April 2022 - mat-wg - mailman.ripe.net

RIPE Atlas, RIPEstat and RIS Quarterly Planning Q2 2022
by Robert Kisteleki 17 Jun '22

17 Jun '22

Dear colleagues, We are now publishing our quarterly plans for RIPE Atlas, RIPEstat and RIS. These are available at: https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning The goals of publishing our plans are to be transparent about the work we will be carrying out in the coming months, to get your input on those plans, and to hear what you would like to see us work on going forward. We will provide status updates as the work progresses and add input from the community to the pages. We will also archive previous plans so you can track how we progress with our work. If you have any input on our plans or want to let us know what you would like to see us work on, please let us know. Kind regards, Robert Kisteleki Research and Development Manager RIPE NCC

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[TMA 2022 PhD School] Network Intelligence and Measurements - SIGCOMM Travel Grants Available
by Giovane C. M. Moura 20 Apr '22

20 Apr '22

TL;DR: * PhD school in Internet Measurements in Network Intelligence * SIGCOMM travel grants available! (please send to your students) * Application deadline: April 22nd, 2022 * School dates: June 27th and 28th, 2022 * Location Enschede, NL. * https://tma.ifip.org/2022/phd-school/ ===== 10th TMA PhD School Network Intelligence and Measurements June 27th and 28th, 2022 Enschede, The Netherlands https://tma.ifip.org/2022/phd-school/ After the interruption of the last two editions of the TMA PhD school due to the COVID pandemic, we are extremely happy to announce the 10th TMA PhD School, organized by the University of Twente in Enschede, The Netherlands, together with the 6th Network Traffic Measurement and Analysis Conference. Under the theme Network Intelligence and Measurements, the 10th TMA PhD School will include 4 tutorials, by 5 distinct lecturers, over a 2 days program. Lectures are accompanied by related practical lab sessions, where students have the opportunity to put into practice learned notions. Thanks to SIGCOMM, we will offer a significant number of travel grants, see the details below. Registration and Deadlines Registrations are now open, you can apply at https://hotcrp.info.ucl.ac.be/tma2022phd/. As the PhD school is popular, we encourage students to register early. Our goal is to admit as many students as possible but we do note that we have limited room availability. Application deadline: April 22nd at 23:59 UTC Tentative decision notification: April 29th PhD School Speakers The list of speakers for the 10th TMA PhD school includes: Anna Brunstorm is a Full Professor and Research Manager for the Distributed Systems and Communications Research Group at Karlstad University. She will familiarize the students with experimentation and measurements methodologies for next generation mobile networks, based on her vast experience on applied research. She will also give hands-on training on testbeds and analytics approaches, stemming from her numerous contributions in projects such as H2020 MONROE, NEAT or 5GENESIS. Emile Aben is a System architect at the RIPE NCC, Netherlands. The lecture will provide an overview of the RIPE Atlas Internet data collection system along with a review of the addressed use-cases. In the related lab students will be asked to design and lunch experiments on the Atlas measurement platform, and to process the collected data to address some given problem. Thymen Wabeke and Thijs van den Hout are research engineers with SIDN Labs (.nl registry). They research how machine learning (ML) applications can increase the security of the internet and the Domain Name System (DNS). The lecture will focus on operationalizing a ML model. There are several challenges involved in this process, such as efficiently collecting ground truth labels, analysts needing to understand model inferences, and monitoring model performance so you know when it fails and needs updating. The lecture will include a hands-on training, so that participants can try out some techniques immediately. Pedro Casas is a Senior Scientist at the Austrian Institute of Technology, where he acts as Research Lead in AI4NETS (AI/ML for Networking). He will present a broad overview on the application of AI/ML to network data analysis problems, including network security, anomaly detection, and Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring. The lecture provides an introduction to the basics of AI/ML, going from more traditional applications to newer paradigms, including deep learning, graph-based learning, generative models, explainable AI, learning in adversarial scenarios, and more. The ultimate goal of the lecture is to motivate – for the newcomers, and to strengthen – for those already in the field, the research in AI4NETS. The PhD School program will include 4 poster sessions where students can present their own (ongoing) PhD work to other students and to the lecturers, and receive individual feedback from them. Poster sessions will take place during breaks. The program will also include an informal interactive session between students and the speakers, with the explicit goal of fostering “vertical” interaction between students and the speakers, and “horizontal” interaction between the students themselves. Students will have the opportunity to interview the speakers, asking for their expert opinion on general aspects (non-technical) of the current research dynamics in the field of traffic monitoring and analysis (e.g., how they see the prospective development of a particular research topic in the near future, or what are the key ingredients that drive the success of an experimental measurement platform, etc). The PhD school program will include social activities on both days, where students, lecturers and attendees of the main TMA conference will have the opportunity to interact informally. A social dinner would be organized on the second day. How to apply and Travel Grants The price for registration for the TMA 2022 PhD school will be fixed soon and will be below 250 Euro. This fee will be levied on all attending students, also those receiving travel grants, as the travel grant rules from our sponsors require us to ask for a small own investment. In order to apply, please submit the following as a single PDF document: the title and abstract of your poster (in the fields required by the submissions system) a current CV with contact information and e-mail address a short personal statement, including: i) a description of the research subject followed by the student, and (ii) information that the applicant feels is relevant to support his/her application, e.g., why the PhD School attendance is important to the applicant’s research and career development; In case you also want to apply for optional travel support, we ask you to also include: a letter from your advisor which should: (i) confirm the applicant’s good standing in the institution; (ii) explain why the applicant would benefit from attending the TMA PhD School the estimated expenses for attending the TMA PhD School (total, and breakdown by travel and lodging), and an indication of which cost items would need to be covered by the grant; if the applicant will be unable to attend the school without a travel grant, they should explain why this is the case (in this case the advisor’s letter should additionally explain the current funding status of the applicant and why the applicant is in need of the travel grant) The organization will prioritize awarding of travel grants to students who will be unable to attend without a grant, and additionally based on diversity and the region from which the applicant has to travel, to ensure representation from traditionally underrepresented regions. In special cases, where the registration fee is also prohibitive, the organization may decide to waive the fee at its discretion. Any decision made by the organization regarding attendance and awarding of travel grants is final. We note that reimbursements of travel grants may take up to several months to complete. Important Notes Please pay attention to the following details about the student travel grant application and reimbursement process: The School will admit a limited number of students. Students enrolled in PhD study programs will receive preference both in the admission to the School and the travel grant awarding. Students admitted to the school are encouraged to attend the TMA conference. We expect a student travel grant will significantly offset air fare and shared hotel accommodation. However, it may not fully cover these expenses, since our desire is to maximize participation by students. In order to obtain reimbursement, you must provide original receipts for air fare and hotel expenses, along with boarding passes (plane or train) for both outbound and inbound journeys. All students participating in the School are required to present a poster describing their research and to actively engage with all activities. Failing to do so will lead to admission rejection. Please provide complete contact information. You will be notified via email, so make sure your email address is correct on your application. Hope to see you all in Enschede for a fantastic TMA PhD School!

