TA Support
System," World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED
MEDIA), Lugano, Switzerland, pp. 2821-2830, June 2004.
34. U. Mohan, K. Almeroth and E. Belding, "Scalable Service Discovery in Mobile Ad hoc Networks,"
IFIP Networking Conference, Athens, Greece, pp. 137-149, May 2004.
33. V. Thanedar, K. Almeroth and E. Belding, "A Lightweight Content Replication Scheme for Mobile Ad
hoc Environments," IFIP Networking Conference, Athens, Greece, pp. 125-136, May 2004.
32. R. Chalmers and K. Almeroth, "A Mobility Gateway for Small-Device Networks," IEEE International
Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom), Orlando, Florida, USA, March
2004.
31. A. Jardosh, E. Belding, K. Almeroth and S. Suri, "Towards Realistic Mobility Models For Mobile Ad
hoc Networks," ACM Mobicom, San Diego, California, USA, September 2003.
30. K. Sarac, P. Namburi and K. Almeroth, "SSM Extensions: Network Layer Support for Multiple
Senders in SSM," International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (IC3N),
Dallas, Texas, USA, October 2003.
29. K. Ramachandran and K. Almeroth, "MAFIA: A Multicast Management Solution for Access Control
and Traffic Filtering," IEEE/IFIP Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and Services
(MMNS), Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 2003.
28. J. Humfrey, S. Rollins, K. Almeroth, and B. Bimber, "Managing Complexity in a Networked Learning
Environment," World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED
MEDIA), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, pp. 60-63, June 2003.
27. K. Almeroth, S. Rollins, Z. Shen, and B. Bimber, "Creating a Demarcation Point Between Content
Production and Encoding in a Digital Classroom," World Conference on Educational Multimedia,
Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, pp. 2-5, June 2003.
26. M. Kolsch, K. Kvilekval, and K. Almeroth, "Improving Speaker Training with Interactive Lectures,"
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA),
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, June 2003.
25. P. Rajvaidya and K. Almeroth, "Analysis of Routing Characteristics in the Multicast Infrastructure,"
IEEE Infocom, San Francisco, California, USA, April 2003.
24. S. Rollins and K. Almeroth, "Pixie: A Jukebox Architecture to Support Efficient Peer Content
Exchange," ACM Multimedia, Juan Les Pins, FRANCE, December 2002.
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23. S. Rollins, R. Chalmers, J. Blanquer, and K. Almeroth, "The Active Information System(AIS): A
Model for Developing Scalable Web Services," IASTED International Conference on Internet and
Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA), Kauai, Hawaii, USA, August 2002.
22. S. Rollins and K. Almeroth, "Seminal: Additive Semantic Content for Multimedia Streams," IASTED
International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA), Kauai,
Hawaii, USA, August 2002.
21. B. Stiller, K. Almeroth, J. Altmann, L. McKnight, and M. Ott, "Content Pricing in the Internet," SPIE
ITCom Conference on Internet Performance and Control of Network Systems (IPCNS), Boston,
Massachusetts, USA, July 2002.
20. S. Jagannathan, J. Nayek, K. Almeroth and M. Hofmann, "A Model for Discovering Customer Value
for E-Content," ACM International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (SIGKDD),
Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA, July 2002.
19. S. Rollins and K. Almeroth, "Deploying and Infrastructure for Technologically Enhanced Learning,"
Outstanding Paper at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia &
Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Denver, Colorado, USA, pp. 1651-1656, June 2002.
18. P. Rajvaidya and K. Almeroth, "Building the Case for Distributed Global Multicast Monitoring,"
Multimedia Computing and Networking (MMCN), San Jose, California, USA, January 2002.
17. S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "An Adaptive Pricing Scheme for Content Delivery Systems," IEEE
Global Internet, San Antonio, Texas, USA, November 2001.
16. K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Providing Scalable Many-to-One Feedback in Multicast Reachability
Monitoring Systems," IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks
and Services (MMNS), Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 2001.
15. S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "The Dynamics of Price, Revenue and System Utilization,"
IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and Services (MMNS),
Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 2001.
14. A. Kanwar, K. Almeroth, S. Bhattacharyya, and M. Davy, "Enabling End-User Network Monitoring
via the Multicast Consolidated Proxy Monitor," SPIE ITCom Conference on Scalability and Traffic
Control in IP Networks (STCIPN), Denver, Colorado, USA, August 2001.
13. S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "Using Tree Topology for Multicast Congestion Control,"
International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Valencia, SPAIN, September 2001.
12. P. Rajvaidya and K. Almeroth, "A Router-Based Technique for Monitoring the Next-Generation of
Internet Multicast Protocols," International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Valencia,
SPAIN, September 2001.
11. R. Chalmers and K. Almeroth, "Modeling the Branching Characteristics and Efficiency Gains of
Global Multicast Trees," IEEE Infocom, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, April 2001.
10. R. Chalmers and K. Almeroth, "Developing a Multicast Metric," Global Internet, San Francisco,
California, USA, December 2000.
9. K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Monitoring Reachability in the Global Multicast Infrastructure," IEEE
International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP), Osaka, JAPAN, November 2000.
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8. K. Almeroth, "A Long-Term Analysis of Growth and Usage Patterns in the Multicast Backbone
(MBone)," IEEE INFOCOM, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL, March 2000.
7. K. Almeroth, K. Obraczka and D. De Lucia, "A Lightweight Protocol for Interconnecting
Heterogeneous Devices in Dynamic Environments," IEEE International Conference on Multimedia
Computing and Systems (ICMCS), Florence, ITALY, June 1999.
6. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "The Interactive Multimedia Jukebox (IMJ): A New Paradigm for the
On-Demand Delivery of Audio/Video," Best Paper at the Seventh International World Wide Web
Conference (WWW), Brisbane, AUSTRALIA, April 1998.
5. K. Almeroth, M. Ammar and Z. Fei, "Scalable Delivery of Web Pages Using Cyclic Best-Effort (UDP)
Multicast," IEEE INFOCOM, San Francisco, California, USA, June 1998.
4. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "Delivering Popular Web Pages Using Cyclic Unreliable Multicast
(Extended Abstract)," SPIE Conference on Voice, Video and Data Communications, Dallas, Texas,
USA, November 1997.
3. K. Almeroth, A. Dan, D. Sitaram and W. Tetzlaff, "Long Term Resource Allocation in Video Delivery
Systems," IEEE INFOCOM,Kobe, JAPAN, April 1997.
2. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "On the Performance of a Multicast Delivery Video-On-Demand Service
with Discontinuous VCR Actions," International Conference on Communications (ICC), Seattle,
Washington, USA, June 1995.
1. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "A Scalable, Interactive Video-On-Demand Service Using Multicast
Communication," International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (IC3N), San
Francisco, California, USA, September 1994.
C. Workshop Papers (refereed)
34. M. Tavakolifard, J. Gulla, K. Almeroth, F. Hopfgartner, B. Kille, T. Plumbaum, A. Lommatzsch, T.
Brodt, A. Bucko, and T. Heintz, "Workshop and Challenge on News Recommender Systems," ACM
RecSys News Recommender Systems (NRS) Workshop and Challange, Hong Kong, CHINA, October
2013.
33. M. Tavakolifard, K. Almeroth, and J. Gulla, "Does Social Contact Matter? Modelling the Hidden Web
of Trust Underlying Twitter," ACM International Workshop on Social Recommender Systems (SRS),
Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL, May 2013.
32. D. Johnson, E. Belding, K. Almeroth and G. van Stam, "Internet Usage and Performance Analysis of a
Rural Wireless Network in Macha, Zambia," ACM Networked Systems for Developing Regions (NSDR)
Workshop, San Francisco, California, USA, June 2010.
31. D. Havey, R. Chertov, and K. Almeroth, "Wired Wireless Broadcast Emulation," International
Workshop on Wireless Network Measurement (WiNMee), Seoul, Korea, June 2009.
30. R. Raghavendra, P. Acharya, E. Belding, and K. Almeroth, "MeshMon: A Multi-Tiered Framework for
Wireless Mesh Network Monitoring," ACM Mobihoc Wireless of the Students, by the Students, for the
Students Workshop (S3), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 2009.
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29. G. Swamynathan, C. Wilson, B. Boe, B. Zhao, and K. Almeroth, "Do Social Networks Improve
e-Commerce: A Study on Social Marketplaces," ACM Sigcomm Workshop on Online Social Networks
(WOSN), Seattle, Washington, USA, August 2008.
