Scott Shenker

Scott Shenker is a professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department at UC Berkeley. He is also the chief scientist and the leader of the New Initiatives Group at ICSI, where he was a founding member of the ICSI Center for Internet Research. He received his doctorate in physics in 1983 from the University of Chicago, and was later awarded an honorary doctorate from the same university in recognition of his contributions to Internet architecture. He has received both the SIGCOMM and IEEE Internet awards. Along with Martin Casado and Nick McKeown, he has been a leader in the movement toward Software-Defined Networking. In terms of commercial activities, he was co-founder (with Casado and McKeown), founding CEO, and chief scientist of Nicira. Chief Scientist, ICSI, 2012-present Professor, UC Berkeley, 2004-present Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley, 2002-2004 Networking Group Leader, ICSI, 1998-present Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 1995-2001 Principal Scientist, PARC, Xerox Corporation, 1995-1998 Member of Research Staff, PARC, Xerox Corporation, 1984-1995 Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University, Theoretical Physics, 1983-1984 PhD, Physics, University of Chicago, 1983 ScB, Physics, Brown University, 1978