Dr. Raouf Boutaba, a university professor and director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science, has been appointed the inaugural Rogers Chair in Network Automation.
Boutaba is an internationally recognized expert in the management of resources, systems and services in both wired and wireless networks. His current research applications encompass a range of novel technologies, including network virtualization, software-defined networking, cloud and edge computing, 5G and beyond mobile communications networks and cybersecurity.
“The partnership with Rogers provides me and my students with access to field data and the infrastructure to pursue cutting-edge research. It will enable us to achieve the kind of impact I value the most that is to see our solutions deployed in the real world and being used widely,” Boutaba explains. “We have specific plans as part of this Rogers Research Chair for knowledge mobilization and technology transfer through executive workshops we will offer to Rogers' engineers, network architects and managers.”