Di Ma

Nominee details

Title: Dr.
Name: Di Ma
Position: Principal Research Fellow
Organization: ZDNS
Economy: CHINA

Di Ma

Biographical info

Education/qualifications

I received my bachelor degree in Communication Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University in July 2007 and Doctor’s degree in Computer Science from Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences in July 2012.

Experience and involvement in APNIC activities: I was the co-founder of Routing Security SIG of APNIC (now acting co-chair of this SIG) and the member of Program Committee of APRICOT 2021and will serve as APNIC52 Fellowship Program Mentor.

Nominee statement

I am now the Principal Research Fellow of ZDNS a company that provides Internet infrastructure services. At ZDNS, I have been leading research activities regarding IPAM, DNSSEC and the RPKI. Before joining in ZDNS, I served Computer Network Information Centre, Chinese Academy of Sciences, as a network scientist. My experiences with Internet Number Resource management technologies, IETF, APNIC, and ICANN make me competent to be a member of Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC).

I have been working on the RPKI and routing security for a decade. I am one of the co-authors of RFC 8211 (Adverse Actions by a CA or Repository Manager in the RPKI), RFC 8416 (Simplified Local Internet Number Resource Management with the RPKI) and RFC 8897 (RPKI Relying Party Requirements). My expertise would benefit the NRO NC in discussions of number policies, especially with respect to the RPKI.

I have been working closely with APNIC community. I was the co-founder of Routing Security SIG of APNIC (now acting co-chair of this SIG) and the member of Program Committee of APRICOT 2021and will serve as APNIC52 Fellowship Program Mentor. My experience and standing in APNIC community would enhance my role as NRO NC member.

I am also active in ICANN community. I was selected as the member of ICANN RSSAC Caucus in February 2015, contributing to RSSAC 024（Key Technical Elements of Potential Root Operators）, RSSAC 028（Technical Analysis of the Naming Scheme Used for Individual Root Servers）and RSSAC 056 (RSSAC Advisory on Rogue DNS Root Server Operators). I was the member of ICANN CGP of Root Zone LGR Project and awarded an ICANN Certificate of Achievement for this job. I was an invited reviewer of ICANN OCTO-014 report on RPKI Technical Analysis. My experience with ICANN community also makes me a good candidate for the NRO NC, given the Council’s role as ICANN ASO AC.

Nominated by

Name: Aftab Siddiqui

Reason for nomination

Dr. Di Ma is a well-regarded expert in the Internet community. His experiences with IETF, APNIC, and ICANN make him an especially good candidate to be a member of Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC). Dr. Ma has worked on the RPKI and routing security for several years. He is the co-author of RFC 8211 (RPKI Threat Model), RFC 8416 (Local Management of Number Resource with RPKI), and RFC 8897 (RPKI Relying Party Requirements). His expertise would benefit the NRO NC in discussions of number policies.

Dr. Di Ma also has engaged closely with APNIC community for a decade. He is the co-founder of APNIC Routing Security SIG and now acts as co-chair of this SIG. And he was the member of Program Committee of APRICOT 2021 and has been selected as APNIC 52 Fellow Mentor. His experience and standing in this community also would enhance his role as NRO NC member. Dr. Ma is active in ICANN community. He has been the member of ICANN RSSAC Caucus since February 2015. He was the member of ICANN CGP of Root Zone LGR Project and awarded an ICANN Certificate of Achievement for this job. He was the reviewer of ICANN OCTO-014 report on RPKI Technical Analysis. His experience with ICANN community also makes him a good candidate for the NRO NC, given the Council’s role as ICANN ASO AC.

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