Ad.Prof. Andrei Gurtov(.- -. -.. .-. . .. --. ..- .-. - --- ...- )

Visiting Scholar, ICSI/UC Berkeley
Principal Scientist, Aalto University
PhD (University of Helsinki/ICSI Berkeley, 2004)
Head of Networking Research Group at HIIT
Adjunct Professor: CSE/Aalto, DCE/University of Oulu, and TKTL/University of Helsinki
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Email: gurtov at hiit.fi
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CV

Professor, University of Oulu, Centre for Wireless Communications, 2010-2012
Co-chair of IRTF research group on HIP, 2005-2012
In ICIR/ICSI Berkeley in 2003, 2005.
Senior Researcher, TeliaSonera, 2000-2004
Researcher, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki, 1998-2004

Technology News

Canadian company Byres Security releases EndBox product for SCADA and Industrial Process Control Systems.
Powered by HIP!
Check out how Boeing is using HIP to assemble 777 airplanes.
IEEE 802.15.9 Task Group for Key Management Protocol in 802.15 is using HIP DEX
Boeing announces a super-secure Android smart phone.
"Asguard's SimpleConnect product is a new implementation of the HIP VPLS approach, and we've taken the product ease of use and scaling to the next level."

Awards and Achievements

Celtic Excellence Award (SILVER) for MEVICO project (Partner PI)

Best paper award at IEEE Globecom'11 (1070 accepted papers).

Over 120 papers and 2000 citations on Google Scholar, h-index=19

Senior member, IEEE; professional member, ACM

Youngest member (at 28) of the Finnish Union of University Professors

Youngest PhD (25) at Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki (previously Vice-president of Aalto University, Heikki Mannila)

Received an award from Alumni Association of University of Helsinki jointly with Ms. Tarja Halonen (president of Finland)

Research award from Sonera Foundation

Earned two Master's degrees on CS (at 21) and Applied Math (at 22), average grade 5.0/5.0

Led the first PetrSU team at ACM Collegiate Programming Content that got 3rd degree diploma (nowadays Russian Universities often lead the world finals)

Graduated from high school at 16, silver medal, average grade 5.0/5.0

Research interests

Network security
Peer-to-peer communication
Applying Game Theory to computer networks and systems
Host Identity Protocol
Future Internet architecture
Multipath congestion control
Mobile, wireless, sensor networks
Femtocells

Dissertations

Opponent at doctoral defense of Seppo Heikkinen, Tampere University of Technology
PhD Committee member of MMA Muslan, University of Cape Town
Referee and Opponent at doctoral defence of Daniel Migault, ParisSud University

Conferences

TPC member, ACM MSWiM'13
TPC member, IFIP NETWORKING'13
Local committee member, FRUCT'12
TPC member, ACM MSWiM'12
TPC member for IFIP NETWORKING'12
TPC member for a workshop on Networking Games and Management
TPC member for FRUCT10 conference
Co-organizer of 2nd Mobile Linux Summit
TPC member for IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP)
Publication chair, ACCESSNETS'10.
Workshop on Trust and Security in the Future Internet (FIST'09) (TPC member)
HIP tutorial at EuroSys'09
HIP tutorial at MobiSec'09
Keynote speaker at The Second AsiaFI School on Mobile and Wireless Networks
Workshop "Networking Games and Management" (TPC member)
Tutorial "Introduction to HIP and its P2P applications" at P2P'08
ServiceWave'08 (TPC member)
IFIP NETWORKING'09 (TPC member)
IEEE P2P'08 (TPC member)
15th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT'08) (TPC chair)
Dagstuhl Seminar 06441: Naming and Addressing for Next-Generation Internetworks (Co-chair)
Other reviewing

Projects

MAMMOTH. Tekes Ubicom Project. 2011-2013.
SEMOHealth. Academy Research Project. 2011-2013
IoT SHOK
SIGMONA. 2013-15.
Future Internet Graduate School (FIGS). (Board member)
Secure Peer-to-Peer Services Overlay Architecture (SPEAR), 2009-2012 (project leader)
Berkeley-Finland Center on Future Internet Architecture, 2009-2013 (team leader)

Finished:

MultiHIP. 2011
MEVICO (Responsible leader)
EIFFEL Think Tank, EU FP7 (member)
HIPv2 development grant by Google (PI)
Security and Privacy for Mobile Users in Decentralized Collaborative Wi-Fi Networks, 2009-2011 (project co-leader)
ICT SHOK FI, 2009-2012 (team leader)
CIMO fellowship (Supervisor)
Ranking models in structured P2P networks. Internal HIIT project. (co-PI)
CuteHIP, 2009-2010 (project leader)
NordicHIP, with SICS, Sweden, 2006-2010. (project leader)
Wiseciti, 2008-2010 (team leader)
Infrastructure for HIP II, 2006-2009 (project leader)
Trustworthy Internet, strategic project, 2006-2008 (leading scientist).
Multiaccess Experimentations in Real Converging Networks (MERCoNe), 2006-2007. Team leader.
Location Privacy and Authentication in Massively Distributed Systems (LPAMDS), with RWTH Aachen, 2006-2007. PI
Infrastructure for HIP, 2004-2006 (project manager)
Innovation prototyping for vertical handover (VHO)
Internet Research Needs Better Models
Software Emulator for Analyzing Wireless Network Data Transfers (Seawind), aka Mowgli-2
TCP performance enhancements for wireless links (IWTCP/IIP)

Teaching

Cryptography and Network Security, Spring 2012, University of Oulu.
Seminar on Internetworking Spring 2011, Aalto.
Cryptography and Network Security Spring 2011, University of Oulu.
T-110.5290 Seminar on Network Security , Fall 2010, Aalto.
Course on Securing Mobile Internet, May 2010, University of Oulu.
T-110.5290 Seminar on Network Security , Fall 2009.
HIP course for Cross-Border University summer school, August 2009.
Advanced Topics in Networking, Spring 2009.
T-110.5190 Seminar on Internetworking, Spring 2009.
T-110.6120 Introduction to HIP and its applications Fall 2008.
T-110.5190 Seminar on Internetworking (4 cr): Spring 2007
T-110.7290 Research Seminar on Network Security: Fall 2006
T-110.7190 Research Seminar on Datacommunications Software: Fall 2005
582429 Laudatur Project (4 cu): Summer 2005
T-110.557 Research seminar on telecommunications software: Fall 2004
58304114 Research Seminar on Measurements and Modeling of Wireless Networks: Spring 2004 (cancelled)
58127-1 C-programming: Fall 2002.
581384-9 Introduction to the use of computers: Spring 2000, 2001, 2002.

Students

Doctoral students under supervision

Andrey Lukyanenko. Selfish resource sharing in distributed systems, UH. PhD granted!
Andrey Khurri. IP mobility and security on lightweight hardware, Aalto. D.Sc. granted!
Joakim Koskela. Secure peer-to-peer communication system, TKK. Dissertation submitted!
Miika Komu. Secure cross-family handovers in IP networks, TKK. D.Sc. granted!
Samu Varjonen. Trustworthy communication in distributed systems, UH. PhD granted!
Tatiana Polishchuk, Multipath and multicast communication in the Internet, UH. Dissertation submitted!
Dmitry Kuptsov. Distributed authentication in computer networks, Aalto/HIIT.
Boris Nechaev. Security of distributed systems and LANs. Aalto/HIIT.
Ilya Nikolaevskiy. Aalto/HIIT
Suneth Namal. CWC/University of Oulu
Madhusanka Liyanage. CWC/University of Oulu
Ekaterina Dashkova. Tampere University of Technology
Pawani Porambage. CWC/University of Oulu

See also Networking Research Group at HIIT

Code

HIP on Linux
NS: generating delay spikes, the Eifel algorithm for TCP, etc.
Linux: TCP fixes
Win tracelook: shows graphical TCP traces on Windows
Durak: a card game.

Personal

I was born in Petrozavodsk, a capital of Russian Karelia. I went to study to Finland in 1996. My lovely ladies are Anastasia, Sofia and Julia.

For hobbies, I like a bit of extreme flavor

Sailing: Certified Skipper motor/sailing boats up to 24 meters (own boat s/y NorthSailor, Bavaria 31 cruiser). Destinations include Maarianhamina, Riga, Tallinn, St. Petersburg. Member of TRIP. Third place in Helsinki-Tallinn race LYS2 (Summer 2011).
Diving: Certified PADI Rescue/Deep/Night/Nitrox/Dry Suit Diver (Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Croatia, Finland, Russia). E.g. "Paris" warship wreck 30 meters depth near Antalya. "Zenobia" shipwreck at 40m in Cyprus. "Kaapelihylky" wreck in Hanko, Finland from 1647.
Mountaineering. E.g, Fuji Mountain in Japan (3850 m), Yosemite, Miyajima.
Skydiving. Freefall from 3200 m.
Astronomy. Member of Ursa and Arktos, Finnish Astronomical Associations. Key holder of Tahtitorni and Paavola observatories.