Eddie Ruan

Eddie Ruan is a highly experienced engineering professional currently serving as a Senior Staff Engineer and Director of Network System Software at Alibaba Group since September 2022, where involvement includes the development of AliNOS software based on SONiC for white box network infrastructure. Prior to Alibaba, Eddie held the position of Distinguished Engineer at Fungible, Inc. from October 2017 to September 2022, contributing to DPU technologies by integrating SONiC codes. Eddie's extensive background includes a significant tenure at Cisco Systems from July 2000 to October 2017, where responsibilities encompassed advancements in Software Defined Networking (SDN) and the introduction of innovative solutions such as the "open network service" infrastructure on ASR9K. Eddie's educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Computer Network from the University of Southern California, along with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Peking University.