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Ian Wakeman is a Professor in Software Systems in the Department of
Informatics at the University of Sussex.  He has a BA in Electrical
and Information Sciences from Cambridge University, a MS from Stanford
University and a PhD from UCL.  His research could be described as
user-centred networking, investigating protocols and techniques to
make computer networks work for people.  This has spawned over 80
refereed papers in fields as diverse as congestion control for
packetized video, programming languages for active networks and has
more recently focused on trust based approaches for network and system
configuration in pervasive computing.  He is the co-founder of InCrowd
Sports Ltd, which provide app driven connectivity within sports
stadia.