Internet Research Task Force
@irtf.org
The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) supports research of importance to the evolution of the Internet protocols, applications, architecture, and technology.
https://www.irtf.org/
https://www.irtf.org/
Ready for an electrifying look at a greener internet? Join IRTF SUSTAIN RG on Friday in Montreal, with talks on a unique dataset of routers' energy demand and how to reduce it, sunsetting 3G in an operational network, carbon accounting, and augmenting the Path Energy Traffic Ratio API.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Ready for an electrifying look at a greener internet? Join IRTF SUSTAIN RG on Friday in Montreal, with talks on a unique dataset of routers' energy demand and how to reduce it, sunsetting 3G in an operational network, carbon accounting, and augmenting the Path Energy Traffic Ratio API.
IRTF DINRG is meeting today at 14:30 in Montreal to discuss recent central Internet infrastructure outage events, new ideas for combining privacy and decentralization for Encrypted Client Hello (ECN), decentralized system design, and AT protocol design challenges.
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
IRTF DINRG is meeting today at 14:30 in Montreal to discuss recent central Internet infrastructure outage events, new ideas for combining privacy and decentralization for Encrypted Client Hello (ECN), decentralized system design, and AT protocol design challenges.
IRTF at IETF-124 today:
- Network Management: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Usable Formal Methods: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Decentralization of the Internet: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Global Access to the Internet for All: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Network Management: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Usable Formal Methods: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Decentralization of the Internet: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Global Access to the Internet for All: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
IRTF at IETF-124 today:
- Network Management: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Usable Formal Methods: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Decentralization of the Internet: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Global Access to the Internet for All: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Network Management: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Usable Formal Methods: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Decentralization of the Internet: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Global Access to the Internet for All: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
IRTF groups that are meeting today at IETF-124:
- Quantum Internet Research Group: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Crypto Forum: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Human Rights Protocol Considerations: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- IRTFOPEN: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Quantum Internet Research Group: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Crypto Forum: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Human Rights Protocol Considerations: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- IRTFOPEN: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
IRTF groups that are meeting today at IETF-124:
- Quantum Internet Research Group: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Crypto Forum: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Human Rights Protocol Considerations: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- IRTFOPEN: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Quantum Internet Research Group: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Crypto Forum: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- Human Rights Protocol Considerations: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
- IRTFOPEN: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
Looking forward to an exciting IRTFOPEN meeting at IETF-124 next week Monday with two ANRP winner talks by Jacob Ginesin and Saksham Agarwal. In addition, we invited Renata Teixeira for a keynote on Netflix Streaming over Starlink,
datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Looking forward to an exciting IRTFOPEN meeting at IETF-124 next week Monday with two ANRP winner talks by Jacob Ginesin and Saksham Agarwal. In addition, we invited Renata Teixeira for a keynote on Netflix Streaming over Starlink,
datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/124/...
We are pleased to offer a number of Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students from under-represented groups to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the IETF-125 Meeting in Shenzhen, China, in March 2026.
irtf.org/travelgrants/
irtf.org/travelgrants/
October 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We are pleased to offer a number of Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students from under-represented groups to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the IETF-125 Meeting in Shenzhen, China, in March 2026.
irtf.org/travelgrants/
irtf.org/travelgrants/
Submit nominations for the 2026 award period of the Applied Networking Research Prize until November 17, 2025
www.irtf.org/anrp/
www.irtf.org/anrp/
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Submit nominations for the 2026 award period of the Applied Networking Research Prize until November 17, 2025
www.irtf.org/anrp/
www.irtf.org/anrp/
Congratulations to Haarika Manda from the University of California Santa Barbara for winning the IRTF's Applied Networking Research Prize for her work on studying Internet Access Inequities in the US.
Paper and presentation here: irtf.org/anrp/
Paper and presentation here: irtf.org/anrp/
July 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Congratulations to Haarika Manda from the University of California Santa Barbara for winning the IRTF's Applied Networking Research Prize for her work on studying Internet Access Inequities in the US.
Paper and presentation here: irtf.org/anrp/
Paper and presentation here: irtf.org/anrp/
Congratulations to Hendrik Cech from Technical University Munich for winning the IRTF's Applied Networking Research Prize for his work on Starlink performance measurements.
