Hello! My name is Aleeza, and I am a student pursuing my Master's thesis at the Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics. I am writing to cordially invite you to participate in an asynchronous online focus group study as part of our research project titled “Routing Realities: Assessing the practicality of academic BGP security solutions in network operations”. Study Overview: This study, conducted by our research team, including myself, Mannat Kaur, and Tobias Fiebig, aims to explore the practicality of academic solutions, with a particular focus on BGP security. Your insights as a network operator will be invaluable in helping us understand the challenges and identify opportunities for improvement. Focus Group Details: Start Date: Around 3rd week of September Platform: Mattermost Total Runtime: 4 - (max) 6 weeks Total Questions: 6 Format: 1 week(maximum)/question Your Participation: As a participant, you will be asked to share your experiences, challenges, perspectives on the practical implementation of BGP security solutions proposed by academic research in real-world network environments, and engage in online group discussions with other network operators. The focus group discussions are asynchronous, and we encourage you to contribute your insights at a pace that suits your schedule. You can engage in the discussions all at once or spread your contributions across multiple days, depending on what is most convenient for you. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact us. Registration: https://nextcloud.mpi-inf.mpg.de/index.php/apps/forms/s/WHnXHBDRgo3srisj5w3E... I look forward to your participation in this study. Contact: asuhelin@mpi-inf.mpg.de, mkaur@mpi-inf.mpg.de, tfiebig@mpi-inf.mpg.de Thank you!