p2p Networks

[DeleteMePlease]

Hey Guys,

 

I am a German Student thinking about doing my Ph.D in the US. But as I don't know much about American Colleges and Cities I have a hard time choosing the ones I will apply to.

 

I don't really care about rankings or location of the college that much. More important for me is the research I will do. As I am really interested in networking especially peer to peer streaming, I am looking for colleges that are strong in that area. Any recommendations?

 

Additionally I would like to add that I am a Linux and C++ guy. So I would not like to end up with an advisor/school that forces me to use Windows or some VM/Scripting language.

 

Thanks for your help!

[compiler_guy]

You probably should look into schools that are strong in networking. Also networking is a very large research area and each professor focuses on different parts ( security, algorithms, new protocols, optimization, internet ... ).

 

Start your search here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings

 

Browse the websites of faculties and professors, read some of their research till you see something you like.

I am not sure I can recommend you any school at this point, please be more specific in your research aspirations.

 

Because of your nickname, I would recommend you to talk with this guy:

http://www.ics.uci.edu/~franz/

 

he's doing security, in Linux and related to networking.

 

Best of luck.