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Network Science and Engineering (NetSE)

The NetSE Council has succeeded the GENI Science Council; its job is to define a broad research agenda in network science and engineering.

NetSE Research Agenda

Over the past forty years, computer networks, and especially the Internet, have gone from research curiosity to fundamental infrastructure. In terms of societal impact, the Internet has changed the way we live, work and play, and altered our notions of democracy, education, healthcare, entertainment and commerce. In terms of its design, the Internet has shown a remarkable ability to adapt to, even inspire, changes in technologies and applications. In short, the Internet has been a powerful engine for technological innovation and societal evolution. However, this is no time to rest on the successes of the past. To meet society's future requirements and expectations the Internet will need to be better: more secure, more accessible, more predictable and more reliable.

In 2008, the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) charged the Network Science and Engineering (NetSE) Council with developing a comprehensive research agenda that would support the development of a better Internet. This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of the NetSE Council.

NetSE Research Agenda [PDF | 1.5 MB]
Feedback to netse-comment@cra.org is welcome.

Workshops

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Network Design and Societal Values
      September 24-25, 2008, Arlington, VA

Leads for this Effort: Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech)
CCC Council Liaison for this Effort: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Leads for this Workshop: David Clark (MIT) and Helen Nissenbaum (NYU)
CCC Council Liaison for this Workshop: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Participants: Solon Barocas (NYU), Yochai Benkler (Harvard), Dan L. Burk (UC Irvine), Wendy Hui Kyong Chun (Brown), Dave Clark (MIT), Noshir Contractor (Northwestern), Rebecca Grinter (George Tech), Jon Kleinberg (Cornell), Jinyang Li (NYU), Deirdre Mulligan (UC Berkeley), Helen Nissenbaum (NYU), Larry Peterson (Princeton), Paul Ohm (U. Colorado), Judy Olson (UC Irvine), Erika S. Poole (Georgia Tech), Ellen Witte Zegura (Georgia Tech)
Preliminary Report: (PDF - 28.1 KB)
Final Report: (PDF - 225 KB)

NetSE Informational Meeting
     September 5, 2008, Arlington, VA

Lead for effort: Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech)
CCC Council Liaison for this effort: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Lead for this Workshop: Ty Znati (University of Pittsburgh)
CCC Council Liaison for this Workshop: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Workshop Vision: (PDF - 14 KB)
Agenda/Speakers: (available soon)
Participants: (list available soon)
Highlights: (one pager available soon)
Blog Article: (link available soon)
Meeting Materials: Challenge Questions | Webcast
Final Report: (available soon)

Workshop on Network Design in the NetSE Context
      August 17-18, 2008, Seattle, WA

Lead for Effort: Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech)
CCC Council Liaison for this Effort: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Lead for this Workshop: Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech)
CCC Council Liaison for this Workshop: Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech)
Workshop Vision: (one pager available soon)
Agenda/Speakers: (PDF - 596 KB)
Participants: David Andersen (CMU), David Clark (MIT), Mike Dahlin (U Texas), Nick Feamster (GT), Darleen Fisher (NSF), Suzi Iacono (NSF), Dmitri Krioukov (CAIDA), Craig Partridge (BBN and GPO), Jennifer Rexford (Princeton), Amin Vahdat (UCSD), Ty Znati (NSF), Ellen Zegura (GT)
Highlights: (one pager available soon)
Blog Article: (link available soon)
Meeting Materials: (slides, talks etc available soon)
Final Report: (DRAFT - PDF - 18.4 KB)

Behavior, Computation, and Networks in Human Subject Experimentation
      July 31 - August 1, 2008, La Jolla, CA

Leads for Effort: Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech)
CCC Council Liaison for this Effort: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Lead for this Workshop: Michael Kearns (U. Penn) and Colin Camerer (Cal Tech.)
CCC Council Liaison for this Workshop: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Workshop Vision: (PDF - 16 KB)
Agenda/Speakers: (PDF - 41.2 KB)
Participants: Colin Camerer, Vincent Crawford, James Folwer, Kobi Gal, J. Stephen Judd, Schachar Kariv, Michael Kearns, John Ledyard, Mathew McCubbins, Ramamohan Paturi, Avrom Pfeffer, Brian Rogers, Jinsong Tan, Duncan Watts, Nick Weller, Michael Wellman, Henry Yeh, Ellen Zegura
Highlights: (one pager available soon)
Blog Article: (link available soon)
Meeting Materials: Slides
Preliminary Report: (PDF - 125 KB)
Final Report: (PDF - 35.8 KB)

Workshop on Network Science and Network Design
      July 29-30, 2008, Marina del Rey, Southern California

Leads for effort: Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech)
CCC Council Liaison for this Effort: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Leads for this Workshop: John Wroclawski (USC/ISI) and John Doyle (Cal Tech.)
CCC Council Liaison for this Workshop: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Workshop Vision: (PDF - 52KB)
Agenda/Speakers: (available soon)
Participants: Dave Alderson (Naval Postgraduate School), Dave Clark (MIT), John Doyle (Caltech), Darleen Fisher (NSF), Fan Chung Graham (University of California, San Diego), Ali Jadbabaie (University of Pennsylvania), Dmitri Krioukov (CAIDA), Will Leland (Telcordia Technologies), R. Srikant (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Alessandro Vespignani (Indiana University), Walter Willinger (AT&T Labs), John Wroclawski (USC/ISI), Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech)
Highlights: (one pager available soon)
Blog Article: (link available soon)
Meeting Materials: Slides
Final Report: (available soon)

Theory of Networked Computation
      June 11, 2008, Boston, MA

Leads for this Effort: Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech)
CCC Council Liaison for this Effort: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)
Leads for this Workshop: Joan Feigenbaum (Yale) and John Byers (BU)
CCC Council Liaison for this Workshop: Ed Lazowska (University of Washington)

Princeton workshop:

Plenary program and slides
Breakout groups and summary slides

Berkeley workshop:

Plenary program and slides
Breakout groups and summary slides

Synthesis:

Workshop Vision: (PDF - 21 KB)
Meeting Materials: Slides
Preliminary Report: (PDF - 266 KB)
Final Report: (PDF - 85.4 KB)


Working Committees

 

Facilities Requirements Committee

Charter: Attend workshops and meetings, gathering experimental requirements. Integrate experimental requirements across multiple workshops. Develop comprehensive facilities requirements for the NetSE research agenda.

Members: Larry Peterson, Mike Dahlin, Joe Berthold, Aaron Falk (GPO)

Network Science Workshop Committee

Charter: Attend the workshop July 29-30; participate in post-meeting report writing; represent the workshop research community in the development of the NetSE research agenda.

Members: John Wroclawski, John Doyle

Behavior, Computation and Networks Workshop Committee

Charter: see above, workshop is July 31-August 1

Members: Mike Kearns

Network Design Meeting Committee

Charter: Attend the meeting August 17-18; participate in post-meeting report writing; represent the meeting research community in the development of the NetSE research agenda.

Members: Jen Rexford, Mike Dahlin, Ellen Zegura

Theory of Networked Computing Meeting Committee

Charter: see above, meeting was June 11

Members: Joan Feigenbaum, Ellen Zegura

Related Information

GENI System Overview (an activity of the GENI Project Office)

GENI Spiral 1 Overview (an activity of the GENI Project Office)

Geni Science Council charter (redirects to www.geni.net)