Technical Advisors

Dr. Robert Morris, Technical Advisor

Robert Morris is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at MIT, where he is a member of the Parallel and Distributed Operating Systems group. He has published extensively on wireless networks, distributed operating systems, and peer-to-peer applications. In 1988 his discovery of buffer overflow first brought the Internet to the attention of the general public. He has an AB and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Harvard. Dr. Morris also started Viaweb, the first ASP, which became the Yahoo! Store.

Dr. Hari Balakrishnan, Technical Advisor

Hari Balakrishnan is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, where he leads the Networks and Mobile Systems research group. His research spans overlay and peer-to-peer networks; Internet routing, congestion control, and architecture; wireless and sensor networks; network security; and distributed data management.