David L. Mills, Ph.D.

David L. Mills attended the University of Michigan where he earned a BSE in Engineering Science, a BSE in Engineering Mathematics, an MSE in Electrical Engineering, an MS in Communication Sciences, and a PhD in Computer and Communications Science. From 1986 to 2008, he served as Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Delaware. Dr. Mills retired in September 2008, but continues teaching as an Adjunct Professor and conducting occasional research projects funded by JPL.

Dr. Mills' research interests include computer internetworking systems, especially time synchronization technology. He has been involved in developing internet technology since 1977. His research sponsors include the National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), US Navy, US Army and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Mills teaches graduate courses in computer networks, computer security and the mathematics of cryptography. His undergraduate course teachings include computer architecture, electronic circuit analysis and analog/digital communications.

Dr. Mills is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as well as the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). His most recent book is “Network Time Synchronization: the Network Time Protocol on Earth and in Space”, Second Edition. CRC Press 2011, 466 pp. Russian translation: ISBN 978-966-97191-0-2.