François Flückiger
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François Fluckiger is a computer scientist who works at CERN. He was selected for induction in 2013 in the Internet Hall of Fame.
Internet contributions
Fluckiger was in charge of the CERN external network.[1] He contributed to the creation of CCIRN (Coordinating Committee for Intercontinental Research Network), RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) and Ebone (European Backbone).[2]
After the departure of Tim Berners-Lee from CERN, François Fluckiger took over him to lead the web development technical team at CERN.[3] [4] He chaired the Inet1988, Inet2001 and Inet2002 conference programme.[5]
Current positions
Director of the CERN School of Computing, he is Knowledge and Technology Transfer Officer for Information Technologies at CERN. He is a lecturer at the University of Geneva, a member of the Internet Society Advisory Council and of the W3C Advisory Committee.
Education
Fluckiger is a graduate of the École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec) and holds an MBA from the Institut d'Administration des Entreprise in Paris.
Selected publications
- F.Fluckiger Understanding Networked Multimedia, Prentice Hall, 1995, ISBN 0-13-190992-4
- F.Fluckiger "The European Research Network", Translated from "Les Réseau des Chercheurs Européens ", La Rechecrhe, February 2000
- F.Fluckiger "CERN Celebrates Another Key Contribution to the Internet", CERN Computer Newsletter, June 29, 2009
References
- ^ Olivier Martin,“The “hidden” Prehistory of European Research Networking”, E-Book, Trafford Publishing, June 2012
- ^ Howard Davies and Beatrice Bressan,“A History of International Research Networking”, Wiley-Blackwell", February 2010
- ^ Dave Raggett, “My involvement with the early days of the Web”, W3C 10th Anniversary Conference, Boston, December 2004
- ^ James Gillies, Robert Cailliau, “How the Web Was Born – The Story of the World Wide Web”, Oxford University Press, September 2000
- ^ Internet Society, Past INET conferences, Official list
External links
- Internet Hall of Fame - 2013 Inductees
- CERN School of Computing, official web site