He works on the architecture and implementation of media processing systems, Fog Computing platforms, and the Internet of Everything. Before joining Cisco Systems, he was a Bell Labs Fellow at Alcatel-Lucent. During his 28 years in the telecommunications networking industry, he has made significant contributions in areas including voice switching, broadband access, converged networks, VoIP, multimedia, video, and modular platforms. Byers received his B.S. in electrical and computer engineering and M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He holds 51 U.S. patents.