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AMPATH Staff Bios
Julio
Ibarra
Director
julio@fiu.edu
305-348-2400
Professional Experience:
Julio E. Ibarra is Director of Grants and
Acquisitions in the Florida International University Technology
Services Division, where he holds responsibility for the strategic
planning and development of advanced networking infrastructure and
services for the University. He oversees the University’s Internet
and Internet2 services and the AmericasPATH (AMPATH) project, which
he created in 2000. Ibarra is the administrative and technical lead
of Internet and Internet2 services for the University, and is
responsible for the strategic planning and development of the
regional GigaPOP.
Ibarra has been active in initiatives to
advance networking and Internet technologies for the State of
Florida. He serves on the Governor’s IT Florida Task Force
subcommittee on Infrastructure and Technology Development as a
subject matter expert. He is co-author of the policy recommendation
for the development of a Network Access Point (NAP) in South Florida
to enhance the State’s eCommerce opportunities with Latin America.
Mr. Ibarra is the founder and director of AMPATH: a project to
interconnect the research and education networks in South and
Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico to Internet2 connected
networks. Ibarra has served as PI for AMPATH over the past two
years, successfully securing in excess of $1M in active equipment
and collocation space in the NAP of the Americas, and a significant
donation of bandwidth (450 Mbps collectively) from a major
telecommunications carrier to begin the AMPATH project.
Other appointments at Florida International
University:
- Director of Network Engineering and
Telecommunications, 1998 - 2002
- Associate Director, Department of
Telecommunications, 1994 –1998
- Assistant Director, University Computer
Services, 1989 –1994
- Systems Coordinator, University Computer
Services, 1988 –1989
- Systems Coordinator, Academic Computer
Services, 1984 – 1988
- Scientific Programmer, Academic Computer
Services, 1993 – 1994
- Computer Programmer II, Academic Computer
Services, 1982 – 1983
Education:
M.S. in Computer Science, Florida
International University, 1995
B.S. in Computer Science, Florida
International University, 1983
Publications:
Ibarra, Julio E. Ethernet
Modeling--Simulation Tool;"Master of Science in Computer Science"
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida International University, 1995.
Other Relevant Activities:
Technical Advisor for the “High Performance
Connection for Florida International University,” NSF Grant Proposal
9876409
Graduate Advisor(s): David Barton and John
Comfort
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