JOEL SOMMERS Department of Computer Science, Colgate University 306 McGregory Hall 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, NY 13346 315-228-7587
[email protected], http://cs.colgate.edu/~jsommers/ EDUCATION University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 2001-2007. Ph.D. in Computer Science, August 2007. Dissertation title: Calibrated network measurement. Adviser: Paul Barford Ph.D. minor in science and technology studies (distributed option). Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 1995-1997. M.S. in Computer Science, May 1997. Thesis title: Merging client and server profiles on the world-wide web. Adviser: Craig Wills Atlantic Union College, South Lancaster, MA, 1990-1995. B.S. in Computer Science, May 1995. B.S. in Mathematics, May 1995. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 2013-present. Visiting Associate Professor, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, October 2016-March 2017. Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 2007-2012. Research Assistant, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2001-2007. Projects included the Harpoon network traffic generator, the BADABING loss measurement methodology, and compliance measurement of service level agreements (SLAs). Teaching Assistant, Computer networking (CS640), University of Wisconsin, 2001. Prepared and graded programming projects, held office hours, graded papers and exams. Research Assistant, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1996-1997. Studied performance and security aspects of electronic commerce systems. Laboratory Instructor, Stanborough Secondary School, Watford, England, 1992-1993. Prepared and administered biology, chemistry, and physics labs for secondary school students. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Lead Developer, First Options of Chicago, Subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, Chicago, IL, 2000-2001.