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Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf in Lisbon, March 2007.
Vint Cerf in Lisbon, March 2007. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal.
Born June 23, 1943 (1943-06-23) (age 64)
New Haven, Connecticut
Citizenship American
Fields Computer science
Institutions IBM[1], UCLA[1], Stanford University[1], DARPA[1], MCI[1][2], CNRI[1], Google[3]
Known for TCP/IP
Internet Society

Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf[1] (IPA: [sɝf]; born June 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist who is the "person most often called 'the father of the Internet'. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Computer science (or computing science) is the study and the Science of the theoretical foundations of Information and Computation and their International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new Technology MCI Inc is an American Telecommunications company that is headquartered in Ashburn Virginia. The Corporation for National Research Initiatives (abbreviated CNRI) based in Reston Virginia, is a Non-profit organization founded in 1986 Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online The Internet Protocol Suite (commonly TCP/IP) is the set of Communications protocols used for the Internet and other similar networks The Internet Society or ISOC is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet related standards education and policy Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A computer scientist is a person that has acquired knowledge of Computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application Prior to the widespread internetworking that led to the Internet most communication networks were limited by their nature to only allow communications between the stations on the network and "[2][4][5] His contributions have been recognized repeatedly, with honorary degrees and awards that include the National Medal of Technology[1], the Turing Award[6], and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation (formerly known as the National Medal of Technology) is an honor granted by the President of the United States to American The A M Turing Award is given annually by the Association for Computing Machinery to "an individual selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed [7]

Cerf has worked for Google as its Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist since September 2005. Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. A technical or technology evangelist is a person who attempts to build a critical mass of support for a given technology in order to establish it as a Technical PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. [3]

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Career

Cerf's first job after obtaining his B. S. in Mathematics from Stanford University was at IBM, where he worked for less than two years as a systems engineer supporting QUIKTRAN. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology Systems engineering is an Interdisciplinary field of Engineering that focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed QUIKTRAN is a Fortran -like interactive Programming language with Debugging facilities [1] He left IBM to attend graduate school at UCLA where he earned his master's degree in 1970 and his PhD in 1972[8]. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. During his graduate student years, he studied under Professor Gerald Estrin , worked in Professor Leonard Kleinrock's data packet networking group that connected the first two nodes of the predecessor[9] to the Internet (the ARPANet [9]), and "contributed to a host-to-host protocol" for the ARPANet[10] . Prof Estrin an IEEE Fellow a Guggenheim Fellow and a member of the Board of Governors of the Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Leonard Kleinrock PhD (born June 13, 1934 in New York) is a Computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at UCLA In Information technology, a packet is a formatted unit of Data carried by a Packet mode Computer network. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks The ARPANET ( Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) developed by ARPA of the United States Department of Defense, was the world's first operational While at UCLA, he also met Robert E. Kahn, who was working on the ARPANet hardware architecture[10]. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Robert Elliot Kahn, (born December 23 1938) invented the TCP protocol and along with Vinton G The ARPANET ( Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) developed by ARPA of the United States Department of Defense, was the world's first operational After receiving his doctorate, Cerf became an assistant professor at Stanford University from 1972-1976, where he "conducted research on packet network interconnection protocols and co-designed the DoD TCP/IP protocol suite with Kahn. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in [10]

Cerf playing Spacewar! on the Computer History Museum's PDP-1, ICANN meeting, 2007.
Cerf playing Spacewar! on the Computer History Museum's PDP-1, ICANN meeting, 2007. Spacewar! is one of the earliest known digital Computer games Steve "Slug" Russell, Martin "Shag" Graetz and Wayne Wiitanen The Computer History Museum is a Museum established in 1996 in Mountain View California, when The Computer Museum (TCM in Boston) The PDP-1 ( P rogrammed D ata P rocessor- 1) was the first Computer in Digital Equipment Corporation 's ICANN (aɪkæn eye-can is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

Cerf then moved to DARPA in 1976, where he stayed until 1982. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new Technology

As vice president of MCI Digital Information Services from 1982-1986, Cerf led the engineering of MCI Mail, the first commercial email service to be connected to the Internet. Cerf rejoined MCI in 1994 and served as Senior Vice President of Technology Strategy. In this role, he helped to guide corporate strategy development from a technical perspective. Previously, he served as MCI's senior vice president of Architecture and Technology, leading a team of architects and engineers to design advanced networking frameworks, including Internet-based solutions for delivering a combination of data, information, voice and video services for business and consumer use.

In 1997, Cerf joined the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University. Gallaudet University is a federally chartered quasi-governmental University for the education of the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing, located in Washington [11] He is hearing impaired. [12]

Cerf joined the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 1999, and served until the end of 2007; he used to be the ICANN Chair. ICANN (aɪkæn eye-can is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [13]

Cerf is a member of the Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov's IT Advisory Council, a group created by Presidential Decree on March 8, 2002. Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov (Георги Седефчов Първанов (born 28 June 1957) has been president of Bulgaria since 22 January Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [14] He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Eurasia Group, the political risk consultancy. Eurasia Group is a global Political risk consultancy founded in 1998 [15]

Cerf is also working on the Interplanetary Internet, together with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The Interplanetary Internet, as presently conceived is a set of floating nodes in space which can communicate with each other The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program It will be a new standard to communicate from planet to planet, using radio/laser communications that are highly tolerant to signal degradation. [16]

In February 2006, Cerf testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Hearing on “Network Neutrality”. The Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation is a Standing committee of the United States Senate in charge of all senate matters related to the following See also Network neutrality in the United States See also Network neutrality in Canada Definitions of network neutrality Advocates offer three [17]

