# Mike Hluchyj

> Mike Hluchyj is a Boston-area engineer, repeat founder, IEEE Fellow, and Uptycs board member whose career connects packet-network research, the commercial shift to internet telephony, content-delivery infrastructure, and modern cloud security. After early work at AT&T Bell Laboratories and Motorola Codex, he became CTO of Summa Four, co-founded Sonus Networks in 1997, co-founded Verivue in 2006, joined Akamai after its 2012 acquisition of Verivue, and helped found Uptycs in 2016. UMass Amherst says he holds 40 U.S. patents; he and his wife, Theresa, were honored in 2026 for philanthropy that joins nursing and engineering.

- **Role:** Founder and Board Member at Uptycs
- **Organizations:** Uptycs, Akamai Technologies, Verivue, Sonus Networks, Summa Four, Motorola Codex, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Radisys, University of Massachusetts Amherst Riccio College of Engineering
- **Education:** B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Named an IEEE Fellow for contributions to switching and queueing in high-performance packet communication networks., Holds 40 U.S. patents, according to UMass Amherst in 2026., Co-founded Sonus Networks, which completed an IPO in 2000.

## Career timeline

- **1970s-1980s** — Worked on the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and later became Director of Networking Research at Motorola Codex.
- **1994-1997** — Served as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Summa Four, a carrier-switch supplier later acquired by Cisco.
- **1997** — Co-founded Sonus Networks and served as its founding president, then CTO and vice president.
- **2000** — Sonus Networks completed its initial public offering.
- **2001** — Delivered the IEEE INFOCOM keynote, The Road to Network Convergence.
- **2006** — Co-founded Verivue and served as CTO.
- **2012** — Akamai acquired Verivue for $30.9 million; Hluchyj became CTO, Carrier Products at Akamai.
- **2015-2018** — Served on the Radisys board of directors.
- **2016-present** — Co-founded Uptycs and serves on its board of directors.
- **2025-present** — Serves on the Riccio College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council at UMass Amherst.
- **2026** — Received a UMass Amherst Distinguished Achievement Award with Theresa Hluchyj for support of interdisciplinary innovation.

## Achievements

- Named an IEEE Fellow for contributions to switching and queueing in high-performance packet communication networks.
- Holds 40 U.S. patents, according to UMass Amherst in 2026.
- Co-founded Sonus Networks, which completed an IPO in 2000.
- Co-founded Verivue, acquired by Akamai in 2012 for $30.9 million.
- Co-founded cloud-security company Uptycs in 2016.
- Delivered the 2001 IEEE INFOCOM keynote on network convergence.
- Received a 2026 UMass Amherst Distinguished Achievement Award with Theresa Hluchyj.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — UMass Amherst honored Michael and Theresa Hluchyj with Distinguished Achievement Awards for contributions to interdisciplinary innovation.
- **2026-04** — Michael and Theresa Hluchyj were thanked for supporting the fourth Nursing and Engineering Innovation Symposium at UMass Amherst.
- **2025** — Began service on the Riccio College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council at UMass Amherst.

## Links

- Website: https://www.uptycs.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-hluchyj
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/uptycs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uptycs/

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