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Bruce Northcote was a PhD student and then a Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide from
1991 until 1994. He rejoined the University of Adelaide in October 2003 as a Senior
Research Fellow.
From 1994 until 1996 he worked at Bellcore (NJ, USA) as a member of the Network
Services Performance and Control Group, specialising in the performance
analysis of telecommunications systems. Specifically, he was their lead
consultant in Signalling System Number 7 and Advanced Intelligent Network
congestion control research and Personal Communications Services performance
analysis. In 1996 he joined Ascom Nexion to develop for them a coordinated
performance benchmark test plan for multi-service switching platforms
(Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Frame Relay and Internetworking). After
acquisition and promotion he became a Consulting Engineer in Fujitsu Nexion,
in the Product Technologies and Standards department, working on broadband
technology assessment, product definition and standardization activities for
the Fujitsu broadband product range, actively participating in various
standards forums (IETF, ATMF, ANSI T1S1 & ITU-T SG13).
Since leaving the USA in December 1999, to return to Australia, he has
undertaken a number of consulting projects for his own companies, BSN
Consulting Pty Ltd and Telic Australia Pty Ltd. His consulting activities
have included projects for Vodafone Australia, Telstra, Telcordia (USA),
Viridien (USA), and the Victorian Department of Justice.
He has published over 20 refereed journal and conference papers, written
numerous technical contributions for a variety of international standards
bodies, is a senior member of IEEE and was an acreditted ATM Forum Ambassador
for several years.
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Biography
Bruce Northcote's studies were undertaken at the University of Adelaide. He
graduated with an honours degree in Applied Mathematics in 1990 and was awarded
his PhD in 1995. Bruce has worked primarily in the telecommunications industry,
as a system architect and performance analyst.
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