Rate My Professor Amreesh Phokeer

Amreesh Phokeer is a prominent researcher specializing in Internet measurements, networking, and security. He earned his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town in 2021, with his dissertation titled "Improving content delivery in low-resource networks: A case study of the African Internet Ecosystem." His academic background also includes a Master of Science in Computer Science from Telecom Nancy, France, and a Master of Science in Information Security from the University of London, United Kingdom.

In his current role as Internet Measurement and Data Expert at the Internet Society since April 2021, Amreesh co-leads the Measuring the Internet project and manages the Pulse Research Fellowship program. Previously, he was Research Manager at the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), spearheading research on Internet security and measurements while championing deployments of RPKI and DNSSEC frameworks. His work bridges technical research with policy implications for global Internet infrastructure.

Amreesh's research focuses on Internet resilience, routing security issues including BGP hijacks and RPKI validation, Internet shutdowns, censorship measurements, LEO satellite performance, and market trends impacting Internet growth. He has published extensively in top-tier venues. Notable publications include "RoVista: Measuring and Analyzing the Route Origin Validation (ROV) in RPKI" (ACM IMC, 2023), "A System to Detect Forged-Origin BGP Hijacks" (USENIX NSDI, 2024), "RPKI Time-of-Flight: Tracking Delays in the Management, Control, and Data Planes" (PAM, 2023), "Deep Diving into Africa’s Inter-Country Latencies" (IEEE INFOCOM, 2018), "On Measuring RPKI Relying Parties" (ACM IMC, 2020), and "Inside the Walled Garden: Deconstructing Facebook’s Free Basics Program" (ACM SIGCOMM CCR, 2017). He has received awards such as Best CCR Paper (ACM SIGCOMM CCR, 2017) and Best Paper (IEEE Africon, 2017).

Amreesh contributes to the academic community as a program committee member for conferences including USENIX Security, IMC, PAM, and TMA, influencing advancements in Internet research and policy.