Ion Stoica
Encyclopedia
Ion Stoica is a computer scientist
specializing in distributed systems and computer networking. He is currently an professor
of computer science
at the University of California Berkeley.
. After completing his master's degree at Polytechnic University of Bucharest
, he earned a Ph.D. specializing in computer networks at the Carnegie Mellon University
under Hui Zhang where he won the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2001. Before joining Berkeley as a tenure-track professor, he held a post-doc position at MIT.
He is also a co-founder and CTO of Conviva , a company that came out of the End System Multicast
project at CMU. He is best known for his contributions in Chord (peer-to-peer), Core-Stateless Fair Queueing (CSFQ), and Internet Indirection Infrastructure (i3). He has authored more than 100 papers in various areas of Computer Science
.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
specializing in distributed systems and computer networking. He is currently an professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at the University of California Berkeley.
Career
Ion Stoica was born and raised in RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. After completing his master's degree at Polytechnic University of Bucharest
Polytechnic University of Bucharest
Universitatea Politehnica din Bucureşti is a technical university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in 1864 based on the older technical school of Gheorghe Lazăr and it was renamed "Politehnica" in 1920.-History:...
, he earned a Ph.D. specializing in computer networks at the Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
under Hui Zhang where he won the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2001. Before joining Berkeley as a tenure-track professor, he held a post-doc position at MIT.
He is also a co-founder and CTO of Conviva , a company that came out of the End System Multicast
End System Multicast
End System Multicast is a research project at Carnegie Mellon University. It is a peercasting system for streaming live, high-quality video and audio to large audiences.- History :The project was founded in 1999...
project at CMU. He is best known for his contributions in Chord (peer-to-peer), Core-Stateless Fair Queueing (CSFQ), and Internet Indirection Infrastructure (i3). He has authored more than 100 papers in various areas of Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
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Education
- Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2000. Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
. - M.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1989. Polytechnic University of BucharestPolytechnic University of BucharestUniversitatea Politehnica din Bucureşti is a technical university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in 1864 based on the older technical school of Gheorghe Lazăr and it was renamed "Politehnica" in 1920.-History:...
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