28. R. Raghavendra, E. Belding, and K. Almeroth, "Antler: A Multi-Tiered Approach to Automated
Wireless Network Management," IEEE Workshop on Automated Network Management (ANM),
Phoenix, Arizona, USA, April 2008.
27. S. Karpinski, E. Belding, and K. Almeroth, "Towards Realistic Models of Wireless Workload,"
International Workshop on Wireless Network Measurement (WiNMee), Limassol, CYPRUS, April
2007.
26. K. Harras, M. Wittie, K. Almeroth, and E. Belding, "ParaNets: A Parallel Network Architecture for
Challenged Networks," IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile),
Tucson, Arizona, USA, February 2007.
25. H. Caituiro-Monge, K. Almeroth, M. del Mar Alvarez-Rohena, "Friend Relay: A Resource Sharing
Framework for Mobile Wireless Devices," ACM International Workshop on Wireless Mobile
Applications and Services on WLAN Hotspots (WMASH), Los Angeles, California, September 2006.
24. G. Swamynathan, Ben Y. Zhao and K. Almeroth, "Exploring the Feasibility of Proactive Reputations,"
International Workshop on Peer-to-Peer Systems (IPTPS), Santa Barbara, California, USA, February
2006.
23. G. Swamynathan, Ben Y. Zhao and K. Almeroth, "Decoupling Service and Feedback Trust in a Peer-to-
Peer Reputation System," International Workshop on Applications and Economics of Peer-to-Peer
Systems (AEPP), Nanjing, CHINA, November 2005.
22. K. Ramachandran, M. Buddhikot, G. Chandranmenon, S. Miller, E. Belding, and K. Almeroth, "On the
Design and Implementation of Infrastructure Mesh Networks," IEEE Workshop on Wireless Mesh
Networks (WiMesh), Santa Clara, California, USA, September 2005.
21. A. Jardosh, K. Ramachandran, K. Almeroth and E. Belding, "Understanding Link-Layer Behavior in
Highly Congested IEEE 802.11b Wireless Networks," Sigcomm Workshop on Experimental
Approaches to Wireless Network Design and Analysis (EWIND), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA,
August 2005.
20. A. Sen Mazumder, K. Almeroth and K. Sarac, "Facilitating Robust Multicast Group Management,"
Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Skamania,
Washington, USA, June 2005.
19. Y. Sun, I. Sheriff, E. Belding and K. Almeroth, "An Experimental Study of Multimedia Traffic
Performance in Mesh Networks," MobiSys International Workshop on Wireless Traffic Measurements
and Modeling (WitMeMo), Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2005.
18. K. Ramachandran, K. Almeroth and E. Belding, "A Framework for the Management of Large-Scale
Wireless Network Testbeds," International Workshop on Wireless Network Measurement (WiNMee),
Trentino, ITALY, April 2005.
17. A. Garyfalos, K. Almeroth and K. Sanzgiri, "Deployment Complexity Versus Performance Efficiency
in Mobile Multicast," International Workshop on Broadband Wireless Multimedia: Algorithms,
Architectures and Applications (BroadWiM), San Jose, California, USA, October 2004.
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16. C. Ho, K. Ramachandran, K. Almeroth and E. Belding, "A Scalable Framework for Wireless Network
Monitoring," ACM International Workshop on Wireless Mobile Applications and Services on WLAN
Hotspots (WMASH), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, October 2004.
15. A. Garyfalos, K. Almeroth and J. Finney, "A Hybrid of Network and Application Layer Multicast for
Mobile IPv6 Networks," International Workshop on Large-Scale Group Communication (LSGC),
Florence, ITALY, October 2003.
14. A. Garyfalos, K. Almeroth and J. Finney, "A Comparison of Network and Application Layer Multicast
for Mobile IPv6 Networks," ACM Workshop on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and
Mobile Systems (MSWiM), San Diego, California, USA, September 2003.
13. S. Jagannathan, and K. Almeroth, "Pricing and Resource Provisioning for Delivering E-Content On-
Demand with Multiple Levels-of-Service," International Workshop on Internet Charging and QoS
Technologies (ICQT), Zurich, SWITZERLAND, October 2002.
12. S. Rollins, K. Almeroth, D. Milojicic, and K. Nagaraja, "Power-Aware Data Management for Small
Devices," Workshop on Wireless Mobile Multimedia (WoWMoM), Atlanta, GA, USA, September 2002.
11. K. Almeroth, S. Bhattacharyya, and C. Diot, "Challenges of Integrating ASM and SSM IP Multicast
Protocol Architectures," International Workshop on Digital Communications: Evolutionary Trends of
the Internet (IWDC), Taormina, ITALY, September 2001.
10. K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Scalable Techniques for Discovering Multicast Tree Topology," Network
and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Port Jefferson, New York,
USA, June 2001.
9. P. Rajvaidya, K. Almeroth and K. Claffy, "A Scalable Architecture for Monitoring and Visualizing
Multicast Statistics," IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Systems: Operations &
Management (DSOM), Austin, Texas, USA, December 2000.
8. S. Jagannathan, K. Almeroth and A. Acharya, "Topology Sensitive Congestion Control for Real-Time
Multicast," Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Chapel
Hill, North Carolina, USA, June 2000.
7. K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Supporting the Need for Inter-Domain Multicast Reachability," Network
and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Chapel Hill , North Carolina,
USA, June 2000.
6. D. Makofske and K. Almeroth, "MHealth: A Real-Time Multicast Tree Visualization and Monitoring
Tool," Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Basking
Ridge New Jersey, USA, June 1999.
5. K. Almeroth and Y. Zhang, "Using Satellite Links as Delivery Paths in the Multicast Backbone
(MBone)," ACM/IEEE International Workshop on Satellite-Based Information Services (WOSBIS),
Dallas, Texas, USA, October 1998.
4. M. Ammar, K. Almeroth, R. Clark and Z. Fei, "Multicast Delivery of Web Pages OR How to Make
Web Servers Pushy," Workshop on Internet Server Performance (WISP), Madison, Wisconsin, USA,
June 1998.
3. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "Prototyping the Interactive Multimedia Jukebox," Mini-conference on
Multimedia Appliances, Interfaces, and Trials--International Conference on Communications (ICC),
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Montreal, Quebec, CANADA, June 1997.
2. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "Collection and Modeling of the Join/Leave Behavior of Multicast Group
Members in the MBone," High Performance Distributed Computing Focus Workshop (HPDC),
Syracuse, New York, USA, August 1996.
1. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "The Role of Multicast Communication in the Provision of Scalable and
Interactive Video-On-Demand Service," Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and
Video (NOSSDAV) , Durham, New Hampshire, USA, April 1995.
D. Non-Refereed Publications
8. K. Almeroth, E. Belding, M. Buddhikot, G. Chandranmenon, S. Miller, and K. Ramachandran,
"Infrastructure Mesh Networks," U.S. Patent Application US20070070959 A1, September 2005.
7. K. Almeroth, R. Caceres, A. Clark, R. Cole, N. Duffield, T. Friedman, K. Hedayat, K. Sarac, M.
Westerlund, "RTP Control Protocol Extended Reports (RTCP XR)," Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) Request for Comments (RFC) 3611, November 2003.
6. Z. Albanna, K. Almeroth, D. Meyer, and M. Schipper, "IANA Guidelines for IPv4 Multicast Address
Allocation," Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments (RFC) 3171, August 2001.
5. B. Quinn and K. Almeroth, "IP Multicast Applications: Challenges and Solutions," Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF), Request for Comments (RFC) 3170, September 2001.
4. K. Almeroth, L. Wei and D. Farinacci, "Multicast Reachability Monitor (MRM) Protocol," Internet
Engineering Task Force Internet Draft, July 2000.
3. K. Almeroth and L. Wei, "Justification for and use of the Multicast Reachability Monitor (MRM)
Protocol," Internet Engineering Task Force Internet Draft, March 1999.
2. K. Almeroth, "Managing IP Multicast Traffic: A First Look at the Issues, Tools, and Challenges," IP
Multicast Initiative White Paper, San Jose, California, USA, February 1999.
1. K. Almeroth, K. Obraczka and D. De Lucia, "Pseudo-IP: Providing a Thin Network Protocol for Semi-
Intelligent Wireless Devices," DARPA/NIST Smart Spaces Workshop, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA,
July 1998.
