Event Details
An Overview of GAIT Research and Preliminary CA*net 4 Considerations
Presenter: Dr. William Rutherford - Group for Advanced Information Technology (GAIT), BCIT Technology Centre, Vancouver, BC
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Miller
Date: Tue, April 16, 2002
Time: 14:00:00 - 15:00:00
Place: Engineering Office Wing Building (EOW), Room # 430
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT:
This talk will present a brief overview of some of the projects undertaken by the Group for Advanced Information Technology (GAIT) at the BCIT Technology Centre, including the CA*net 3 IRR Project and Internet Engineering Lab (IEL). This will be followed by a preliminary look at some of the issues being considered for the next generation Canadian research network.
Biography
Bill Rutherford has been involved with, and accumulated experience in various aspects of research, networks, and software development for 30 years. He has held previous positions at International Business Machines and Digital Equipment Corporation. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta, M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia, and B.Sc. in Physics and Astronomy also from the University of British Columbia. He is currently a Research Faculty member within the Group for Advanced Information Technology (GAIT) at the BCIT Technology Centre.