Title - "Issues in Network Protocol Evaluation"
Presenter: Michele Weigle, Clemson University 

Abstract:

    New protocols and designs for the operation of the Internet are
    emerging almost daily. Evaluation of these designs range from
    analytic models that often require simplifying assumptions to
    simulations using discrete event simulators to experiments on a
    testbed of PCs to deployment and testing on the Internet. There are
    good reasons for choosing each of these methods of evaluation in
    certain situations.  The problem is that careful evaluation takes
    time, and the Internet is a complex system with many variables
    affecting network performance. In this talk, I will discuss current
    issues in network protocol evaluation, describe a case study using
    Sync-TCP, a delay-based congestion control protocol I developed,
    and point to future directions in evaluating network protocols and
    emerging applications.

Bio:
    Dr. Michele Weigle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of
    Computer Science at Clemson University.  She received her PhD in
    2003 from UNC-Chapel Hill.  Her research interests include network
    protocol evaluation, Internet congestion control, and emerging  wireless
    application areas, such as wireless sensor networks and inter- vehicular
    communication.