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New on RIPE Labs: Detecting DNS Root Manipulation
by Alun Davies 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

Dear colleagues, In 2021, when reports emerged that hosts in Mexico were unable to reach whatsapp.net, it was determined that middleboxes were to blame. These devices were intercepting the queries to the root instance hosted in China and sending a bogus reply. Taking this as their starting point, Qasim Lone and colleagues have been investigating the prevalence of middleboxes using RIPE Atlas: https://labs.ripe.net/author/qasim-lone/detecting-dns-root-manipulation/ Best regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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MAT WG chair selection
by Brian Trammell (RIPE) 15 Apr '22

15 Apr '22

Greetings, all, It has been a while since we have run our chair selection process (see https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/mat-wg/2015-February/000559.html); as we look to returning to in-person meetings in Berlin it occurred to us that now would be a good time to do so. To save you the fun of clicking through to the list archives, the process is as follows: > 1. A call for interested parties is made on the WG mailing list at three yearly intervals, or as needed > 2. Interested parties have 2 weeks to make their interest known via the mailing list > 3. The MAT-WG chairs issue a call for discussion as per normal. WG members express their approval or otherwise of the presented candidates. > 4. After two weeks the chairs declare consensus as they would do for a policy proposal Following steps 1 and 2 of this process: If you are interested in co-chairing MAT WG, please make your intent known by sending a message to mat-wg(a)ripe.net by Monday 28 March 2022; once we have a candidate list, wi’ll issue a call for discussion on the list. Many thanks, cheers, Nina + Brian (MAT WG chairs)

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Fwd: MAT WG chair selection
by Brian Trammell (RIPE) 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