Paper and presentation here: irtf.org/anrp/
Paper and presentation here: irtf.org/anrp/
July 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Congratulations to Hendrik Cech from Technical University Munich for winning the IRTF's Applied Networking Research Prize for his work on Starlink performance measurements.
Paper and presentation here: irtf.org/anrp/
Paper and presentation here: irtf.org/anrp/
At IETF-123 in Madrid, the following IRTF groups are meeting today:
Measurement and Analysis for Protocols with a special session on AI Crawler Traffic Impacts: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
Research and Analysis of Standard-Setting Processes: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
Measurement and Analysis for Protocols with a special session on AI Crawler Traffic Impacts: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
Research and Analysis of Standard-Setting Processes: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
July 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
At IETF-123 in Madrid, the following IRTF groups are meeting today:
Measurement and Analysis for Protocols with a special session on AI Crawler Traffic Impacts: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
Research and Analysis of Standard-Setting Processes: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
Measurement and Analysis for Protocols with a special session on AI Crawler Traffic Impacts: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
Research and Analysis of Standard-Setting Processes: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
Laurent Vanbever opening the IRTF Applied Networking Research Workshop at IETF-123 with his keynote on "Verifying configurations was the easy part: my ongoing quest toward correct network operations and musings about how AI could help".
irtf.org/anrw/2025/pr...
irtf.org/anrw/2025/pr...
July 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Laurent Vanbever opening the IRTF Applied Networking Research Workshop at IETF-123 with his keynote on "Verifying configurations was the easy part: my ongoing quest toward correct network operations and musings about how AI could help".
irtf.org/anrw/2025/pr...
irtf.org/anrw/2025/pr...
IETF-123 has started in Madrid. The following IRTF groups are meeting this morning:
- Quantum Internet: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
- Thing-to-Thing: github.com/t2trg/2025-i...
- Path Aware Networking: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
- Quantum Internet: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
- Thing-to-Thing: github.com/t2trg/2025-i...
- Path Aware Networking: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
July 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
IETF-123 has started in Madrid. The following IRTF groups are meeting this morning:
- Quantum Internet: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
- Thing-to-Thing: github.com/t2trg/2025-i...
- Path Aware Networking: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
- Quantum Internet: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
- Thing-to-Thing: github.com/t2trg/2025-i...
- Path Aware Networking: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
The Applied Networking Research Workshop 2025, co-located with IETF-123 in Madrid, will take place on Tuesday, July 22nd. I will feature a keynote by Laurent Vanbever and exciting paper presentations.
Check out the program here: irtf.org/anrw/2025/pr...
Check out the program here: irtf.org/anrw/2025/pr...
July 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The Applied Networking Research Workshop 2025, co-located with IETF-123 in Madrid, will take place on Tuesday, July 22nd. I will feature a keynote by Laurent Vanbever and exciting paper presentations.
Check out the program here: irtf.org/anrw/2025/pr...
Check out the program here: irtf.org/anrw/2025/pr...
At the upcoming IRTF-123 meeting in Madrid, the IRTF MAP Research Group is going to hold a special meeting on AI Crawler Traffic Impacts. See the agenda here:
datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
July 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
At the upcoming IRTF-123 meeting in Madrid, the IRTF MAP Research Group is going to hold a special meeting on AI Crawler Traffic Impacts. See the agenda here:
datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
We are pleased to offer a number of Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the IETF-124 Meeting in Montreal, Canada, in November 2025.
More details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/
More details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/
July 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
We are pleased to offer a number of Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the IETF-124 Meeting in Montreal, Canada, in November 2025.
More details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/
More details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/
The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Open session at #IETF122 featured Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) presentations on using Large Language Models (LLMs) to support network configuration and on secure collaborative path control in BGP: Watch: www.ietf.org/blog/ietf122...
March 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Open session at #IETF122 featured Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) presentations on using Large Language Models (LLMs) to support network configuration and on secure collaborative path control in BGP: Watch: www.ietf.org/blog/ietf122...
Starting shortly, at 09:30 Indochina Time, the IRTF Open Meeting with the Applied Networking Research Prize talks by Changjie Wang and Henry Birge-Lee. Streaming live for those who can’t make it in-person at www.ietf.org/live/ietf122...
March 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Starting shortly, at 09:30 Indochina Time, the IRTF Open Meeting with the Applied Networking Research Prize talks by Changjie Wang and Henry Birge-Lee. Streaming live for those who can’t make it in-person at www.ietf.org/live/ietf122...
