Jim Chen is the Associate Director for International Center for Advanced Internet Research at Northwestern University and Co-PI of The Global StarLight Software Defined Networking Exchange (SDX), a NSF funded project. Jim leads multiple projects focus on the design and development high performance platform for advanced network systems and advanced network applications. His research interest includes high performance platforms, programmable network and network elements, high resolution 2D/3D digital media over network, and international collaboration virtual environment for science.