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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the design and analysis of network protocols for multimedia communication.
  • 2001 - ACM Fellow For contributions to the design and analysis of network protocols, and for technical leadership in the field.
  • 1997 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the design of real-time communication protocols.

Overview

Jim Kurose is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their academic work is centered on the design and analysis of network protocols, especially those related to multimedia communication and real-time communication systems.

Kurose's research contributions have been recognized through several professional honors. They were named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2020 for contributions to the design and analysis of network protocols for multimedia communication.

Earlier distinctions include being an ACM Fellow since 2001, acknowledged for their contributions to network protocol design and technical leadership. Additionally, Kurose was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 1997, specifically for contributions to real-time communication protocols.

Best Publications

  • Modeling TCP throughput: a simple model and its empirical validation

    Jitendra Padhye;Victor Firoiu;Don Towsley;Jim Kurose

  • A survey of practical issues in underwater networks

    Jim Partan;Jim Kurose;Brian Neil Levine

  • Modeling TCP Reno performance: a simple model and its empirical validation

    Jitendra Padhye;Victor Firoiu;Donald F. Towsley;James F. Kurose

  • Performance modeling of epidemic routing

    Xiaolan Zhang;Giovanni Neglia;Jim Kurose;Don Towsley

  • Measurement and modelling of the temporal dependence in packet loss

    M. Yajnik;Sue Moon;J. Kurose;D. Towsley

  • Adaptive playout mechanisms for packetized audio applications in wide-area networks

    R. Ramjee;J. Kurose;D. Towsley;H. Schulzrinne

  • Packet loss correlation in the MBone multicast network

    M. Yajnik;J. Kurose;D. Towsley

  • Multimedia streaming via TCP: An analytic performance study

    Bing Wang;Jim Kurose;Prashant Shenoy;Don Towsley

  • P2Cast: peer-to-peer patching scheme for VoD service

    Yang Guo;Kyoungwon Suh;Jim Kurose;Don Towsley

  • Study of a bus-based disruption-tolerant network: mobility modeling and impact on routing

    Xiaolan Zhang;Jim Kurose;Brian Neil Levine;Don Towsley

  • Characteristics of YouTube network traffic at a campus network - Measurements, models, and implications

    Michael Zink;Kyoungwon Suh;Yu Gu;Jim Kurose

  • Packet audio playout delay adjustment: performance bounds and algorithms

    Sue B. Moon;Jim Kurose;Don Towsley

  • Real-time communication in packet-switched networks

    C.M. Aras;J.F. Kurose;D.S. Reeves;H. Schulzrinne

  • Modeling peer-peer file sharing systems

    Z. Ge;D.R. Figueiredo;Sharad Jaiswal;J. Kurose

  • A Model Based TCP-Friendly Rate Control Protocol

    Jitu Padhye;Jim Kurose;Don Towsley

  • Supporting stored video: reducing rate variability and end-to-end resource requirements through optimal smoothing

    James D. Salehi;Zhi-Li Zhang;James F. Kurose;Don Towsley

  • Measurement and classification of out-of-sequence packets in a tier-1 IP backbone

    Sharad Jaiswal;Gianluca Iannaccone;Christophe Diot;Jim Kurose

  • Supporting stored video: reducing rate variability and end-to-end resource requirements through optimal smoothing

    James D. Salehi;Shi-Li Zhang;Jim Kurose;Don Towsley

  • A microeconomic approach to optimal resource allocation in distributed computer systems

    J.F. Kurose;R. Simha

  • A comparison of sender-initiated and receiver-initiated reliable multicast protocols

    Sridhar Pingali;Don Towsley;James F. Kurose

  • A comparison of sender-initiated and receiver-initiated reliable multicast protocols

    D. Towsley;J. Kurose;S. Pingali

Frequent Co-Authors

Don Towsley
Don Towsley University of Massachusetts Amherst
Keith W. Ross
Keith W. Ross New York University
Prashant Shenoy
Prashant Shenoy University of Massachusetts Amherst
Zhi-Li Zhang
Zhi-Li Zhang University of Minnesota
Sneha Kumar Kasera
Sneha Kumar Kasera University of Utah
Dan Rubenstein
Dan Rubenstein Columbia University
Christophe Diot
Christophe Diot Google (United States)
Henning Schulzrinne
Henning Schulzrinne Columbia University
Brian Neil Levine
Brian Neil Levine University of Massachusetts Amherst
Erich M. Nahum
Erich M. Nahum IBM (United States)

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