E. Released Software Systems
19. A Multi-radio Wireless Mesh Network Architecture -- http://moment.cs.ucsb.edu/tic/. Released
December 1, 2006 (with K. Ramachandran, I. Sheriff, and E. Belding). The software as part of a multi-
radio wireless mesh network that includes a Split Wireless Router that alleviates the interference that
can occur between commodity radios within a single piece of hardware. The second is server software
to perform channel assignment and communicate the assignments throughout the mesh network.
18. AODV-Spanning Tree (AODV-ST) -- http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~krishna/aodv-st/. Released September
1, 2006 (with K. Ramachandran and E. Belding). AODV-ST is an extension of the well-known AODV
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protocol specifically designed for wireless mesh networks. The advantages of AODV-ST over AODV
include support for high throughput routing metrics, automatic route maintenance for common-case
traffic, and low route discovery latency.
17. The Multicast Detective -- http://www.nmsl.cs.ucsb.edu/mcast_detective/. Released September 1,
2005 (with A. Sen Mazumder). The multicast detective is a robust solution to determine the existence
and nature of multicast service for a particular user. By performing a series of tests, a user can
determine whether there is network support for multicast, and consequently, whether a multicast group
join is likely to succeed.
16. AutoCap: Automatic and Accurate Captioning -- http://www.nmsl.cs.ucsb.edu/autocap/. Released
August 1, 2005 (with A. Knight). AutoCap is a software system that takes as input an audio/video file
and a text transcript. AutoCap creates captions by aligning the utterances in the audio/video file to the
transcript. For those words that are not recognized, AutoCap estimates when the words were spoken
along with an error bound that gives the content creator an idea of caption accuracy. The result is a
collection of accurately time-stamped captions that can be displayed with the video.
15. PAIRwise Plagiarism Detection System -- http://cits.ucsb.edu/pair/. Released July 1, 2005 (with A.
Knight). PAIRwise is a plagiarism detection system with: (1) an easy-to-use interface for submitting
papers, (2) a flexible comparison engine that allows intra-class, inter-class, and Internet-based
comparisons, and (3) an intuitive graphical presentation of results.
14. DAMON Multi-Hop Wireless Network Monitoring -- http://moment.cs.ucsb.edu/damon/. Released
October 1, 2004 (with K. Ramachandran and E. Belding). DAMON is a distributed system for
monitoring multi-hop mobile networks. DAMON uses agents within the network to monitor network
behavior and send collected measurements to data repositories. DAMON's generic architecture
supports the monitoring of a wide range of protocol, device, or network parameters.
13. Multicast Firewall -- http://www.nmsl.cs.ucsb.edu/mafia/. Released June 1, 2004 (with K.
Ramachandran). MAFIA, a multicast firewall and traffic management solution, has the specific aim of
strengthening multicast security through multicast access control, multicast traffic filtering, and DoS
attack prevention.
12. AODV@IETF Peer Routing Software-- http://moment.cs.ucsb.edu/aodv-ietf/. Released November 1,
2003 (with K. Ramachandran and E. Belding). One of the first large-scale efforts to run the Ad hoc On
demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol in a public space (at the Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF)). The implementation includes a daemon that runs on both the Linux and Windows
operating systems.
11. Mobility Obstacles -- http://moment.cs.ucsb.edu/mobility/. Released September 1, 2003 (with A.
Jardosh, E. Belding, and S. Suri). The topology and movement of nodes in ad hoc protocol simulation
are key factors in protocol performance. In this project, we have developed ns-2 simulation plug-ins
that create more realistic movement models through the incorporation of obstacles. These obstacles are
utilized to restrict both node movement and wireless transmissions.
10. mwalk -- http://www.nmsl.cs.ucsb.edu/mwalk/. Released December 1, 2000 (with R. Chalmers).
Mwalk is a collection of Java applications and Perl scripts which re-create a global view of a multicast
session from mtrace and RTCP logs. Users to the site can download mwalk, examine the results of our
analysis, or download data sets for use in simulations dependent on multicast tree characteristics.
9. MANTRA2 -- http://www.nmsl.cs.ucsb.edu/mantra/. Released December 1, 1999 (with P. Rajvaidya).
This new version of MANTRA focuses on the visualization of inter-domain routing statistics. Working
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in conjunction with the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) we have
developed advanced collection and visualization techniques.
8. MRM -- http://www.nmsl.cs.ucsb.edu/mrm/. Released October 1, 1999 (with K. Sarac). MRM is the
Multicast Reachability Protocol. We have implemented an end-host agent that responds to MRM
Manager commands. Our end-host agent works in conjunction with Cisco routers to detect and isolate
multicast faults.
7. MANTRA -- http://www.nmsl.cs.ucsb.edu/mantra/. Released January 1, 1999 (with P. Rajvaidya).
MANTRA is the Monitoring and Analysis of Traffic in Multicast Routers. It uses scripts to collect and
display data from backbone multicast routers.
6. SDR Monitor -- http://www.nmsl.cs.ucsb.edu/sdr-monitor/. Released January 1, 1999 (with K. Sarac).
The SDR Monitor receives e-mail updates from participants containing information about observed
sessions in the MBone. A global view of multicast reachability is then constructed.
5. The MHealth tool -- http://www.nmsl.cs.ucsb.edu/mhealth/. Released September 1, 1998 (with D.
Makofske). The mhealth tool graphically visualizes MBone multicast group trees and provides `health'
information including end-to-end losses per receiver and losses on a per hop basis. The implementation
required expertise in Java, the MBone tools, and Unix.
4. The MControl tool -- http://www.nmsl.cs.ucsb.edu/mcontrol/. Released August 1, 1998 (with D.
Makofske). Mcontrol is a tool to provide VCR-based interactivity for live MBone sessions. The
implementation required expertise in Java, the MBone tools, and Unix.
3. Interactive Multimedia Jukebox (IMJ) -- http://imj.ucsb.edu/. Released October 1, 1996. The IMJ
combines the WWW and the MBone conferencing tools to provide a multi-channel video jukebox
offering both instructional and entertainment programming on a wide scale. The implementation
required expertise in HTML, Perl, C, the MBone tools, and Unix.
2. Mlisten -- http://www.cc.gatech.edu/computing/Telecomm/mbone/. Released September 1, 1995. A
tool to continuously collect MBone multicast group membership information including number and
location of members, membership duration, and inter-arrival time for all audio and video sessions. The
implementation required expertise in C, Tcl/Tk, the MBone tools, and UNIX socket programming.
1. Audio-on-Demand (AoD). March 1, 1995. A server/client prototype to demonstrate interactivity in
near VoD systems. The AoD server provides songs-on-demand and VCR-like functions via multicast
IP over Ethernet. The implementation required expertise in C, OpenWindows programming, UNIX
socket programming, and network programming.
F. Tutorials, Panels and Invited Talks
"25th Anniversary Panel," Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video
(NOSSDAV), Portland, Oregon, USA, March 2015.
"Sensing and Opportunistic Delivery of Ubiquitous Video in Health Monitoring, On-Campus and
Social Network Applications," Workshop on Mobile Video Delivery (MoViD), Chapel Hill North
Carolina, USA, February 2012.
"Medium Access in New Contexts: Reinventing the Wheel?," USC Invited Workshop on Theory and
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Practice in Wireless Networks, Los Angeles, California, USA, May 2008.
"The Wild, Wild West: Wireless Networks Need a New Sheriff," University of Florida CISE
Department Lecture Series, Gainesville, Florida, USA, February 2008.
"Distinguishing Between Connectivity, Intermittent Connectivity, and Intermittent Disconnectivity,"
Keynote at the ACM MobiCom Workshop on Challenged Networks (CHANTS), Montreal, CANADA,
September 2007.
"The Three Ghosts of Multicast: Past, Present, and Future," Keynote at the Trans-European Research
and Education Networking Association (TERENA) Networking Conference, Lynby, DENMARK, May
2007.
"Multicast Help Wanted: From Where and How Much?," Keynote at the Workshop on Peer-to-Peer
Multicasting (P2PM), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, January 2007.
"The Confluence of Wi-Fi and Apps: What to Expect Next," Engineering Insights, UC-Santa Barbara,
Santa Barbara, California, USA, October 2006.
"Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for the Future Internet," University of Minnesota Digital
Technology Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, September 2006.
