Wouter de Vries

I am a systems engineer at Cloudflare. I obtained my PhD in the area of computer networks, specifically in the optimization of anycast catchments, at the University of Twente. My interests include DNS, Anycast, Networking in general and data analysis.

Recent Posts

Paper: Global-Scale Anycast Network Management with Verfploeter A system for managing large-scale anycast networks, using Verfploeter to provide real-time visibility into catchment changes and load distribution. April 01, 2020
Paper: A First Look at QNAME Minimization in the Domain Name System The first large-scale study of QNAME minimization deployment in the DNS, examining its adoption and impact on query patterns. March 05, 2019
Paper: Passive Observations of a Large DNS Service: 2.5 Years in the Life of Google A longitudinal analysis of Google Public DNS using ECS information from 3.7 billion DNS queries spanning 2.5 years. June 26, 2018
Paper: Broad and Load-aware Anycast Mapping with Verfploeter Verfploeter is a new method that maps anycast catchments using active probing, providing coverage of the vast majority of networks around the globe. October 26, 2017