> Begin forwarded message: > > Hi Luuk, > > (As chair, running the consensus process) No, there is no reason not to go with three co-chairs for the next term; indeed (as a chair, stepping down, who has had fun with meeting logistics, and is an SRE at $dayjob) three chairs would in some ways be preferable, as it gives n+1 chair redundancy in addition to a breadth of perspective on measurement topics. > > Cheers, > > Brian > >> On 4 Apr 2022, at 09:55, Luuk Hendriks <luuk(a)nlnetlabs.nl> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> On Tue 29 Mar 2022, 20:48, Brian Trammell (RIPE) wrote: >>> The call for interested parties is now closed. Thank you to our candidates (in order of received statement of interest): >>> >>> - Massimo Candela >>> - Stephen Strowes >>> - Nina Bargisen >>> >>> This opens the call for discussion on the candidates; the current chairs will call consensus on 12 April. >> >> >> Without a doubt both Massimo and Stephen are great candidates for new >> co-chairs. Perhaps this was discussed before, but is there a reason to >> not go with three co-chairs for the next term(s)? >> >> >> luuk >> >> -- >> >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/mat-wg >

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Re: [mat-wg] MAT WG chair selection
by Victor Naumov 03 Apr '22

03 Apr '22

Hi All, I worked with Massimo and Stephen, both are excellent candidates. However, in the past I had a chance to work with Massimo closely on the RIPE Atlas, and I know his passion towards MAT topics, so if it goes down to a single vote my preference goes to him. On Mon, Mar 14 13:45 CET 2022, Massimo Candela <massimo(a)ntt.net> wrote: > > Dear working group, > > > On 14/03/2022 10:14, Brian Trammell (RIPE) wrote: > > If you are interested in co-chairing MAT WG, please make your intent known by sending a message to mat-wg(a)ripe.net by Monday 28 March 2022; once we have a candidate list, wi’ll issue a call for discussion on the list. > > > I'm a big fan of the MAT wg, see picture attached :). I've been to > almost all of the MAT sessions since RIPE66, and I've given > presentations in many of them. > > This wg is a fantastic venue for exchanging ideas, tools, and research > findings, and I appreciate the Chairs' dedication throughout the years. > > I would like to give back to the wg. So, I'm volunteering as a co-Chair. > > BIO: I'm an engineer focused on developing applications to facilitate > day-to-day Internet operations. I'm involved in the Internet community > as a frequent presenter, and in various community projects. In the last > 10 years I developed and contributed to tools that are commonly used by > network operators and researchers to monitor certain aspects of the > Internet performance (e.g., BGPalerter, BGPlay, RIPE Atlas, RIPE IPmap, > DNSMON, Tracemon, and more). I was a research collaborator in the > Compunet team of Roma Tre University. After, I worked in the R&D team of > the RIPE NCC. Currently, I'm contributing to the automation and > monitoring of the NTT Global IP Network. > > I'm particularly interested in network measurements, monitoring, data > analysis, and data visualization. > > > Ciao, > Massimo wbr Victor Naumov

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Re: [mat-wg] mat-wg Digest, Vol 118, Issue 2
by Mandalari, Anna Maria 03 Apr '22

03 Apr '22

Hi, I support Massimo! Anna — Dr Anna Maria Mandalari Research Associate Institute for Security Science and Technology Imperial College London https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/anna-maria.mandalari On 2 Apr 2022, at 11:00, mat-wg-request(a)ripe.net<mailto:mat-wg-request@ripe.net> wrote: ******************* This email originates from outside Imperial. Do not click on links and attachments unless you recognise the sender. If you trust the sender, add them to your safe senders list https://spam.ic.ac.uk/SpamConsole/Senders.aspx to disable email stamping for this address. ******************* Send mat-wg mailing list submissions to mat-wg(a)ripe.net<mailto:mat-wg@ripe.net> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/mat-wg or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mat-wg-request(a)ripe.net You can reach the person managing the list at mat-wg-owner(a)ripe.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of mat-wg digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: MAT WG chair selection (Randy Bush) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:16:11 -0700 From: Randy Bush <randy(a)psg.com> To: Measurement Analysis and Tools Working Group <mat-wg(a)ripe.net> Subject: Re: [mat-wg] MAT WG chair selection Message-ID: <m2sfqwjvpw.wl-randy(a)psg.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII i know and respect the really good work of massimo and stephen. but i am trying to think who is more likely to breathe some life into this somewhat soggy working group. and i would suggest that this is the primary criterion we should stress. aside from a strong technical contribution, maybe massimo has shown more leadership in this space. randy ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/mat-wg ------------------------------ End of mat-wg Digest, Vol 118, Issue 2 **************************************

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