The #IETF122 meeting is getting underway in Bangkok today. We have a number of research group meetings plus two excellent Applied Networking Research Prize Award Talks coming this week. See datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/122/... for a full agenda of IRTF-related events. #IETF
March 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The #IETF122 meeting is getting underway in Bangkok today. We have a number of research group meetings plus two excellent Applied Networking Research Prize Award Talks coming this week. See datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/122/... for a full agenda of IRTF-related events. #IETF
Call for papers: ACM/IRTF Applied Networking Research Workshop 2025 www.irtf.org/anrw/2025/
Please consider submitting your work to ANRW 2025, which will co-locate with #IETF123 in Madrid in the week of 19-25 July 2025.
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Please consider submitting your work to ANRW 2025, which will co-locate with #IETF123 in Madrid in the week of 19-25 July 2025.
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March 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Call for papers: ACM/IRTF Applied Networking Research Workshop 2025 www.irtf.org/anrw/2025/
Please consider submitting your work to ANRW 2025, which will co-locate with #IETF123 in Madrid in the week of 19-25 July 2025.
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Please consider submitting your work to ANRW 2025, which will co-locate with #IETF123 in Madrid in the week of 19-25 July 2025.
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We're pleased to offer Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students from under-represented groups to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the #IETF123 Meeting in Madrid in July 2025.
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by March 21, 2025
#IETF
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by March 21, 2025
#IETF
February 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We're pleased to offer Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students from under-represented groups to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the #IETF123 Meeting in Madrid in July 2025.
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by March 21, 2025
#IETF
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by March 21, 2025
#IETF
We're pleased to announce that the winners of the 2025 Applied Networking Research Prize are Jacob Ginesin, Saksham Agarwal, Hendrik Cech, Haarika Manda, Changjie Wang, and Henry Birge-Lee.
Look out for their award talks during the IRTF Open Meetings in the coming year www.irtf.org/anrp/
#IETF
Look out for their award talks during the IRTF Open Meetings in the coming year www.irtf.org/anrp/
#IETF
January 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We're pleased to announce that the winners of the 2025 Applied Networking Research Prize are Jacob Ginesin, Saksham Agarwal, Hendrik Cech, Haarika Manda, Changjie Wang, and Henry Birge-Lee.
Look out for their award talks during the IRTF Open Meetings in the coming year www.irtf.org/anrp/
#IETF
Look out for their award talks during the IRTF Open Meetings in the coming year www.irtf.org/anrp/
#IETF
The recent Decentralization of the Internet (DIN) workshop at ACM CoNEXT-2024 brought together network researchers, law and policy experts and digital right activists to discuss Internet consolidation. Read more about the workshop from the DINRG Co-chairs: www.ietf.org/blog/acm-din...
December 19, 2024 at 10:30 PM
The recent Decentralization of the Internet (DIN) workshop at ACM CoNEXT-2024 brought together network researchers, law and policy experts and digital right activists to discuss Internet consolidation. Read more about the workshop from the DINRG Co-chairs: www.ietf.org/blog/acm-din...
Deadline in one week! – We're pleased to offer Diversity Travel Grants for early-career academics and PhD students from under-represented groups to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with #IETF122 in Bangkok in March 2025.
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by December 9, 2024
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by December 9, 2024
December 2, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Deadline in one week! – We're pleased to offer Diversity Travel Grants for early-career academics and PhD students from under-represented groups to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with #IETF122 in Bangkok in March 2025.
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by December 9, 2024
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by December 9, 2024
We're pleased to offer Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students from under-represented groups to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the #IETF122 Meeting in Bangkok in March 2025.
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by December 9, 2024
#IETF
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by December 9, 2024
#IETF
November 25, 2024 at 2:43 PM
We're pleased to offer Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students from under-represented groups to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the #IETF122 Meeting in Bangkok in March 2025.
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by December 9, 2024
#IETF
Details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/ – apply by December 9, 2024
#IETF
The IRTF promotes research into the evolution of the Internet and helps to connect the research community with the protocol designers, implementors, and operators working in the @ietf.bsky.social to develop technical standards for the Internet.
www.irtf.org
www.irtf.org
November 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM
The IRTF promotes research into the evolution of the Internet and helps to connect the research community with the protocol designers, implementors, and operators working in the @ietf.bsky.social to develop technical standards for the Internet.
www.irtf.org
www.irtf.org