Chris Develder received the M.Sc. degree in computer science engineering and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium), in July 1999 and December 2003 respectively. From Oct. 1999 to Dec. 2003, he has been working in the Dept. of Information Technology (INTEC), at the same university, as a Researcher for the Research Foundation—Flanders (FWO), in the field of network design and planning. From Jan. 2004 to Aug. 2005, he worked for OPNET Technologies, on transport network design and planning. In Sep. 2005, he re-joined INTEC as a post-doctoral researcher, and as a post-doctoral fellow of the FWO since Oct. 2006. In Oct. 2007 he obtained a part-time, and since Feb. 2010 a fulltime associate professorship at Ghent University. He was and is involved in national and European research projects (IST David, IST Phosphorus, IST E-Photon One, BONE, IST Alpha, IST Geysers, etc.). His research interests include dimensioning, modeling and optimizing optical (Grid) networks and their control and management, smart grids, as well as multimedia and home network software and technologies.
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