"Wireless Technology as a Catalyst: Possibilities for Next-Generation Interaction," Santa Barbara
Forum on Digital Transitions, Santa Barbara, California, USA, April 2006.
"Challenges and Opportunities in an Internet with Pervasive Wireless Access," University of Texas--
Dallas Computer Science Colloquium, Dallas, Texas, USA, March 2006.
"Challenges and Opportunities with Pervasive Wireless in the Internet," Duke University Computer
Science Colloquium, Durham, North Carolina, USA, February 2006.
"The Span From Wireless Protocols to Social Applications," Intel Research Labs, Cambridge, United
Kingdom, December 2005.
"The Internet Dot.Com Bomb and Beyond the Dot.Com Calm," CSE IGERT and Cal Poly Lecture
Series, San Luis Obispo, California, USA, October 2005.
"Panel: Directions in Networking Research," IEEE Computer Communications Workshop (CCW),
Irvine, California, USA, October 2005.
"Economic Incentives for Ad Hoc Networks," KAIST New Applications Seminar, Seoul, South Korea,
March 2004.
"New Applications for the Next Generation Internet," Citrix Systems, Santa Barbara, California, USA,
March 2004.
"PI: The Imperfect Pursuit of Pure Pattern," CITS Visions in Technology Series, Santa Barbara,
California, USA, January 2004.
"Panel: Core Networking Issues and Protocols for the Internet," National Science Foundation (NSF)
Division of Advanced Networking Infrastructure and Research (ANIR) Principal Investigators
Workshop, Washington DC, USA, March 2003.
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"Panel: Pricing for Content in the Internet," SPIE ITCom Internet Performance and Control of Network
Systems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 2002.
"The Technology Behind Wireless LANs," Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum, Santa Barbara,
California, USA, March 2002.
"Lessons Learned in the Digital Classroom," Center for Information and Technology Brown Bag
Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, USA, March 2002.
"The Evolution of Advanced Networking Services: From the ARPAnet to Internet2," California State
University--San Luis Obispo CS Centennial Colloquium Series, San Luis Obispo, California, USA,
February 2002.
"Deployment of IP Multicast in Campus Infrastructures," Internet2 Campus Deployment Workshop,
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 2001.
"Multicast: Is There Anything Else to Do?," Sprint Research Retreat, Miami, Florida, USA, May 2001.
"The Evolution of Next-Generation Internet Services and Applications," Government Technology
Conference 2001 (GTC) for the Western Region, Sacramento, California, USA, May 2001.
"I2 Multicast: Not WIDE-scale Deployment, FULL-scale Deployment," Closing Plenary, Internet2
Member Meetings, Washington, D.C., USA, March 2001.
"Panel: Beyond IP Multicast," Content Delivery Networks (CDN), New York, New York, USA,
February 2001.
"Viable Multicast Pricing & Business Models for Wider-Scale Deployment," Content Delivery
Networks (CDN), New York, New York, USA, February 2001.
"IP Multicast: Modern Protocols, Deployment, and Management," Content Delivery Networks (CDN),
New York, New York, USA, February 2001 & San Jose, California, USA, December 2001.
"Under the Hood of the Internet," Technology 101: Technology for Investors, Center for
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Management, November 2000.
"Understanding Multicast Traffic in the Internet," (1) University of Virginia, (2) University of
Maryland, and (3) Columbia University, September 2000.
"The Bad, The Ugly, and The Good: The Past, Present, and Future of Multicast," Digital Fountain, San
Francisco, California, USA, August 2000.
"Implications of Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) on the Future of Internet Content Delivery," Occam
Networks, Santa Barbara, California, USA, August 2000.
"Introduction to Multicast Routing Protocols," UC-Berkeley Open Mash Multicast Workshop,
Berkeley, California, USA, July 2000.
"Efforts to Understand Traffic and Tree Characteristics," University of Massachusetts--Amherst
Colloquia, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, May 2000.
"Monitoring Multicast Traffic," Sprint Research Retreat, Half Moon Bay, California, USA, April 2000.
"What is the Next Generation of Multicast in the Internet?," HRL Laboratories, Malibu, California,
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USA, January 2000.
"Mission and Status of the Center for Information Technology and Society (CITS)," Intel Research
Council, Portland, Oregon, USA, September 1999.
"Multicast at a Crossroads," IP Multicast Initiative Summits and Bandwidth Management Workshops,
San Francisco, CA, USA, (1) October 1999; (2) February 2000; and (3) June 2000.
"IP Multicast: Modern Protocols, Deployment, and Management," Networld+Interop: (1) Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA--May 2000; (2) Tokyo, JAPAN--June 2000; (3) Atlanta, Georgia, USA--September
2000; (4) Las Vegas, Nevada, USA--May 2001; (5) Las Vegas, Nevada, USA--May 2002.
"IP Multicast: Practice and Theory" (w/ Steve Deering), Networld+Interop: (1) Las Vegas, Nevada,
USA--May 1999; (2) Tokyo, JAPAN--June 1999; and (3) Atlanta, Georgia, USA--September 1999.
"Internet2 Multicast Testbeds and Applications," Workshop on Protocols for High Speed Networks
(PfHSN), Salem, Massachusetts, USA, August 1999.
"IP Multicast: Protocols for the Intra- and Inter-Domain," Lucent Technologies, Westford,
Massachusetts, USA, August 1999.
"Internet2 Multicast Testbeds and Applications," NASA Workshop: Bridging the Gap, Moffett Field,
California, USA, August 1999.
"The Evolution of Next-Generation Services and Applications in the Internet," Tektronix Distinguished
Lecture Series, Portland, Oregon, USA, May 1999.
"Multicast Applications and Infrastructure in the Next Generation Internet," CENIC 99 Workshop on
Achieving Critical Mass for Advanced Applications, Monterey, California, USA, May 1999.
"Multicast Traffic Monitoring and Analysis Work at UCSB" (w/ P. Rajvaidya), Workshop on Internet
Statistics and Metrics Analysis (ISMA), San Diego, California, USA, April 1999.
"How the Internet Works: Following Bits Around the World," Science Lite, Santa Barbara General
Affiliates and Office of Community Relations, California, USA, February 1999.
"Managing Multicast: Challenges, Tools, and the Future," IP Multicast Initiative Summit, San Jose,
California, USA, February 1999.
"The Future of Multicast Communication and Protocols," Internet Bandwidth Management Summit
(iBAND), San Jose, California, USA, November 1998.
"An Overview of IP Multicast: Applications and Deployment," (1) Workshop on Evaluating IP
Multicast as the Solution for Webcasting Real-Time Networked Multimedia Applications, New York,
New York, USA, July 1998; and (2) Satellites and the Internet Conference, Washington, D.C., USA,
July 1998.
"IETF Developments in IP Multicast," IP Multicast Initiative Summit, San Jose, California, USA,
February 1998.
"An Introduction to IP Multicast and the Multicast Backbone (MBone)" vBNS Technical Meeting
sponsored by the National Center for Network Engineering (NLANR), San Diego, California, USA,
February 1998.
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"Using Multicast Communication to Deliver WWW Pages" Computer Communications Workshop
(CCW '97), Phoenix, Arizona, USA, September 1997.
G. Research Funding
K. Almeroth, "Packet Scheduling Using IP Embedded Transport Instrumentation," Cisco Systems Inc.,
$100,000, 3/1/13-8/31/14.
K. Almeroth, E. Belding and S.J. Lee, "GOALI: Maximizing Available Bandwidth in Next Generation
WLANs", National Science Foundation (NSF), $101,088, 10/1/13-9/30/14.
K. Almeroth and E. Belding, "GOALI: Intelligent Channel Management in 802.11n Networks,"
National Science Foundation (NSF), $51,000, 10/1/10-9/30/11.
B. Zhao, K. Almeroth, H. Zheng, and E. Belding, "NeTS: Medium: Airlab: Distributed Infrastructure
for Wireless Measurements," National Science Foundation (NSF), $700,000, 9/1/09-8/13/13.
K. Almeroth, E. Belding and T. Hollerer, "NeTS-WN: Wireless Network Health: Real-Time Diagnosis,
Adaptation, and Management," National Science Foundation (NSF), $600,000, 10/1/07-9/30/10.
K. Almeroth, "Next-Generation Service Engineering in Internet2," University Consortium for
Advanced Internet Development (UCAID), $1,254,000, 7/1/04-6/30/09 (reviewed and renewed each
year).
