Researcher
Christoff VISSER
Email: [firstname]@iij.ad.jp
The focus of my research is on understanding Network Automation
and Software Defined Networking (SDN) systems and how these can be
used to make to make networking easier to learn, use and manage.
Research Topics
The Internet is a complex interconnected network of networks, each run by different organizations. These networks have their own teams, rules, and processes. This complexity makes it challenging to oversee the Internet as a unified entity. Through the use of concepts such as Network Automation and Software Defined Networking (SDN), we can simplify this complexity. Allowing us to make digital twins of existing networks to test changes and make networks more reliable. Combining this with principles from software development, we aim to make networks easier to study, manage, and maintain.
- Internet Resiliency
- Network Automation
- Software Defined Networking
- Digital Twinning
- Network Testing
Current Projects
- Identifying and Mitigating the risks of Single Points of Failures in the Asia Pacific Region
- Making network education more accessible.
- Automated Network Testing Framework.
- Understanding the impact of game releases and updates on network traffic
- Holist-IX
Professional Activities
- Co-chair of the CONEXT2026Workshop track.
- Member of the APNIC 58 program committee.
- Member of the WIDE Project.
- Mentor at Asia Pacific Internet Engineering Program (APIE).
- Tutor for the Network Automation tutorial at the APNIC 56 meeting.
Presentations/Talks
- "Apple Wireless Direct Link: Apple's Network Magic or Misery",RIPE 91. October 2025.(talk slides)
- "Residential Proxies: A Double-Edged Sword for Network Research",RIPE 91. October 2025.(talk slides)
- "Pulse Internet Measurement Forum at APRICOT Pt 1",APNIC PING. March 2025.(podcast)
- "Gaming Internet Resiliency with CDNs: Benefits of a Multi-CDN Strategy",Pulse Internet Measurement Forum, Malaysia. February 2025.(talk slides)
- "Apple Wireless Direct Link: Apple's Network Magic or Misery",APNIC 58. September 2024. (talk slides)
- "Inside the Engine Room: Investigating Steam’s Content Delivery Platform", APRICOT 2024. Feb 2024. (talk slides)
Publications
- Christoff Visser, Romain Fontugne. "Inside the Engine Room: Investigating Steam's Content Delivery Platform Infrastructure in the Era of 100GB Games", Proceedings of PAM'24. Virtual event. March 2024. (pdf, bib, website)
- Visser, Christoff; Bruyere, Marc. A Network Testing Framework For Everyone. In the 17th Asian Internet Engineering Conference (AINTEC). December 2022.
- Bruyere, Marc; Visser, Christoff; Tuncer, Daphne. "Toward Evaluating the Complexity to Operate a Network", Arxiv Preprint. (pdf, bib)
- Visser, Christoff; Yamamoto, Seiichi; Takashi, Tomine; Sekiya, Yuji; Bruyere, Marc. "HolistIX: a zero-touch approach for IXPs", CNSM '21 - WorkShop Intent-based Networking. (pdf, bib)