Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · 6d

We are pleased to offer a number of Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students from under-represented groups to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the IETF-125 Meeting in Shenzhen, China, in March 2026.

irtf.org/travelgrants/

1

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · 11d

Submit nominations for the 2026 award period of the Applied Networking Research Prize until November 17, 2025
www.irtf.org/anrp/

4

Reposted by Internet Research Task Force

Internet Engineering Task Force @ietf.org · Aug 1

The #IETF123 @irtf.org Open Session featured Haarika Manda and Hendrick Chech presenting their ANRP-winning research on Internet access inequities and LEO satellite network measurements and analysis. Watch the full presentations: www.ietf.org/blog/ietf123...

1 3

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 25

Congratulations to Haarika Manda from the University of California Santa Barbara for winning the IRTF's Applied Networking Research Prize for her work on studying Internet Access Inequities in the US.

Paper and presentation here: irtf.org/anrp/

3

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 25

Congratulations to Hendrik Cech from Technical University Munich for winning the IRTF's Applied Networking Research Prize for his work on Starlink performance measurements.

Paper and presentation here: irtf.org/anrp/

2

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 23

We are pleased to offer a number of Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the IETF-124 Meeting in Montreal, Canada, in November 2025. More details at irtf.org/travelgrants/

Application deadline: August 1st

Travel Grants

irtf.org

1

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 23

At IETF-123 in Madrid, the following IRTF groups are meeting today:

Measurement and Analysis for Protocols with a special session on AI Crawler Traffic Impacts: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...

Research and Analysis of Standard-Setting Processes: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...

1

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 22

Side meeting on (Inter) Networking for AI at IETF-123 in Madrid today, at 19:00 today:
github.com/IRTF-net4AI/...

GitHub - IRTF-net4AI/IETF123-sidemeeting: Github repository for Inet4AI side meeting @IETF 123

Github repository for Inet4AI side meeting @IETF 123 - IRTF-net4AI/IETF123-sidemeeting

github.com

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 22

Laurent Vanbever opening the IRTF Applied Networking Research Workshop at IETF-123 with his keynote on "Verifying configurations was the easy part: my ongoing quest toward correct network operations and musings about how AI could help".

irtf.org/anrw/2025/pr...

1 2

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 21

At IETF-123 in Madrid, the following IRTF groups are meeting this afternoon:

- Decentralization of the Internet: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
- Human Rights Protocol Considerations: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...

See www.ietf.org/meeting/123/ for online participation options.

datatracker.ietf.org

1 1

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 21

IETF-123 has started in Madrid. The following IRTF groups are meeting this morning:

- Quantum Internet: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...
- Thing-to-Thing: github.com/t2trg/2025-i...
- Path Aware Networking: datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...

3

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 14

At IETF-123 next week, the IRTF's HRPC research group will host talks about the constraints and considerations of legal frameworks in armed conflict, about censorship in Iran, and a talk by Maria Farrell, author of "We Need to Rewild the Internet.
datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-1...

Agenda IETF123: hrpc

datatracker.ietf.org

1 1

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 8

The Applied Networking Research Workshop 2025, co-located with IETF-123 in Madrid, will take place on Tuesday, July 22nd. I will feature a keynote by Laurent Vanbever and exciting paper presentations.
Check out the program here: irtf.org/anrw/2025/pr...

1 1

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 7

At the upcoming IRTF-123 meeting in Madrid, the IRTF MAP Research Group is going to hold a special meeting on AI Crawler Traffic Impacts. See the agenda here:
datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/123/...

2

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Jul 1

We are pleased to offer a number of Diversity Travel Grants to support early-career academics and PhD students to attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the IETF-124 Meeting in Montreal, Canada, in November 2025.
More details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/

3 1

Reposted by Internet Research Task Force

Colin Perkins @csperkins.org · Apr 14

Deadline extended to 29 April 2025 – still time to submit your papers

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Mar 4

Call for papers: ACM/IRTF Applied Networking Research Workshop 2025 www.irtf.org/anrw/2025/

Please consider submitting your work to ANRW 2025, which will co-locate with #IETF123 in Madrid in the week of 19-25 July 2025.

1/3

ANRW 2025 Applied Networking Research Workshop

3 2

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Mar 26

The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Open session at #IETF122 featured Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) presentations on using Large Language Models (LLMs) to support network configuration and on secure collaborative path control in BGP: Watch: www.ietf.org/blog/ietf122...

1 2

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Mar 21

Finally, a reminder that today is the deadline to apply for diversity travel grants to attend IRTF events co-located with #IETF123 in Madrid in July 2025 www.irtf.org/travelgrants/

Travel Grants

www.irtf.org

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Mar 21

If you missed any of the IRTF meeting at #IETF122 this week, materials are archived at datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/mate... and video recordings are at www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... – all open access, free of charge

IETF 122 preliminary & interim materials

datatracker.ietf.org

3 2

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Mar 21

Also today, at 15:00 Indochina Time, the Human Rights Protocol Considerations Research Group will discuss Indigenous 5G in India, Ethics in Digital Public Infrastructure, and Intimate Partner Violence Digital Considerations datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/122/...

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Mar 21

The final day of IRTF meetings at #IETF122 starts shortly, with the Network Management Research Group discussing network digital twins and AI for network management datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/122/...

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Mar 20

Starting shortly, at 09:30 Indochina Time, the IRTF Open Meeting with the Applied Networking Research Prize talks by Changjie Wang and Henry Birge-Lee. Streaming live for those who can’t make it in-person at www.ietf.org/live/ietf122...

ANRP 2025 Applied Networking Research Prize

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Mar 19

Later today, at 15:30 Indochina Time, the Privacy Enhancements and Assessments Research Group will discuss how to authenticate application messages in MLS with a proposal for more efficient, post-quantum, and anonymous blocklistable techniques
datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/122/...

1

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Mar 19

Also in progress the Measurement and Analysis of Protocols Research Group with a wide range of network measurement talks including measuring collateral damage in RPKI ROVs, anycast flipping, L4S congestion control, and more datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/122/...

Internet Research Task Force @irtf.org · Mar 19

Happening now at #IETF122 is the Global Access to the Internet for All Research Group, with talks about LoRa mesh networks and mobile air pollution monitoring datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/122/...