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June 13, 1934, Manhattan
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| Married | |
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Four children, six grandchildren
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| Education | |
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Bronx High School of Science
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1951 |
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Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, CCNY
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1957 |
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Masters in Electrical Engineering, MIT
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1959 |
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Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, MIT
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1963 |
| Position | |
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Professor
University of California, Los Angeles, Computer Science Department |
1963-present |
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Chair
University of California, Los Angeles, Computer Science Department |
1991-1995 |
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Chairman
Nomadix an organization developing software and hardware products for nomadic computing |
1995-present |
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Founder/Chair
Technology Transfer Institute a Santa Monica-based computer seminar and conference company |
1976-1998 |
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Chairman
TTI/Vanguard a membership-based high-tech forum for senior IT executives, focusing on emerging technologies, and spearheaded by a prestigious board of thought leaders. |
1998-present |
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Founder
Computer Channel Inc. |
1988 |
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Founder
Linkabit Corporation |
1968 |
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Staff Associate
MIT Lincoln Labs |
1957-1963 |
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Engineer
Photobell Company |
1951-1957 |
| Publications | |
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6 books and over 240 professional papers
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| Honors | |
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Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst - Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
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2000 |
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CCNY - Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
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1997 |
| L.M. Ericsson Prize presented by the King of Sweden |
1982 |
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12th Marconi International Fellowship Award
- Presented by Prince of Belgium |
1986 |
| National Academy of Engineering |
1980 |
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Guggenheim Fellowship
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1971 |
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IEEE Fellow
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1973 |
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ACM Fellow
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2000 |
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INFORMS Fellow
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2002 |
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IEC Fellow
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1999 |
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National Academy of Engineering Charles Stark Draper Prize
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2001 |
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The Okawa Prize for "outstanding contributions to queueing theory and packet-switching theory, the foundation technology of the Internet."
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2001 |
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The IEEE Internet Award
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2000 |
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The INFORMS Presidents Award
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1999 |
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IEEE Harry M. Goode Award
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1996 |
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ACM SIGMA Xi Monie A. Ferst Award
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1996 |
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ACM SIGCOMM AWARD
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1990 |
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ORSA Lanchester Outstanding Research Prize
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1976 |
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Computer Design Hall of Fame
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1982 |
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CCNY Townsend Harris Medal
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1982 |
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UCLA Faculty Research Lecturer
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1995 |
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Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize Paper
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1975 |
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ICC Prize Paper
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1978 |
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UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award
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1986 |
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UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award
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1967 |
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UCLA Outstanding Faculty Member
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1966 |
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IBM Science Advisory Committee
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1982-88 |
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CCNY Electrical Engineering Award
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1956 |
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Sr. Class President, CCNY evening session
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1956 |
| Founder | |
| Linkabit Corporation | 1968 |
| Technology Transfer Institute | 1976 |
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Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council |
1986 |
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Computer Channel Inc.
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1988 |
| Nomadix, LLC | 1995 |
| Public Service | |
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Vice Chair
Computer Science and Engineering Peer Committee National Academy of Engineering |
2002 |
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Member
Network Research Liaison Council |
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Member
Advisory Board of the CCNY Powell Center for Policy Studies |
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Founding Member
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the NRC |
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Invited Consultant
Mayor's Office of the City of Los Angeles |
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Member
Gigabit Testbed Advisory Board |
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Chair
Committee that produced Realizing the Information Future, The Internet and Beyond National Research Council |
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National Research Council
Member Committee that produced Computing the Future - A Broader Agenda for Computer Science and Engineering |
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Chair
Committee that produced Towards a National Research Network National Research Council |
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Member
Alan T. Waterman Award Committee National Science Foundation |
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Founding Member
Science Council of the Cross Industry Working Team |
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Congressional Testimony
on Realizing the Information Future before the Subcommittee on Technology, Environment, and Aviation Committee on Science, Space, and Technology U.S. House of Representatives May 26, 1994 |
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Congressional Testimony
1988 |
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VIP Project Participant
Telethon for Cerebral Palsy |
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| Hobbies | |
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Karate (Black Belt); marathon runner;
swimming; puzzles; and exotic nature trips. |
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