B. Manjunath, K. Almeroth, F. Bullo, J. Hespanha, T. Hollerer, C. Krintz, U. Madhow, K. Rose, A.
Singh, and M. Turk, "Large-Scale Multimodal Wireless Sensor Network," Office of Naval Research
Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), $655,174, 4/14/08-4/14/09.
K. Almeroth and E. Belding, "Improving Robustness in Evolving Wireless Infrastructures," Intel
Corporation, $135,000, 7/1/06-6/30/09 (reviewed and renewed for second and third year).
K. Almeroth and K. Sarac, "Bridging Support in Mixed Deployment Multicast Environments," Cisco
Systems Inc., $100,000, 9/1/07-8/31/08.
K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Building the Final Piece in One-to-Many Content Distribution," Cisco
Systems Inc., $95,000, 9/1/06-8/31/07.
E. Belding, K. Almeroth and J. Gibson, "Real-Time Communication Support in a Ubiquitous Next-
Generation Internet," National Science Foundation (NSF), $900,000, 10/1/04-9/30/07.
K. Almeroth and K. Sarac, "Improving the Robustness of Multicast in the Internet," Cisco Systems
Inc., $80,000, 9/1/04-8/31/05.
R. Mayer, B. Bimber, K. Almeroth and D. Chun, "Assessing the Pedagogical Implications of
Technology in College Courses," Mellon Foundation, $350,000, 7/1/04-6/30/07.
B. Bimber, A. Flanagin and C. Stol, "Technological Change and Collective Association: Changing
Relationships Among Technology, Organizations, Society and the Citizenry," National Science
Foundation (NSF), $329,175, 7/1/04-6/30/07.
K. Almeroth and B. Bimber, "Plagiarism Detection Techniques and Software," UCSB Instructional
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Development, $22,000, 7/1/04-6/30/05.
K. Almeroth, "Student Travel Support for the 14th International Workshop on Network and Operating
Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV)," National Science Foundation (NSF),
$10,000, 5/1/04-8/31/04.
K. Almeroth, "An Automated Indexing System for Remote, Archived Presentations," QAD Inc.,
$25,000, 5/1/04-6/30/05.
K. Almeroth and M. Turk, "A Remote Teaching Assistant Support System," Microsoft, $40,000,
1/1/04-6/30/05.
K. Almeroth, "Supporting Multicast Service Functionality in Helix," Real Networks, $30,000, 9/1/03-6
/30/04.
K. Almeroth and E. Belding, "Service Discovery in Mobile Networks," Nokia Summer Research Grant
(U. Mohan), $10,240, 7/1/03-9/30/03.
K. Almeroth, D. Zappala, "Building a Global Multicast Service," Cisco Systems Inc., $100,000,
1/1/03-6/30/04.
K. Almeroth, "Developing A Dynamic Protocol for Candidate Access Router Discovery," Nokia
Graduate Student Fellowship (R. Chalmers), $26,110, 9/01/02-6/30/03.
B. Bimber and K. Almeroth, "The Role of Collaborative Groupware in Organizations," Toole Family
Foundation, $182,500 ($20,000 cash plus $162,500 in software), 9/1/02-8/30/07.
B. Manjunath, et al., "Digital Multimedia: Graduate Training Program in Interactive Digital
Multimedia," National Science Foundation (NSF), $2,629,373, 4/1/02-3/31/07.
J. Green, K. Almeroth, et al., "Inquiry in the Online Context: Learning from the Past, Informing the
Future," UCSB Research Across Disciplines, $10,000, 9/1/01-8/31/02.
K. Almeroth, "Monitoring and Maintaining the Global Multicast Infrastructure," Cisco Systems Inc.,
$54,600, 7/1/01-6/30/02.
R. Kemmerer, K. Almeroth, et al., "Hi-DRA High-speed, Wide-area Network Detection, Response, and
Analysis," Department of Defense (DoD), $4,283,500, 5/1/01-4/30/06.
A. Singh, K. Almeroth, et al., "Digital Campus: Scalable Information Services on a Campus-wide
Wireless Network," National Science Foundation (NSF), 1,450,000, 9/15/00-12/31/04.
K. Almeroth, "Visualizing the Global Multicast Infrastructure," UC MICRO w/ Cisco Systems Inc.,
$85,438, 7/1/00-6/30/02.
H. Lee, K. Almeroth, et al., "Dynamic Sensing Systems," International Telemetering Foundation,
$260,000, 07/01/00-06/30/04.
B. Bimber and K. Almeroth, "Funding for the Center on Information Technology and Society,"
$250,000 from Dialogic (an Intel Company) and $250,000 from Canadian Pacific.
K. Almeroth, "CAREER: From Protocol Support to Applications: Elevating Multicast to a Ubiquitous
Network Service," National Science Foundation (NSF), $200,000, 9/1/00-8/31/04.
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K. Almeroth, "Characterizing Multicast Use and Efficiency in the Inter-Domain," Sprint Advanced
Technology Laboratories, $62,500, 3/1/00-6/30/01.
K. Almeroth, "Producing the Next Generation of Multicast Monitoring and Management Protocols and
Tools," UC MICRO w/ Cisco Systems Inc., $124,500, 7/1/99 - 6/30/01.
K. Almeroth, "Utilizing Satellite Links in the Provision of an Inter-Wide Multicast Service," HRL
Laboratories, $20,000, 7/1/99 - 6/30/00.
T. Smith, K. Almeroth, et al., "Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype," National Science Foundation,
$5,400,000, 4/1/99-3/31/04.
V. Vesna, K. Almeroth, et al., "Online Public Spaces: Multidisciplinary Explorations in Multi-User
Environments (OPS:MEME), Phase II," UCSB Research Across Disciplines, $50,000, 9/1/98-8/31/99.
K. Almeroth, "Techniques and Analysis for the Provision of Multicast Route Management," UC
MICRO w/ Cisco Systems Inc., $97,610, 7/1/98 - 6/30/00.
K. Almeroth, "Capturing and Modeling Multicast Group Membership in the Multicast Backbone
(MBone)," UC MICRO w/ Hughes Research Labs, $19,146, 7/1/98 - 12/31/99.
K. Almeroth, "Building a Content Server for the Next Generation Digital Classroom," UCSB Faculty
Research Grant, $5,000, 7/1/98-6/31/99.
