Tuesday, April 4, 2017
INRIA,
the
French
National
Institute
for
Computer
Science
and
Applied
Mathematics,
has
created
a
new
international
chair
and
appointed
Professor
Raouf
Boutaba
to
hold
the
position
for
five
years,
between
2017
and
2021.
During
his
tenure,
Boutaba
will
visit
and
collaborate
with
researchers
at
the
INRIA
Nancy
–
Grand
Est
research
centre
in
Villers-lès-Nancy
and
at
other
INRIA
sites
in
France.
“I’m
delighted
that
Raouf
has
been
awarded
a
prestigious
INRIA
International
Chair,”
said
Mark
Giesbrecht,
Director
of
the
David
R.
Cheriton
School
of
Computer
Science.
“This
international
recognition
speaks
volumes
about
Raouf’s
research
on
software-defined
networks
and
integrated
network
management.
It
is
a
most-deserved
recognition,
and
brings
world-leading
international
connections
to
Raouf’s
research
group
and
to
the
Cheriton
School
as
a
whole.”