Dario Pompili

Recognized under Tier 7 — Interplanetary Communications, Dario Pompili conducts research in networked communication systems, including delay-tolerant and disruption-tolerant network architectures, at Rutgers University. Pompili's work on networking protocols for environments with intermittent connectivity, high latency, and unreliable links — originally developed for underwater acoustic networks but with broader applicability — translates directly to the deep space communication challenge, where analogous constraints apply at vastly larger scales. These networking principles contribute to the broader scientific foundation for building a reliable interplanetary internet connecting Earth, Mars, and future human outposts.