Lawrence Brakmo currently works in the Kernel group at Facebook.Prior to joining Facebook, he was a member of the Host Networkinggroup at Google, and before that, a researcher and project manager ofthe OS group at DoCoMo USA Labs. Brakmo has worked on TCP enhancementsto improve network performance, including the design of the TCP Vegasand TCP-NV congestion control algorithms. He has also developed OStechniques to improve system reliability, performance, and energyconsumption. Brakmo received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science fromThe University of Arizona.
