Rate My Professor Elizabeth Belding

Belding's research specializes in mobile and wireless networking, including performance analysis, broadband measurement, and information and communication technologies for development (ICTD). She co-developed the Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing protocol for mobile ad hoc networks, which influenced IEEE 802.11s and Zigbee standards; the seminal paper, published in 1999, earned the 2018 ACM SIGMOBILE Test of Time Award. Her work addresses Internet accessibility in underserved communities, with projects in Zambia, South Africa, Mongolia, refugee camps, and Native American reservations across the US. She has authored over 180 technical papers, served on more than 80 conference program committees, and held editorial positions including Editor at Large for IEEE Transactions on Networking. Belding is an ACM Fellow (2018), IEEE Fellow (2014), and AAAS Fellow. She received the NCWIT Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award in 2015 and the UCSB Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award in 2012. Additionally, she chaired the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women at UCSB from 2014 to 2021.