Cerf currently serves on the board of advisors of Scientists and Engineers for America, an organization focused on promoting sound science in American government. Scientists and Engineers for America (SEA is an organization focused on promoting sound science in American government and supporting candidates who understand science and its applications [18]

In 2008 Cerf chaired the IDNAbis working group of the IETF. An internationalized domain name ( [19]

Awards and honors

Cerf has received a number of honorary degrees, including doctorates, from the University of the Balearic Islands, ETH in Switzerland, Capitol College, Gettysburg College, George Mason University, University of Pisa, University of Rovira and Virgili (Tarragona, Spain), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Lulea (Sweden), University of Twente (Netherlands), Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Brooklyn Polytechnic and UPCT (University of Cartagena, Spain). The University of the Balearic Islands (Universitat de les Illes Balears Spanish: Universidad de las Islas Baleares) or UIB for short is a Spanish Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Capitol College is a fifty-two acre school specializing in degree programs of engineering computer sciences information technologies and business which is located in unincorporated Gettysburg College is a private national four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832 in Gettysburg Pennsylvania, adjacent to the famous battlefield George Mason University (also referred to as GMU or Mason) is a large Public university in the United States. The University of Pisa ( Italian Università di Pisa) is one of the most renowned Italian universities Tarragona (tərəˈɣonə in Catalan) is a city located in the south of Catalonia and east of Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a Nonsectarian private Research University located in Troy, New York University of Twente (or Twente University) is a University located in Enschede, Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Schools of BUPT BUPT is a key national university distinguished by the teaching and research in the field of cable communications wireless communications computer and electronic Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

Further awards include:

Cerf and Bob Kahn being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush
Cerf and Bob Kahn being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush

Partial bibliography

Cerf speaking at the National Library of New Zealand.
Cerf speaking at the National Library of New Zealand. The National Library of New Zealand ( Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa in Maori) is New Zealand 's Legal deposit library and a public service
Cerf at a conference in Bangalore.
Cerf at a conference in Bangalore.
Cerf at 2007 Los Angeles ICANN meeting.
Cerf at 2007 Los Angeles ICANN meeting.
License plate circa 1996.
License plate circa 1996.

As author

As co-author

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cerf's curriculum vitae as of February 2001, attached to a transcript of his testimony that month before the United States House Energy Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, from ICANN's website
  2. ^ a b Gore Deserves Internet Credit, Some Say, a March 1999 Washington Post article
  3. ^ a b Cerf's up at Google, from the Google Press Center
  4. ^ Making Televised Emergency Information Accessible from the Gallaudet University website
  5. ^ Although its a title he objects to (see Interview with Vinton Cerf, from a January 2006 article in Government Computer News), Cerf is willing to call himself one of the Internet's fathers, citing Bob Kahn and Leonard Kleinrock in particular as being others with whom he should share that title. Robert Elliot Kahn, (born December 23 1938) invented the TCP protocol and along with Vinton G Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. The US House Energy Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet is a subcommittee within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. ICANN (aɪkæn eye-can is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online Gallaudet University is a federally chartered quasi-governmental University for the education of the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing, located in Washington Robert Elliot Kahn, (born December 23 1938) invented the TCP protocol and along with Vinton G Leonard Kleinrock PhD (born June 13, 1934 in New York) is a Computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at UCLA
  6. ^ a b Cerf wins Turing Award Feb 16, 2005
  7. ^ a b 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients from the White House website
  8. ^ UCLA School of Engineering Alumnus Chosen for Prestigious Turing Award. UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (Spring 2005). The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United
  9. ^ a b Internet predecessor turns 30. CNN (1999-09-02). Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
  10. ^ a b c INTERNET PIONEERS CERF AND KAHN TO RECEIVE ACM TURING AWARD. ACM (2005-02-16). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols
  11. ^ Dr. Vinton G. Cerf Appointed to Gallaudet University's Board of Trustees, from that university's website
  12. ^ Vinton Cerf - Father of the Internet, Vinton Cerf
  13. ^ ICANN Board of Directors - Vinton G. Cerf
  14. ^ IT Advisory Council (PITAC) from the official website of the President of Bulgaria
  15. ^ Eurasia Group
  16. ^ The InterPlaNetary Internet Project IPN Special Interest Group
  17. ^ Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce
  18. ^ http://www.sefora.org/board_of_advisors.php
  19. ^ IDNAbis WG
  20. ^ SIGCOMM Awards
  21. ^ http://www.ostp.gov/html/motmos.html
  22. ^ ACM: Fellows Award / Vinton G. Cerf
  23. ^ 2008 (24th) Japan Prize Laureate
  24. ^ IP: Al Gore's support of the Internet, by V.Cerf and B.Kahn [ I second

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Awards
Preceded by
Tadahiro Sekimoto		 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
1997
with Bob Kahn		 Succeeded by
Richard Blahut
Persondata
NAME Cerf, Vinton Gray
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Computer Science
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH New Haven, Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Tadahiro Sekimoto (関本忠弘　 Sekimoto Tadahiro) ( November 14, 1926 &ndash November 11, 2007) was a Japanese electronics The IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal was instituted by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1976 commemorating the Centennial of the invention of the Telephone Robert Elliot Kahn, (born December 23 1938) invented the TCP protocol and along with Vinton G Richard Blahut is the chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign best known for his work Computer science (or computing science) is the study and the Science of the theoretical foundations of Information and Computation and their Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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