▁the ▁Internet ▁changed . ▁This ▁inspired ▁Cla ff y ▁to ▁develop ▁initi atives ▁that ▁share ▁Internet ▁data ▁and ▁support ▁Internet ▁data ▁analysis . ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Cla ff y ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Associ ate ▁Research ▁Scient ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁Research ▁Scient ist ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Cla ff y ▁founded ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁App lied ▁Internet ▁Data ▁Analysis ▁( CA ID A ) ▁in ▁the ▁super comput ing ▁centre ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁San ▁Diego . ▁At ▁the ▁CA ID A ▁Cla ff y ▁works ▁on ▁internet ▁cart ography ▁that ▁character ises ▁the ▁changing ▁nature ▁of ▁Internet ▁topology ▁and ▁Internet ▁traffic ▁dynamics . ▁This ▁involves ▁mapping ▁and ▁meas uring ▁internet ▁data ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁internet ▁sa fer ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁Cla ff y ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁N amed ▁Data ▁Network ing ▁project . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Cla ff y ▁shared ▁the ▁IE EE ▁Internet ▁Award ▁with ▁Vern ▁P ax son ▁for ▁" sem inal ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Internet ▁measurement , ▁including ▁security ▁and ▁network ▁data ▁analysis , ▁and ▁for ▁distinguished ▁leadership ▁in ▁and ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Internet ▁community ▁by ▁providing ▁open - access ▁data ▁and ▁tools ". ▁Her ▁work ▁established ▁definitions ▁for ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁Internet ▁" tra ffic ▁flows ", ▁in ▁which ▁most ▁packets ▁flow ing ▁across ▁the ▁Internet ▁are ▁understood ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁connection ▁with ▁coh er ent