Primary Skills: Development of Simulation and Visualization Software and Networking Applications under Windows in Microsoft Visual C++, APIs such as DirectX, SAPI/TAPI, Winsock2, Speech API, Video Using Direct Media/DirectShow

Secondary Skills: Networking, Operation & Maintenance, Administration, Installation, Project Management, Graphic Design, 3D (Non Real Time) Visualization.

Research Areas: Spread Spectrum Systems in Multi-User Environments, Software Development for Transmission Systems Performance Analysis and Simulation, Network Statistics and Performance Analysis (Multicast IP, Internet2), 2D/3D Real-time Graphics Applications.

Back for his third stint here at the University of Nebraska, Michael comes from Saxony in Eastern Germany.
One of the best Visual C++ programmers that we've had, Michael's specific interests are directed at network programming, and 3D programming, which is, he casually claims, "just for fun". After developing simulation tools for Information Theory, he has come up with two highly useful tools for network analysis over the Internet2 - a unicast stream reflector, and a multicast stream reflector.The latter of the two, to the best of our knowledge, is the first of its kind available on the Internet specifically aimed at the analysis of multicast video over I2. He is currently working as a research assistant professor for the TEL lab after successfully completing his Ph.D. in 2007.