H. Research Honors and Awards
IEEE Fellow Status, 2013
Finalist for Best Paper Award, IEEE Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and
Networks (SECON), June 2008
Best Paper Award, Passive and Active Measurement (PAM) Conference, April 2007
Outstanding Paper Award, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia &
Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), June 2006
IEEE Senior Member Status, 2003
Finalist for Best Student Paper Award, ACM Multimedia, December 2002
Outstanding Paper Award, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia &
Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), June 2002
Computing Research Association (CRA) Digital Government Fellowship, 2001
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2000
Best Paper Award, 7th International World Wide Web Conference, April 1998
III. Service
A. Professional Activities
1. Society Memberships
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Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): 1993-present
Member, ACM Special Interest Group on Communications (SIGComm): 1993-present
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): 1993-present
Member, IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc): 1993-present
Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE): 2003-2006
2. Review Work for Technical Journals and Publishers
NSF CISE research proposals, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE/ACM
Transactions on Computers, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions
on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed
Systems, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, IEEE Communications, IEEE Communications
Letters, IEEE Network, IEEE Internet Computing, IEEE Multimedia, IEEE Aerospace &
Electronics Systems Magazine, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, ACM Transactions
on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications, ACM Computing Surveys, ACM
Computer Communications Review, ACM Computeres in Entertainment, ACM/Springer
Multimedia Systems Journal, AACE Journal of Interactive Learning (JILR), International
Journal of Computer Mathematics, Journal of Communications and Networks, Journal of Parallel
and Distributed Computing, Journal of Network and Systems Management, Journal of High
Speed Networking, Journal of Communications and Networks, Journal on Selected Areas in
Communications, Journal of Wireless Personal Communications, Personal Mobile
Communications, Annals of Telecommunications, International Journal of Wireless and Mobile
Computing, Pervasive and Mobile Computing (PMC), Wireless Networks Journal, Computer
Networks Journal, Cluster Computing, Computer Communications, Mobile Computing and
Communications Review, Performance Evaluation, Software--Practice & Experience,
Information Processing Letters, ACM Sigcomm, ACM Multimedia, ACM Network and System
Support for Digital Audio and Video Workshop (NOSSDAV), ACM Sigcomm Workshop on the
Economics of Peer-to-Peer Systems (P2PEcon), ACM Sigcomm Workshop on Challenged
Networks (CHANTS), IEEE Infocom, IEEE Globecom, IEEE Global Internet (GI) Symposium,
IEEE Globecom Automatic Internet Symposium, IEEE Globecom Internet Services and
Enabling Technologies (IS&ET) Symposium, IEEE International Symposium on a World of
Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), IEEE International Conference on
Network Protocols (ICNP), IEEE Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and
Networks (SECON), IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Exposition (ICME),
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), IEEE International Conference on
Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS) IEEE International Symposium on High-
Performance Distributed Computing (HPDC), IEEE International Conference on Distributed
Computing Systems (ICDCS), IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS),
IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), IFIP/IEEE International
Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM), IFIP/IEEE International Conference on
Management of Multimedia Networks and Services (MMNS), IEEE Aerospace & Electronics
Systems Magazine, SPIE Conference on Multimedia Computing and Networking (MMCN), IFIP
Networking, IASTED International Conference on Information Systems and Databases (ISD),
IASTED International Conference on Communications, Internet, and Information Technology,
IASTED International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications
(IMSA), IASTED International Conference on European Internet and Multimedia Systems and
Applications (EuroIMSA), IASTED International Conference on Communications and
Computer Networks (CCN), IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering and
Applications (SEA), International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS),
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International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International
Conference on the WWW/Internet, Workshop on Network Group Communication (NGC),
International Conference on Next Generation Communication (CoNEXT), International
Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), International Conference on Computer
Communications and Networks (IC3N), International Workshop on Hot Topics in Peer-to-Peer
Systems (Hot-P2P), International Workshop on Wireless Network Measurements (WiNMee),
International Workshop on Incentive-Based Computing (IBC), International Workshop on Multi-
hop Ad Hoc Networks (REALMAN), International Workshop on Broadband Wireless
Multimedia: Algorithms, Architectures and Applications (BroadWIM), International Packet
Video (PV) Workshop, High Performance Networking Conference (HPN), International Parallel
Processing Symposium (IPPS), International Symposium on Innovation in Information &
Communication Technology (ISIICT), Workshop on Coordinated Quality of Service in
Distributed Systems (COQODS), Pearson Education (Cisco Press) Publishers, Macmillan
Technical Publishing, and Prentice Hall Publishers.
3. Conference Committee Activities
Journal/Magazine Editorial Board
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC): 2006-2011, 2017-2020 (Associate
Editor-in-Chief)
IEEE Networking Letters: 2018-present
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM): 2015-present
Journal of Network and Systems Management (JNSM): 2011-present
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (ToN): 2003-2009, 2013-2017
ACM Computers in Entertainment: 2002-2015
IEEE Network: 1999-2012
AACE Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR): 2003-2012
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC): 2006-2011
ACM Computer Communications Review (CCR): 2006-2010
Journal/Magazine Guest Editorship
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) Special Issue on "Delay and
Disruption Tolerant Wireless Communication", June 2008
Computer Communications Special Issue on "Monitoring and Measuring IP Networks",
Summer 2005
Computer Communications Special Issue on "Integrating Multicast into the Internet",
March 2001
Conference/Workshop Steering Committee
IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP): 2007-present
ACM Sigcomm Workshop on Challenged Networks (CHANTS): 2006-present
International Workshop on Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and
Video (NOSSDAV): 2001-present, 2005-2011 (chair), 2012-2020 (co-chair)
IEEE Global Internet (GI) Symposium: 2005-2013, 2018-present
IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and
Services (MMNS): 2005-2009
Conference/Workshop Chair
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International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS): 2014
(co-chair)
ACM International Conference on Next Generation Communication (CoNext): 2013 (co-
chair)
ACM RecSys News Recommender Systems (NRS) Workshop and Challange: 2013 (co-
chair)
ACM Sigcomm Workshop on Challenged Networks (CHANTS): 2006 (co-chair)
IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP): 2003 (co-chair), 2006
International Workshop on Wireless Network Measurements (WiNMee): 2006 (co-chair)
IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and
Services (MMNS): 2002 (co-chair)
International Workshop on Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and
Video (NOSSDAV): 2002 (co-chair), 2003 (co-chair)
IEEE Global Internet (GI) Symposium: 2001 (co-chair), 2018 (co-chair)
International Workshop on Networked Group Communication (NGC): 2000 (co-chair)
Program Chair
International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (ICCCN): 2015
(Track co-chair) International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks
(COMSNETS): 2010
IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP): 2008 (co-chair)
IEEE Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON): 2007
(co-chair)
IFIP Networking: 2005 (co-chair)
Posters/Demonstrations Chair
ACM Sigcomm: 2012 (co-chair)
Student Travel Grants Chair
ACM Sigcomm: 2010 (co-chair)
Publicity Chair
IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and
Services (MMNS): 2004 (co-chair)
Keynote Chair
IEEE Infocom: 2005 (co-chair)
Local Arrangements Chair
Internet2 "Field of Dreams" Workshop: 2000
Tutorial Chair
ACM Multimedia: 2000
IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP): 1999
Panel/Session Organizer
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NSF ANIR PI 2003 Panel on "Core Networking Issues and Protocols for the Internet"
CCW 2001 Session on "Multicast/Peer-to-Peer Networking"
NOSSDAV 2001 Panel on "Multimedia After a Decade of Research"
NGC 2000 Panel on "Multicast Pricing"
Technical Program Committee
IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (Area Chair), 2010 (Area Chair), 2011 (Area Chair),
2012 (Area Chair), 2013, 2014 (Area Chair), 2015 (Area Chair), 2016 (Area Chair), 2017
(Area Chair), 2018 (Area Chair), 2019 (Area Chair)
International Workshop on Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and
Video (NOSSDAV): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
ACM Multimedia (MM): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 (short paper), 2006, 2007, 2008, 2008
(short paper), 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
IEEE Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON): 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (Area Chair), 2012 (Area Chair), 2013, 2014
(Area Chair), 2015, 2016 (Area Chair), 2017, 2018, 2019
IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS): 2004, 2006, 2010
IEEE Infocom: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 (Area Chair), 2011 (Area Chair), 2012
(Area Chair)
IFIP Networking: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Next Generation Networking
and Internet Symposium (NGNI): 2018, 2019
ACM Workshop on Mobile Video (MoVid): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) Grand Finals: 2014
Mobile and Social Computing for Collaborative Interactions (MSC): 2014
IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS): 2013
IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks
(WoWMoM): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
ACM Sigcomm Workshop on Challenged Networks (CHANTS): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS): 2006, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013
International Workshop on Wireless Network Measurements (WiNMee): 2006, 2008, 2010
ACM Sigcomm: 2008 (poster), 2010
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (IC3N): 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS): 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
International Conference on Sensor Networks (SENSORNETS): 2012
International Workshop on Social and Mobile Computing for Collaborative Environments
(SOMOCO): 2012
Workshop on Scenarios for Network Evaluation Studies (SCENES): 2009, 2010, 2011
ACM Multimedia Systems (MMSys): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
IEEE Internation Symposium on Multimedia (ISM): 2016
IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom):
2010
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC): 2010, 2011
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ACM International Symposium on Mobility Management and Wireless Access
(MobiWac): 2010, 2011
International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, Internet
Services and Applications Symposium (ICNC-ISA): 2012, 2013
IEEE WoWMoM Workshop on Hot Topics in Mesh Networking (HotMesh): 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013
IEEE Workshop on Pervasive Group Communication (PerGroup): 2010
ACM International Conference on Next Generation Communication (CoNEXT): 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
IEEE International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems
(BroadNets) Wireless Communications, Networks and Systems Symposium: 2007, 2008,
2009
IEEE International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems
(BroadNets) Internet Technologies Symposium: 2007, 2008, 2009
International Workshop on Mobile and Networking Technologies for Social Applications
(MONET): 2008, 2009
Extreme Workshop on Communication-The Midnight Sun Expedition (ExtremeCom):
2009
IEEE International Workshop on Cooperation in Pervasive Environments (CoPE): 2009
International Workshop on the Network of the Future (FutureNet): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Exposition (ICME): 2010
SPIE Conference on Multimedia Computing and Networking (MMCN): 2004, 2008
ACM Sigcomm Workshop on the Economics of Networks, Systems, and Computation
(NetEcon): 2008
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC): 2008
IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS): 2008
IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM): 2005,
2007
Global Internet (GI) Symposium: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
IEEE/ACM International Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC): 2007
ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing
(MobiHoc): 2007
IEEE Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia (ESTIMedia): 2007
IEEE/IFIP Wireless On Demand Network Systems and Services (WONS): 2007
IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and
Services (MMNS): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
IASTED International Conference on European Internet and Multimedia Systems and
Applications (EuroIMSA): 2004, 2006
IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS): 2005, 2006
IEEE Globecom Internet Services and Enabling Technologies (IS&ET) Symposium: 2006
International Workshop on Incentive-Based Computing (IBC): 2006
IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service (IWQoS): 2006, 2014, 2015
International Workshop on Multi-hop Ad Hoc Networks (REALMAN): 2006
IEEE Globecom Automatic Internet Symposium: 2005
ACM Sigcomm Workshop on the Economics of Peer-to-Peer Systems (P2PEcon): 2005
International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP): 2001, 2003, 2004
International Packet Video (PV) Workshop: 2002, 2003, 2004
IEEE International Symposium on High-Performance Distributed Computing (HPDC):
2004
ACM Sigcomm: 2004 (poster)
International Workshop on Broadband Wireless Multimedia: Algorithms, Architectures
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and Applications (BroadWIM): 2004
International Symposium on Innovation in Information & Communication Technology
(ISIICT): 2004
Workshop on Coordinated Quality of Service in Distributed Systems (COQODS): 2004
IASTED International Conference on Networks and Communication Systems (NCS):
2004
IASTED International Conference on Communications, Internet, and Information
Technology (CIIT): 2004
IASTED International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications
(IMSA): 2003, 2004
International Workshop on Networked Group Communication (NGC): 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003
International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS)
International Conference on the WWW/Internet: 2003
International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS): 2003
Human.Society@Internet: 2003
IASTED International Conference on Communications and Computer Networks (CCN):
2002
The Content Delivery Networks (CDN) Event: 2001
IP Multicast Initiative Summit: 1998, 1999, 2000
Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC): 1999
Internet Bandwidth Management Summit (iBAND): 1998, 1999
B. Technical Activities
1. Working Groups
Internet2 Working Group on Multicast, Chair: 1998-2005
IEEE Communications Society Internet Technical Committee (ITC), Conference Coordinator:
2000-2004
IETF Multicast Directorate (MADDOGS), Member: 1999-2001
IASTED Technical Committee on the Web, Internet and Multimedia, Member: 2002-2005
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), various working groups: 1995-present
2. Meeting Support Work
Internet Engineering Task Force MBone broadcasts: 1995-2005
Conference MBone broadcasts: Sigcomm '99, and '00
Interop+Networld Network Operations Center (NOC) Team Member: 1995-1997
ACM Multimedia technical staff: 1994
C. University of California Committees
1. Department of Computer Science Committees
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Public Relations: 2005-2006 (chair 2005-2006), 2009-2011 (chair 2009-2011)
Strategic Planning: 2000-2002, 2003-2006, 2009-2011
Undergraduate Advising and Affairs: 2006-2007, 2014-2015
Vice Chair: 2000-2005
Graduate Admissions: 2000-2005 (chair 2000-2005), 2011-2012
Graduate Affairs: 2000-2005 (co-chair 2000-2005)
Teaching Administration: 2000-2005
Facilities: 1997-2001 (chair 1999-2000), 2006-2007
External Relations: 1999-2002
Computer Engineering Public Relations: 2011-2012
Computer Engineering Awards: 2011-2012
Computer Engineering Administration/Recruiting: 1998-2001
Computer Engineering Lab and Computer Support: 1998-2001
Faculty Recruiting: 1999-2002
Graduate Advising: 1998-1999, 2000-2005
2. University Committees
Member, Campus Budget and Planning: 2013-2015
Faculty, Cognitive Science Program: 2006-present
Faculty, Technology Management Program (TMP): 2003-2014
Faculty, Media Arts and Technology (MAT) Program: 1998-2014
Faculty, Computer Engineering Degree Program: 1998-present
Steering Committee, Center for Information Technology and Society (CITS): 2012-present
Associate Director, Center for Information Technology and Society (CITS): 1999-2012
Member, Campus Committee on Committees: 2010-2013
Member, Campus Income and Recharge Committee: 2010-2013
Member, College of Engineering Executive Committee: 2010-2012 (chair 2011-2012),
2014-2015 (chair 2014-2015)
Member, Distinguished Teaching Award Committee: 2009, 2010, 2011
Member, Campus Classroom Design and Renovation Committee: 2003-2010
Member, ISBER Advisory Committee: 2008-2011
Member, Fulbright Campus Review Committee: 2007
Member, Faculty Outreach Grant Program Review Committee: 2007
Executive Vice Chancellor's Information Technology Fee Committee: 2005-2006
Council on Research and Instructional Resources: 2003-2006
Executive Vice Chancellor's Working Group on Graduate Diversity: 2004-2005
Member, Engineering Pavillion Planning Committee: 2003-2005
Information Technology Board: 2001-2004
Executive Committee, Center for Entrepreneurship & Engineering Management (CEEM):
2001-2004
3. System Wide Committees
UCSB Representative to the Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications
Policy (ITTP): 2003-2005
UCSB Representative to the Executive Committee, Digital Media Innovation (DiMI): 1998-2003
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D. Georgia Tech Committees and Service (while a graduate student)
Graduate Student Body President: 1994-1995
Georgia Tech Executive Board: 1994-1995
Georgia Tech Alumni Association Executive Committee: 1994-1995
Dean of Students National Search Committee: 1995
Institute Strategic Planning Committee: 1994-1996
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Cases in last 4 years I have been deposed or testified:
A deposition in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,516,177 (IPR2016-01434) [Oracle
America, Inc. and Oracle Corporation and HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. v. Intellectual
Ventures II]. Finished 07/17.
A deposition in Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. OpenTV, Inc. and Nagravision
SA (3:16-CV-6180-WHA, N.D. Cal.). Finished 07/17.
Depositions in Thomas C. Sisoian v. International Business Machines Corporation (A-14-
CA-565-SS, W.D. Tex.). Finished 07/17.
A deposition in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,895,449 and 6,470,399 (IPR2017-
00713 and IPR2017-00714, respectively) [ZTE (USA) Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co.
KG.]. Finished 08/17.
Depositions and trial testimony in Packet Intelligence, LLC v. NetScout Systems, Inc. and
Sandvine Corporation (2:16-CV-00230, 2:16-CV-00147, E.D. Tex.). Finished 11/17.
A deposition in in Certain Two-Way Radio Equipment and Systems, Related Software and
Components Thereof (US ITC Inv. Nos. 337-TA-1053) [Motorola v. Hytera]. Finished
11/17.
A deposition in Sound View Innovations, LLC v. Facebook, Inc. (16-116-RGA, D. Del).
Finished 11/17.
A deposition in Sprint Communications Company LP v. Cox Communications, Inc. (12-
487-SLR, D. Del.). Finished 12/17.
Depositions in Alacritech, Inc. v. Centurylink Communications LLC; Winstron
Corporation, Dell, Inc. (2:16-cv-693-RWS, 2:16-cv-692-RWS, 2:16-cv-695-RWS, E.D.
Tex.). Finished 12/17.
A deposition and trial testimony in Sonos, Inc. v. D&M Holding, et al. (14-1330-RGA, D.
Del.). Finished 12/17.
Depositions in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,899,492; 8,050,711; 9,355,611;
8,712,471; 9,286,853; 8,903,451; 8,948,814 and 9,118,794 (IPR2017-00870 through
IPR2017-00879) [HTC America, Inc. v. Virginia Innovation Sciences, Inc.]. Finished
01/18.
Depositions and trial testimony in Certain Network Devices, Related Software and
Components Thereof (II) (US ITC Inv. Nos. 337-TA-945 and 337-TA-945M) [Cisco
Systems, Inc. v. Arista Networks, Inc.]. Finished 01/18.
