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DTSTART:20151006T170500Z
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DTSTAMP:20260419T110744Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
SUMMARY:Making computer networks work\, Chaos & Complex Systems Semina
 r\,  Aditya Akella\, UW Department of Computer Sciences
DESCRIPTION:We depend on computer networks for literally every aspect 
 of our daily lives\, e.g.\, work\, family\, education\, socializing\, 
 entertainment\, and finances. Yet\, the quality of experience that we 
 as users derive from these networks is far from satisfactory. We're ro
 utinely hit by poor or variable page-load times and download speeds\, 
 and even outright unavailability of critical network-accessible servic
 es. Researchers and practitioners alike work round the clock to develo
 p fixes\, but disruptive applications\, protocols\, and hardware quick
 ly render them ineffective.<br><br>
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\nIn this talk\, I will
  argue that design and operational deficiencies in key components of t
 he network infrastructure play a crucial role in this unfortunate pred
 icament. I will then describe two sets of technologies my group has de
 veloped to ensure that network infrastructure offers good performance\
 , and remains robust and agile\, even in the face of unforeseen disrup
 tive trends. One is a suite of analytics-driven management plane desig
 ns for ensuring robust and flexible operation of complex networks. The
  other is content-aware systems that ensure bandwidth-efficient and lo
 w-latency content delivery. These technologies have been incorporated 
 into a variety of commercial systems in operation today.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=3807
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