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Dr. Alexander Afanasyev is an assistant researcher at the University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).  He obtained his Ph.D. degree in
Computer Science from UCLA with dissertation and following research
work focused on the next-generation Internet architecture as part of
the Named Data Networking (NDN) project, one of the prominent
realizations of the Information-Centric Networking (ICN) vision.  He
is working on a variety of topics that are vital for the success of
NDN/ICN, including scalability of name-based routing,
auto-configuration, distributed data synchronization, application
and network security. He is also leading the effort to develop the
overall NDN codebase.