Taras Matselyukh is an Inventor and Entrepreneur, OPT/NET BV Founder, CEO and CTO. Taras started building complex computer networks in 1993 and became a subject matter expert in Fixed Broadband and Core IP/MPLS Networks of Telecom, Mobile and Internet Service Providers. His expertise and leadership became an enabler for development of complex and often risky projects across variety of industry sectors (Telecoms and Media, Financial Services, Energy). Taras is a recognized inventor with granted patents and creator of new end-to-end solutions and business models in large-scale projects, using cutting edge technologies, which contributed to success of the major telecom and service providers worldwide. His track record is expressed in published books, white papers, case studies, field guides and patents, prestigious awards and trusted reputation among peers, colleagues and customers. His technical skills stem from many years of work at Cisco and Juniper Networks in senior technical roles, introducing security related technologies such as lawful-intercept and network monitoring into networks of service providers. His knowledge of network equipment capabilities and limitations comes from many years of extensive lab testing in most diverse network scenarios and traffic loads. He started development of NG-NetMS open source project with the team of contributors in order to give communication experts one coherent and unobstructed vision into very complex processes taking place in IT systems. Recent developments in NG-NetMS provide insights into traffic flows and firewall traffic flow logs, which makes it an indispensable tool for information gathering during cyber security audits. He has two degrees: bachelor of sciences in electronics and radiophysics and bachelor of economics from prestigious internationally recognised Kyjiv state T. Shevchenko University.
