Josh Levett

I'm a PhD student researching next-generation Internet architectures in the Department of Computer Science at the University of York, supervised by Dr Vasileios Vasilakis and Dr Poonam Yadav.

My Latest Posts

Read about my research, musings on Internet regulation, or my recent presentations.

A Geopolitical Internet

What do geopolitical characteristics have in common with the Internet?

7 June 2024 · 20 mins read

Unveiling Internet Censorship

Preprint: Analysing the Impact of Nation States' Content Control Efforts on Internet Architecture and Routing Patterns

29 February 2024 · 1 min read

Panel: Rights, Privacy, and the Network Operator

Chairing a panel session at UKNOF52

28 September 2023 · 2 mins read

Observing a Splintering Internet

Initial results from an investigation into Internet topology

17 July 2023 · 2 mins read

Speaking at UKNOF51

A quick research overview and the launch of a panel call

5 April 2023 · 1 min read

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My Publications

If you like reading the boring (or more technical) versions of my work, then these are for you.

Visualising Mobile Operator Connectivity

Joshua Levett, Vassilios Vassilakis, and Poonam Yadav
Published in MobiSys Companion '26: Proceedings of the 24th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services Companion · Published on 1 June 2026

TERIS: A Tool for Emulated Routing at Internet Scale

Joshua Levett, Vassilios Vassilakis, and Poonam Yadav
Published in IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS) 2025 · Published on 15 December 2025

WHOactuallyIS? Finding the Companies Behind the Networks

Joshua Levett, Vassilios Vassilakis, and Poonam Yadav
Published in 9th Network Traffic Measurement and Analysis Conference (TMA 2025) · Published on 10 June 2025

Building Block for the Internet Digital Twin: Scalable and Automated Internetwork Emulator

Joshua Levett, Vassilios Vassilakis, and Poonam Yadav
Published in 9th Network Traffic Measurement and Analysis Conference (TMA 2025) · Published on 10 June 2025

Unveiling Internet Censorship: Analysing the Impact of Nation States' Content Control Efforts on Internet Architecture and Routing Patterns

Joshua Levett, Vassilios Vassilakis, and Poonam Yadav
Published on 29 February 2024 · Preprint

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