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Sommers Receives Grant for Router Research

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

Colgate professor's work could improve how Internet routers work.

Sommers Receives Grant for Router Research

Joel Sommers, Colgate assistant professor of computer science, has received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to work to improve Internet routers.

According to the foundation, the grant is traditionally awarded "in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organization."

Sommers was selected to receive the grant for his research project to find ways of improving the functionality of Internet routers. In particular, the goal of the project is to develop programmable mechanisms on routers to better support future Internet applications and services.

His research proposal expresses the need for capabilities that are integral to Internet routers in order to provide better detection and response to security threats, and to improve monitoring and management of the Internet.

Additionally, Sommers's work will include opportunities for four undergraduate students to help him set up the lab this summer.

Source: Colgate

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