Nick Feamster

Professor of Computer Science, University of Chicago

Nick Feamster is the Neubauer Professor of Computer Science at the University of Chicago. He directs the Network Operations and Internet Security research lab, where they develop data-driven tools and systems to improve Internet security, performance, and adoption.

Feamster is also the founder and co-director of the Internet Equity Initiative, a cross-disciplinary research center aimed at making Internet access more equitable and the Director of Research at the Data Science Institute, which is a university-wide initiative to promote data science research and education at the University of Chicago.

Feamster designs and deploys network protocols and systems that make the Internet work better. He uses empirical network measurement and machine learning to understand and improve network performance, security, and privacy. The results of his research often have implications to policy. He regularly works with federal and municipal organizations, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the City of Chicago on equitable Internet access, security, and privacy.

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