Prof. Andrei Gurtov

Principal Scientist, Aalto University
Professor, University of Oulu
Centre for Wireless Communications
PhD (University of Helsinki, 2004)
Head of Networking Research Group at HIIT
Adjunct Professor, CSE/Aalto and University of Helsinki
Co-chair of IRTF research group on HIP
In ICIR/ICSI Berkeley in 2003, 2005.
Contact information
Publications, also at Google Scholar
Recent travel and schedule
HIP book: Host Identity Protocol (HIP): Towards the Secure Mobile Internet
Content
Email: andrei.gurtov at professori.fi
Advice on scientific writing
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Research interests

Internet security, protection against DoS attacks
Scalability and routing in overlay networks
Applying Game Theory to computer networks and systems
Host Identity Protocol
Future Internet architecture
Multipath congestion control
Mobile, wireless, sensor networks

Ten selected publications

B. Nechaev, V. Paxson, M. Allman, A. Gurtov, On Calibrating Enterprise Switch Measurements, in Proc. of ACM SIGCOMM Internet Measurement Conference, November 2009
D. Korzun, A. Gurtov, A Diophantine Model of Routes in Structured P2P Overlays, ACM Performance Evaluation Review, 35(4), p. 52-61, March 2008.
A. Lukyanenko, A. Gurtov, Performance analysis of general backoff protocols, Journal of Communications Software and Systems, 4(1), March 2008.
A. Gurtov, D. Korzun, A. Lukyanenko, P. Nikander, Hi3: An Efficient and Secure Networking Architecture for Mobile Hosts, Computer Communications, 31 (2008), p.2457-2467.
A. Khurri, E. Vorobyeva, A. Gurtov, Performance of Host Identity Protocol on Lightweight Hardware, in Proceedings of ACM MobiArch, August 2007.
A. Gurtov, J. Korhonen, Effect of Vertical Handovers on Performance of TCP-Friendly Rate Control, ACM Mobile Computing and Communications Review, 8(3):73-87, July 2004.
A. Gurtov, S. Floyd, Modeling Wireless Links for Transport Protocols, ACM CCR, 34(2):85-96, April 2004.
S. Floyd, T. Henderson, A. Gurtov, The NewReno Modification to TCP's Fast Recovery Algorithm, RFC 3782, April 2004. Proposed standard.
A. Gurtov, R. Ludwig, Lifetime Packet Discard for Efficient Real-Time Transport over Cellular Links, ACM Mobile Computing and Communications Review, 7(4):32-45, October 2003.
A. Gurtov, R. Ludwig, Responding to Spurious Timeouts in TCP, In Proc. of IEEE INFOCOM'03, March 2003.
See also a complete list

Conferences

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

HIPv2 development grant by Google (PI)
EIFFEL Think Tank, EU FP7 (member)
Ranking models in structured P2P networks. Internal HIIT project. (co-PI)
Future Internet Graduate School (FIGS). (Board member)
CIMO fellowship (Supervisor)
Secure Peer-to-Peer Services Overlay Architecture (SPEAR), 2009-2011 (project leader)
CuteHIP, 2009-2010 (project leader)
Security and Privacy for Mobile Users in Decentralized Collaborative Wi-Fi Networks, 2009-2011 (project co-leader)
Berkeley-Finland Center on Future Internet Architecture, 2009-2010 (team leader)
ICT SHOK FI, 2009-2010 (team leader)
NordicHIP, with SICS, Sweden, 2006-2010. (project leader)
Wiseciti, 2008-2010 (team leader)

Finished:

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

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

Graduated students

Abhinav Pathak. IPv4 Support for Host Identity Protocol. Bachelor's thesis, IIT Kanpur, 2006.
Tobias Heer. LHIP: Lightweight Authentication for the Host Identity Protocol. Master's thesis, RWTH Aachen, 2006.
Chenxin Zhang. Test Automation of Short-Range Connectivity Components for a Symbian OS Mobile Phone. Master's thesis, TKK, 2007.
Ekaterina Vorobyeva. Performance Evaluation of Host Identity Protocol on Lightweight Hardware. Diploma thesis, PetrSU, 2007.
Teresa Finez Moral. Backwards Compatibility Experimentation with Host Identity Protocol and Legacy Software and Networks. Final project, TKK, 2008.
Theofanis Kilinkaridis. Usable Security for Mobile P2P VoIP. Master's thesis, TKK, 2009.
Rene Hummen. Secure Identity-based Middlebox Functions using the Host Identity Protocol. Master's thesis, RWTH Aachen, 2009.
Aleksi Toivonen. Usability Testing of Secure Device Pairing. Master's thesis, TKK 2009.
Antti Poikela. Messaging Service Interoperability in Mobile Domain. Master's thesis, TKK/TeliaSonera, 2009.
Olli Loikkanen. Mediation as part of operators' operational support system (OSS). Master's thesis, TKK/Comptel, 2009.
Andrei Khurri. Evaluating IP Mobility and Security on Lightweight Hardware. Licentiate of Technology, TKK. August 2009.
Teemu Kiviniemi. Implementation of an IPv4 to IPv6 Multicast Translator. Master's thesis, TKK/CSC, 2009.
Simo Bergman. IPsec Based Secure Mobile Networking Technologies: A Performance Comparison. Master's thesis, Nokia/TKK, 2009.
Cong Nie. Feasibility Study on WLAN-3GPP Mobile VPN Tunnel, Master's thesis, TKK/NSN, 2009.
Henrik Weckstrom, Wireless Electronic Shelf Labels. Master's thesis, Verkkokauppa/Aalto, 2010
Kimmo Rouhiainen. A Comparison of Java Enterprise Edition and .NET Framework for Enterprise Resource Planning System Web Development. Master's thesis, Digia/Aalto, 2010
Ismo Lehmus. Network Monitoring System: Architecture and Use in a Company. Master's thesis, Enfo/Aalto, 2010.
Jan Grondahl. Implementation and Evaluation of a Network Element Control Protocol. Master's thesis, Comnet/Aalto, 2010.

Doctoral students under supervision

Andrey Lukyanenko. Selfish resource sharing in distributed systems, UH.
Andrey Khurri. IP mobility and security on lightweight hardware, TKK.
Dmitry Kuptsov. Distributed authentication in computer networks, TKK.
Boris Nechaev. Security of distributed systems and LANs. TKK.
Joakim Koskela. Secure peer-to-peer communication system, TKK.
Oleg Ponomarev. Deployable and efficient name resolution infrastructure, TKK.
Miika Komu. Secure cross-family handovers in IP networks, TKK.
Samu Varjonen. Trustworthy communication in distributed systems, UH.
Tatiana Polishchuk, Parallel algorithms in computer networks and systems, UH.

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. I'm a certified sailor and diver.