Depositions in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,000,314 (IPR2015-01901);
8,013,732 (IPR2015-01973); 8,754,780 (IPR2016-00984); 8,908,842 (CBM2016-00095);
6,249,516 (IPR2016-01602); 7,697,492 (IPR2016-01895); 7,468,661 (IPR2017-00001);
8,233,471 (IPR2017-00007 and IPR2017-00008); 8,625,496 (IPR2017-00213); 8,013,732
(IPR2017-00216); 6,437,692 (IPR2017-00359); and 8,000,314 (IPR2017-00252) [Emerson
Electric Co. v. (S)IPCO, LLC]. Finished 01/18.
A deposition in D&M Holding, Inc., et al. v. Sonos, Inc. v. (16-141-RGA, D. Del.). Finished
03/18.
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A deposition in Limelight Networks, Inc. v. XO Communication, LLC, Akamai
Technologies, Inc., and MIT (3:15cv720-JAG, E.D. Va.). Finished 03/18.
A deposition in Twilio, Inc. v. Telesign Corporation (5:16-CV-06925-LHK-SVK, N.D.
Cal). Finished 04/18.
Depositions in Arista Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (5:16-cv-00923-BLF, N.D.
Cal.). Finished 08/18.
Depositions in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,083,997 (IPR2017-00829 and
IPR2017-00830) [Twitter, Inc. v. YouToo Technologies, LLC]. Finished 09/18.
A deposition in Richard A. Williamson, on behalf of and as a trustee for At Home
Bondholders’ Liquidating Trust v. Google, LLC (5:15-CV-00966-BLF, N.D. Cal.).
Finished 10/18.
A deposition in Implicit, LLC. v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (6:17-cv-182-JRG, E.D. Tex.).
Finished 10/18.
A deposition in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,822,523 (IPR2018-00129 and
IPR2018-00130) and 6,226,686 (IPR2018-00131 and IPR2018-00132) [Riot Games, Inc. v.
Paltalk Holdings, Inc.]. Finished 11/18.
Depositions in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,116,284 (IPR2018-00128) and
6,591,111 (IPR2018-00176) [Hytera Communications Corp. LTD v. Motorola Solutions,
Inc.]. Finished 01/19.
Depositions in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,237,036 (IPR2017-01391);
7,337,241 (IPR2017-01392); 9,055,104 (IPR2017-01393); 7,124,205 (IPR2017-01405 and
IPR2018-00226); 7,673,072 (IPR2017-01406); 8,131,880 (IPR2017-1409 and IPR2017-
1410); 8,805,948 (IPR2018-00234); and 7,945,699 (IPR2018-00401) [Intel Corp v.
Alacritech, Inc.]. Finished 01/19.
A claim construction tutorial in Ipsilium, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (4:17-cv-07179-HSG,
N.D. Cal). Finished 03/19.
Depositions in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,886,739 (IPR2018-00200);
9,306,885 (IPR2018-00312); 9,315,155 (IPR2018-00369); 9,306,886 (IPR2018-00397);
8,935,351 (IPR2018-00404); 9,338,111 (IPR2018-00408); 9,413,711 (IPR2018-00416 and
IPR2018-00439); 9,313,157 (IPRs018-00455); and 9,313,156 (IPR2018-00458) [Snap, Inc.
v. Vaporstream, Inc.]. Finished 04/19.
Depositions in Rmail Limited, et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc.; Docusign, Inc.; Right Signature,
LLC, et al.; and Adobe Systems Inc., et al. (2:10-cv-258-JRG, 2:11-cv-299-JRG, 2:11-cv-
300-JRG, 2:11-cv-325-JRG, E.D. Tex.). Finished 06/19.
Depositions and trial testimony in Certain Wireless Mesh Networking Products and Related
Components Thereof (US ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1131) [SIPCO, LLC v. Emerson Electric
Co]. Finished 09/19.
A deposition in Packet Intelligence v. Nokia of America Corporation (2:18-cv-382-JRG,
E.D. Tex.). Finished 09/19.
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A deposition in Luminati Networks Ltd. v. UAB Tesonet and UAB Metacluster LT, (2:18-
cv-00299-JRG, E.D. Tex.). Finished 11/19.
A deposition in TQ Delta, LLC v. Zyxel Communications, Inc. (13-cv-2013-RGA, D. Del.).
Finished 11/19.
A deposition and trial testimony in Implicit, LLC v. NetScout Systems, Inc. and Sandvine
Corporation (2:18-cv-0053-JRG and 2::18-cv-0054-JRG, E.D. Tex.). Finished 12/19.
A deposition and trial testimony in Sony Music Entertainment, et al. v. Cox
Communications, Inc. et al. (1:18-cv-00950-LO-JFA, E.D. Va.). Finished 12/19.
Depositions in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,369,741 (IPR2019-00231) and
9,621,956 (IPR201-00281) [Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Rovi Guides Inc.].
Finished 01/20.
A deposition and trial testimony in Certain Digital Video Receivers, Broadband Gateways,
and Related Hardware and Software Components (US ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1158) [Rovi
Guides, Inc. v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC]. Finished 01/20.
A deposition in Innovation Sciences, LLC v. Resideo Technologies, Inc. (4:18-cv-00475-
ALM, E.D. Tex.). Finished 02/20.
Depositions and a claim construction tutorial in Blackberry Limited v. Facebook, Inc. and
Snap, Inc. (2:18-cv-01844 GW(KSx) and 2:18-cv-02693-GW(KSx), C.D. Cal.). Finished
03/20.
A deposition in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,912,983 (IPR2019-01306)
[Resideo Technologies, Inc. v. Innovation Sciences, LLC]. Finished 05/20.
A deposition and trial testimony in Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (2:18-
CV-00094, E. D. Va.). Finished 05/20.
Depositions in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,369,741 (IPR2019-00231),
9,621,956 (IPR2019-00281), and 9,118,948 (IPR2019-01421) [Comcast Cable
Communications, LLC v. Rovi Guides Inc.]. Finished 07/20.
Depositions and claim construction tutorial in Netfuel, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (5:18-cv-
2352-EJD, N.D. Cal). Finished 08/20.
A deposition in Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,663,659 (IPR2019-00992) [Cisco
Systems, Inc. v. NetFuel, Inc.]. Finished 09/20.
A deposition in Monarch Network Solutions, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (2:20-CV-00015-
JRG, E.D. Tex.). Finished 09/20.
Certain Audio Players and Controllers, Components, Thereof and Products Containing the
Same (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1191) [Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC and Alphabet, Inc.].
Finished 02/21.
A deposition and trial testimony in Gigamon, Inc. v. Apcon, Inc. (2:19-cv-300-JRG, E.D.
Tex.). Finished 04/21.
Depositions and trial testimony in TQ Delta, LLC v. 2Wire, Inc. (1:13-cv-01835-RGA, D.
Del.).
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A deposition in Finjan, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. (5:17-cv-00072-BLF-SVK, N.D. Cal).
Depositions in TQ Delta, LLC v. AdTran, Inc. (14-cv-954-RGA, 15-cv-121-RGA, D. Del).
A deposition in Sprint Communications Company LP v. Charter Communications, Inc. et
al. (17-1734-RGA, D. Del.).
A deposition in Contour IP Holding, LLC v. GoPro, Inc. (17-CV-04738-WHO, N. D. Cal.)
A deposition in Finjan, Inc. v. Rapid7, Inc. (1:18-cv-01519-MN, D. Del.)
A deposition in Motorola Solutions, Inc. v. Hytera Communications Corp. LTD (1:17-cv-
01972, N.D. Ill.)
A deposition in Finjan, Inc. v. SonicWall, Inc. (5:17-cv-04467-BLF-HRL, N.D. Cal.)
A deposition in Shopify, Inc. v. Express Mobile, Inc. (1:19-cv-00439-RGA, D. Del.)
A deposition in Icon Health and Fitness, Inc. v. Peloton Interactive, Inc. (20-1386-RGA, D.
Del.)
A deposition in Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC v. Gogo, LLC and Panasonic
Avionics Corp (8:18-CV-00654-JAK-JDE and 8:18-CV-00662-JAK-JDE)
Depositions in Luminati Networks Ltd. v. Teso LT, UAB, Oxysales, UAB, and Metacluster
LT, UAB, and Luminati Networks Ltd. v. Code 200, UAB, Oxysales, UAB, and Metacluster
LIT, UAB (2:19-cv-00395-JRG, E.D. Tex and 2:19-cv-00396-JRG, E.D. Tex.)
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Appendix H
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Appendix I
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Appendix J
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