Industry Recognition

NANOG Conference Recognition

Founded in 1994, the Ìý(NANOG) is a community-driven organization composed of representatives from companies that manage, administer, and build the networks that collectively form the Internet.Ìý

The Network Engineering master’s program at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý was the first university program invited to attend NANOG, in 2013.Ìý

Network engineers from prominent Internet companies such as Netflix, Google, Facebook, and Amazon frequently attend NANOG’s biannual conference to share and discuss new technologies and best practices that can improve the overall functionality of the Internet.

Network Engineering program faculty regularly participate and present at NANOG conferences. Since 2013,Ìýsome of our students have been awarded expense-paid trips to every NANOG conference and hackathons. Professors Levi PerigoÌýor Jose Santos travel with and advise the team during the hackathons, which have had great success in these industry competitions.

NANOG Social Media Posts - University of Colorado Boulder

Students at NANOG 87 hackathon

Network Engineering at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý featured at NANOG 87 [VIDEO]

network engineering students presenting at NANOG for winning hackathon
network engineering students participating in NANOG hackathon
Widely known as a “Father of the Internet,” Vint Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. Here Cerf is pictured with ÐÔÊӽ紫ý network engineering students and professor Perigo at NANOG
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NANOG Industry Hackathon Competition Results:

NANOG 87 - (February 13-15, 2023, in Atlanta, GA)

  • Students:ÌýFan Shen, Mayuri Mohan, Kanishka Singh, Nisha Murarka
  • Advisor: Levi Perigo

NANOG 86 - (October 17-19, 2022, in Hollywood, CA)

  • Students: Ankit Madnawat, Meghana Gowda, Satish Ahuja, Nikhitha Atluri, Brett Dsouza
  • Advisor: Jose Santos

NANOG 79 - (February 10-12, 2020 in San Francisco, CA)

  • Students: Gokul Murali, Prarthana Shedge, Pratik Khandalkar, Pritesh Patil, Mansi Raja
  • Advisor: Jose Santos

NANOG 77 - First Place (October 28-30, 2019 in Austin, TX)

  • Students: Parth Adroja, Sahana Satyanarayana, Akshay Broota, Sadhvi Ravishankar, Tavleen Kaur
  • Advisor: Levi Perigo

NANOG 76 - First Place (June 9-12, 2019 in Washington, DC)

  • Students: Animesh Gupta, Vibhum Chandorkar, Ameya Korgaonkar, Jose Dahlson Irenish Kumar, and Apurva Bhiwapurkar
  • Advisor: Jose Santos Ìý

NANOG 75 - Second Place (February 18-20, 2019 in San Francisco, CA)

  • Students: Abhinav Triguna, Jom George, Karthik Akilandeswaran, Nagendra Volety, and Vaishali Ananthasubramanian
  • Advisor: Levi Perigo

NANOG 74 - Second Place (October 1-3, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada)

  • Students: Nelson Agera, Simran Kohli, Hariharakumar Narasimhakumar, Jaimeen Parmar, and Srinidhi Srivatsa
  • Advisor: Jose Santos Ìý

NANOG 72 - First Place (February 19-21, 2018 in Atlanta, GA)

  • Students: Aditya Ahuja, Amar Chaudhari, Arohi Gupta, Pranit Yadav, and Soham Shah
  • Advisor: Jose Santos

NANOG 71 – Third Place (October 1, 2017 in San Jose, CA)

  • Students: Rahil Gandotra, Pratik Lotia, Rishikesh Adusumilli, Tanvi Deshpande, Ashutosh Gupta
  • Advisor: Levi Perigo