I call Chicago home. Great food, arts and architecture, and a beautiful lakefront bike path — what's not to love?

I have been a software engineer at Google since 2014, currently working on Takeout.

I worked in the AquaLab distributed computing research group with Prof. Fabián Bustamante. I am the main author of namehelp and contributed to Dasu and Ono.

I interned at AT&T Labs Research in 2011.

I interned at Telefónica I+D in 2010.

I received a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from Northwestern University in 2013, a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Northwestern University in 2011, and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Northwestern University in 2007.

namehelp: Better Web Performance with the DNS Service You Choose (>80000 users)
Dasu: ISP Characterization from the network edge
Ono: Reducing P2P cross-ISP traffic while improving users' performance
Car-to-Car Cooperation (C3): Distributed systems over vehicular ad-hoc networks
C3R: Urban Sustainability through Car-to-car Cooperation

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Talks

John S. Otto and Fabián E. Bustamante
Adapting to remote DNS for content delivery — namehelp
CAIDA AIMS-4; SDSC, San Diego, CA; 10 Feb 2012

John S. Otto, Fabián E. Bustamante, and Randall A. Berry
Down the Block and Around the Corner: The Impact of Radio Propagation On Inter-vehicle Wireless Communication
Speaker for CTS-IGERT Seminar; University of Illinois at Chicago; 20 October 2009

Volunteering

Graduate Students in EECS (GEECS) Committee leader: 2008-2010

Graduate Research Seminar in CS & CE co-leader: 2008-2010

Teaching

2010 Spring: EECS 213 Intro to Computer Systems TA

2009 Fall: EECS 343 Operating Systems TA

2008 Fall: EECS 343 Operating Systems TA

2007 Fall: EECS 343 Operating Systems TA Assistant

2007 Spring: EECS 213 Intro to Computer Systems TA

2007 Winter: EECS 340 Networking TA

Awards

Best Dissertation Award (2014) EECS Dept., Northwestern U.

Skiing and Snowboarding

It's been a few years since I've had a chance to get out on the slopes. I love skiing in the Vail area of Colorado, but when I can't be there, you'll find me at Cascade Mountain near the Wisconsin Dells.

Racquetball

I've been playing for a few years now, and I'm looking for others to play against. If you're interested, please let me know!

Photography

As an amateur photographer, I enjoy experimenting with new techniques to create unique effects. I shoot with a Canon 5D MkI and (usually) a 50mm f/1.8.

Check out my Flickr photostream!

Scuba Diving

I have logged a few days worth of dive time, predominantly in southern Florida and the Keys, and also in Negril, Jamaica.