The IRTF is managed by the IRTF Chair in consultation with the Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG). The IRSG membership includes the IRTF Chair, the chairs of the various Research Groups and other individuals (“members at large”) from the research or IETF communities.
IRSG members at large are chosen by the IRTF Chair in consultation with the rest of the IRSG and on approval by the IAB.
In addition to managing the Research Groups, the IRSG may from time to time hold topical workshops focusing on research areas of importance to the evolution of the Internet, or more general workshops to, for example, discuss research priorities from an Internet perspective.
The IRSG also reviews and approves documents published as part of the IRTF Document Stream (RFC 5743).
The current IRSG membership includes the IRTF Chair, 12 Research Group Chairs and 4 At-Large Members:
- Lars Eggert (irtf-chair@irtf.org), IRTF Chair
- Mark Allman (mallman@icir.org), At-Large Member
- Jari Arkko (jari.arkko@piuha.net), At-Large Member
- Spencer Dawkins (spencer@wonderhamster.org), At-Large Member
- Aaron Falk (aaron.falk@gmail.com), At-Large Member
- John Levine (johnl@iecc.com), ASRG Chair
- Kevin Igoe (kmigoe@nsa.gov), CFRG Chair
- David McGrew (mcgrew@cisco.com), CFRG Chair
- Kevin Fall (kfall@acm.org), DTNRG Chair
- Stephen Farrell (stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie), DTNRG Chair
- Jörg Ott (jo@netlab.tkk.fi), DTNRG Chair
- Andrei Gurtov (gurtov@cs.helsinki.fi), HIPRG Chair
- Tom Henderson (thomas.r.henderson@boeing.com), HIPRG Chair
- Murari Sridharan (muraris@microsoft.com), ICCRG Chair
- Michael Welzl (michawe@ifi.uio.no), ICCRG Chair
- Dirk Kutscher (dirk.kutscher@neclab.eu), ICNRG Chair
- Börje Ohlman (borje.ohlman@ericsson.com), ICNRG Chair
- Dave Oran (oran@cisco.com), ICNRG Chair
- Rajeev Koodli (rkoodli@cisco.com), MOBOPTS Chair
- Suresh Krishnan (suresh.krishnan@ericsson.com), MOBOPTS Chair
- Michael Behringer (mbehring@cisco.com), NCRG Chair
- Geoff Huston (gih@apnic.net), NCRG Chair
- Olivier Festor (olivier.festor@inria.fr), NMRG Chair
- Lisandro Granville (granville@inf.ufrgs.br), NMRG Chair
- Volker Hilt (volkerh@bell-labs.com), P2PRG Chair
- Stefano Previdi (sprevidi@cisco.com), P2PRG Chair
- Tony Li (tony.li@tony.li), RRG Chair
- John Buford (buford@samrg.org), SAMRG Chair
- Thomas Schmidt (schmidt@informatik.haw-hamburg.de), SAMRG Chair