Julio Ibarra
Executive Director
Florida International University
julio@fiu.edu
305-348-2400

Professional Experience:
Julio E. Ibarra is Director of Grants and Acquisitions in the Florida International University Technology Services Division, where he holds responsibility for the strategic planning and development of advanced networking infrastructure and services for the University. He oversees the University’s Internet and Internet2 services and the AmericasPATH (AMPATH) project, which he created in 2000. Ibarra is the administrative and technical lead of Internet and Internet2 services for the University, and is responsible for the strategic planning and development of the regional GigaPOP. Ibarra has been active in initiatives to advance networking and Internet technologies for the State of Florida. He serves on the Governor’s IT Florida Task Force subcommittee on Infrastructure and Technology Development as a subject matter expert. He is co-author of the policy recommendation for the development of a Network Access Point (NAP) in South Florida to enhance the State’s eCommerce opportunities with Latin America. Mr. Ibarra is the founder and director of AMPATH: a project to interconnect the research and education networks in South and Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico to Internet2 connected networks. Ibarra has served as PI for AMPATH over the past two years, successfully securing in excess of $1M in active equipment and collocation space in the NAP of the Americas, and a significant donation of bandwidth (450 Mbps collectively) from a major telecommunications carrier to begin the AMPATH project.

Other appointments at Florida International University:

• Director of Network Engineering and Telecommunications, 1998 - 2002 Associate Director, Department of Telecommunications, 1994 –1998 Assistant Director, University Computer Services, 1989 –1994 Systems Coordinator, University Computer Services, 1988 –1989 Systems Coordinator, Academic Computer Services, 1984 – 1988 Scientific Programmer, Academic Computer Services, 1993 – 1994
• Computer Programmer II, Academic Computer Services, 1982 – 1983

Education: M.S. in Computer Science, Florida International University, 1995 B.S. in Computer Science, Florida International University, 1983 Publications:

• Ibarra, Julio E. Ethernet Modeling--Simulation Tool;"Master of Science in Computer Science" Thesis (M.S.)--Florida International University, 1995.

Other Relevant Activities: Technical Advisor for the “High Performance Connection for Florida International University,” NSF Grant Proposal 9876409 Graduate Advisor(s): David Barton and John Comfort