Based in Brussels/London
• 6 min read
Thanks to a changing technological and political landscape, it's become more important than ever for the RIPE NCC to engage the law enforcement community.
George Michaelson is currently APNIC's senior R&D scientist. Recently, he has been working on long-baseline IPv6 and DNS statistics using Internet-wide end-user measurement, services logging, audit and analysis, and design and implementation of the Internet Number Resource Certification framework. George is a member of the BCS, and a founder member … More
• 20 min read
This is a story about science and data and how we need to apply rigour if we want to use data to inform and influence policy decisions. It is also a story about HTTPS.
Rene Wilhelm is a senior research engineer in the R&D department at the RIPE NCC. Coming from a background in particle physics, Rene joined the RIPE NCC in 1996. His interests are in data analysis, routing, Internet measurements and visualisation. More
• 12 min read
With only a few months left until the fifth anniversary of RIPE NCC reaching the last unallocated /8 of IPv4 space, we look at developments in transfers in, to and from the RIPE NCC service region.
Based in Belgrade, Serbia
Michael J. Oghia is a Belgrade-based consultant, editor, researcher, speaker, and ICT sustainability advocate working within the digital policy & infrastructure, Internet governance, and media development ecosystems. He is a third culture kid (TCK) and a connector at heart with more than a decade of professional experience in conflict resolution, … More
• 6 min read
In recent weeks, I’ve attended two events, SEE 6, hosted by the RIPE NCC in Budva, Montenegro, and the 10th European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) in Tallinn, Estonia. At both events, I had the opportunity to speak about the issue of sustainable access to the Internet.
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Based in Dubai
Paul Rendek was Director of External Relations for the RIPE NCC. In that role, he was responsible for developing the strategy and maintaining the RIPE NCC's external relations activities towards RIPE NCC members, technical communities, industry partners and other stakeholders such as governments and law enforcement. Paul is a strongly … More
• 10 min read
What does external relations mean to the RIPE NCC, and what exactly have we been up to in this area lately?
Based in Amsterdam
Chris Buckridge is an independent consultant on Internet governance and digital policy. He currently serves as a member of the UN Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group (IGF MAG) and the ICANN Board of Directors. From 2006-2023, he was an employee of the RIPE NCC, and prior to that of … More
• 16 min read
The RIPE NCC is liveblogging the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) across 6-7 June. Check back for updates to this page!
Based in London
Petros Gigis is a PhD student in Computer Science at the University College London. More
• 6 min read
In this article we present a prototype web portal, which demonstrates the deployment of RIPE Atlas probes within eyeball networks based on Internet user population estimates per Autonomous System Number (ASN) per country.
Head of Membership Engagement at the RIPE NCC More
• 10 min read
In this article, we take a look at what the RIPE NCC's data shows us about Switzerland. Nestled among some of the bigger countries in the RIPE NCC service region, it also gives us a chance to see how the Swiss compare with their neighbours.
Head of Membership Engagement at the RIPE NCC More
• 10 min read
This article gives an insight into what the RIPE NCC's data shows us about Greece and its neighbouring coutries in terms of membership development, IPv6 deployment and RIPE Atlas coverage, among other factors.
Based in Amsterdam
As former Chief Information Officer for the RIPE NCC, I was mainly involved with the planning, operation and development of the RIPE NCC's global information services as well as research and development. This included the RIPE NCC's authoritative DNS services as well as K-root infrastructure, data collection and measurement networks … More
• 11 min read
Please find below the third part of our technical services update. This time we're focusing on our research activities and a number of tools we are developing.
