François Flückiger
François Flückiger is a computer scientist who works at CERN. He was selected for induction in 2013 in the Internet Hall of Fame.[1]
Internet contributions
Fluckiger was in charge of the CERN external network.[2] He contributed to the creation of CCIRN (Coordinating Committee for Intercontinental Research Network), RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) and Ebone (European Backbone).[3]
After the departure of Tim Berners-Lee from CERN, François Fluckiger took over him to lead the web development technical team at CERN.[4][5] He chaired the Inet1988, Inet2001 and Inet2002 conference programme.[6]
Career
Between 2001-2011 he was an OpenLab manager[7] and until 2013 he held the position of the Director of the CERN School of Computing.[8] 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
- ^ "People: François Flückiger joins Internet Hall of Fame". CERN Courier. 53 (7): 58. September 2013.
- ^ Olivier Martin,“The “hidden” Prehistory of European Research Networking”, E-Book, Trafford Publishing, June 2012[self-published source]
- ^ 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
- ^ Fluckiger, François (May 2012). "The openlab adventure continues to thrive". CERN Courier. 52 (4): 37–39.
- ^ Fluckiger, François (December 2013). "CERN School of Computing: 10 years of renewal". CERN Courier. 53 (10): 15–17.
External links
- Internet Hall of Fame - 2013 Inductees
- CERN School of Computing, official web site