I’m Richard Mortier or, more commonly, mort. I’m a Professor in the Systems Research Group in the Cambridge University Computer Laboratory. Until recently, I was also Founder, Director and CTO of iKVA Limited.

Until December 2014 I was a Horizon Transitional Fellow in Computer Science with the Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute at the University of Nottingham School of Computer Science.

Prior to that I was founder at Vipadia Limited (technology acquired by Voxeo Corp), after being a permanent Researcher with the Systems & Networking Group, Microsoft Research Cambridge and a post-doctoral researcher with the IP Group, Sprint ATL.

I completed my Ph.D., “Internet Traffic Engineering”, in 2001 with the Systems Research Group at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.

Outside work I practice Wudang Tai Chi Chuan – I taught for the Cambridge University Tai Chi Chuan Society for several years – and I enjoy practicing classical guitar. My Erdős number appears to be approximately 3.

Contact

I can be contacted by email (preferred) at richard.mortier@cl.cam.ac.uk, or by phone on +44 (0)1223 334419. For social media connections, see the footer of this page. My office in the Computer Lab is FN17.

Expertise

I have worked on topics from distributed system performance monitoring and debugging, to Internet routing protocols, to real-time media platform design and implementation. I have worked in a variety of roles, from high-level platform architect, to designer and implementer of complex networked systems, to website designer and builder. I have consulted and worked for a broad range of companies, including startups (μ, S, M, L) and corporates (S, M, L) in both the US and the UK.

I occasionally undertake other consultancy and development work – contact me if interested.