Dr. Rick Summerhill
Dr. Rick Summerhill received the doctoral degree in
mathematics from the University of Iowa in 1969. He is the
Chief Technology Officer at Internet2, responsible for the
research and development activities at Internet2,
concentrating on network research and innovation for the
higher education community in the United States. He has
been closely associated with the the GENI project in the
United States, and in particular federation with international
partners. He is also concentrating on the integration of
circuit and packet capabilities, including performance
monitoring and authentication and authorization issues,
especially across multiple administrative domains.