T. S. Eugene Ng is a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Rice University. He is an IEEE Fellow, an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, and a Kavli Fellow. He received an IBM Faculty Award in 2009 and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2005. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering with distinction and magna cum laude from University of Washington, a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a holder of six U.S. patents. His current research interest lies in developing new network models, network architectures, and holistic networked systems that enable a robust and manageable global networked infrastructure for the future.