Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG)

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, 34 Research Group Chairs and 7 At-Large Members:

• Colin Perkins, IRTF Chair
• Spencer Dawkins, At-Large Member
• Lars Eggert, At-Large Member
• Aaron Falk, At-Large Member
• Stephen Farrell, At-Large Member
• Mat Ford, At-Large Member
• Allison Mankin, At-Large Member
• Melinda Shore, At-Large Member
• Alexey Melnikov, CFRG Chair
• Stanislav Smyshlyaev, CFRG Chair
• Nick Sullivan, CFRG Chair
• Jeffrey He, COINRG Chair
• Marie-José Montpetit, COINRG & NWCRG Chair
• Eve Schooler, COINRG Chair
• Dirk Kutscher, DINRG & ICNRG Chair
• Lixia Zhang, DINRG Chair
• Jane Coffin, GAIA Chair
• Kurtis Heimerl, GAIA Chair
• Sofía Celi, HRPC Chair
• Mallory Knodel, HRPC Chair
• Simone Ferlin, ICCRG Chair
• Jana Iyengar, ICCRG Chair
• Michael Schapira, ICCRG Chair
• Dave Oran, ICNRG Chair
• Mirja Kühlewind, MAPRG Chair
• Dave Plonka, MAPRG Chair
• Laurent Ciavaglia, NMRG Chair
• Jérôme François, NMRG Chair
• Vincent Roca, NWCRG Chair
• Jen Linkova, PANRG Chair
• Brian Trammell, PANRG Chair
• Sara Dickinson, PEARG Chair
• Shivan Sahib, PEARG Chair
• Christopher Wood, PEARG Chair
• Wojciech Kozlowski, QIRG Chair
• Rod van Meter, QIRG Chair
• Ignacio Castro, RASPRG Chair
• Niels ten Oever, RASPRG Chair
• Carsten Bormann, T2TRG Chair
• Ari Keränen, T2TRG Chair
• Stephen Farrell, UFMRG Chair
• Jonathan Hoyland, UFMRG Chair