Laurent Vanbever

I am an associate professor at ETH Zurich. My research interests lie at the crossroads of theory and practice, with a focus on network programmability. Overall, I aim at making networks both more performant and easier to manage.

I completed my PhD in computer science in 2012 at the University of Louvain under the guidance of Olivier Bonaventure. My thesis is entitled “Methods and Techniques for Disruption-Free Network Reconfiguration”. After my PhD, I spent two years at Princeton University working with Jennifer Rexford as a postdoctoral researcher.

Prior to my PhD, I earned my master degree in computer science from the University of Louvain in 2008. I also earned a master degree in management from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management in 2010.

To find out more about my work, please check out my:

• curriculum vitae (last updated: October 2025);
• talks and presentations;
• group’s activity report (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020);
• research; and
• teaching statements.

In June 2024, I’ve co-founded NetFabric, an ETH start-up which aims at building the next-generation of network observability platform. Check netfabric.ai to learn more about it. We also offer student projects in collaboration with the startup; head over to the theses page to see our current offerings.

Selected Publications