Subject: n-1-4-900.07 Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) by Jon Postel The research groups of the IRTF are oriented towards longer term Internet research issues. The research groups tend to be small (that is, about 10 to 20 people), and to have consistent membership. The results of the research groups tend to be experiments in new protocol ideas, new applications, and new approaches. Any results of reserach groups that are appropriate for widespread use in the Internet are submitted to the normal IETF standards process. Many of the participants in the research groups are also active in the computer science research community and there is a healthy interaction between the work in the research groups and work in other venues (such as ACM SIGCOMM). The IRTF is composed of the following research groups: Research Group Name Chair ------------------- ---------------- Autonomous Networks Deborah Estrin (USC) End-to-End Services Bob Braden (ISI) Resource Discovery Mike Schwartz (U Colorado) Privacy and Security Steve Kent (BBN) Libraries Cliff Lynch (UCOP) The IRTF Steering Group (IRSG) is composed of the research group chairs and the following at large members: Dave Clark (MIT) Dave Mills (UDEL) Bruce Schatz (U Arizona)