Matthew Caesar

Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL, 61801

Email: caesar (at) cs (dot) uiuc (dot) edu
Office: Room 3118, Siebel Center
Phone: 607-592-5153
Fax: 217-333-9386

Links: [ Publications ] [ Application kit (for reference)] [ Bio ] [ CV ]

I am currently looking for strong students in the areas of networks and systems. If you are interested in working with me, please send me email.

I recently completed my Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. My advisors were Randy Katz and Ion Stoica. My dissertation is available here.

Research statement

My research focuses on the design, analysis, and implementation of distributed systems and networks on the extremely large scale, with an emphasis on network operations, measurement, and availability. I am particularly interested in improving availability and performance of the Internet infrastructure, including routing, DNS, and data centers. I am working with my students on several projects, including:

Network virtualization: [Bug-tolerant routing] [SEATTLE]
New network architectures: [ROFL] [Virtual Ring Routing] [HLP]
Network operations and diagnostics: [RCP] [Root cause analysis] [Health Monitoring]
Network availability and fault-tolerance: [Failure-carrying packets]

Teaching

CS 598 -- Advanced Internetworking, Fall 2008.
CS 438 -- Communication Networks, Spring 2009.