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− | '''Dr. Vinton G.''' ('''Vint''') '''Cerf''' is a computer scientist and widely recognized as one of the "Fathers of the Internet."" He was one of the inventors of the internet architecture and co-designer of the basic protocols ([[TCP/IP]]) along with [[Robert Kahn]]. He serves as vice president and chief internet evangelist for [[Google]] and his primary responsibility is to identify new enabling technologies to support the development of advanced internet-based products and services for the company.<ref>[http://www.mondostars.com/business/vintoncerf.html mondostars]</ref> <ref>[http://www.persona.rin.ru/eng/view/f/0/18040/vinton-cerf-vinton-cerf Persona]</ref> <ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_cerf.htm Living Internet]</ref> He is also currently involved in the Interplanetary Internet Project.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/22/tech/web/icann/ ICANN, CNN.com]</ref> | + | '''Dr. Vinton G.''' ('''Vint''') '''Cerf''' is a computer scientist and widely recognized as one of the "Fathers of the Internet."" He was one of the inventors of the internet architecture and co-designer of the basic protocols ([[TCP/IP]]) along with [[Robert Kahn]]. He serves as vice president and chief internet evangelist for [[Google]] and his primary responsibility is to identify new enabling technologies to support the development of advanced internet-based products and services for the company.<ref>[http://www.mondostars.com/business/vintoncerf.html mondostars]</ref> <ref>[http://www.persona.rin.ru/eng/view/f/0/18040/vinton-cerf-vinton-cerf Persona]</ref> <ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_cerf.htm Living Internet]</ref> He is also currently involved in the [[Interplanetary Internet]] Project.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/22/tech/web/icann/ ICANN, CNN.com]</ref> |
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| His personal interests include fine wine, gourmet cooking and science fiction. Mr. Cerf and his wife, Sigrid, were married in 1966 and have two sons, David and Bennett. | | His personal interests include fine wine, gourmet cooking and science fiction. Mr. Cerf and his wife, Sigrid, were married in 1966 and have two sons, David and Bennett. |
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| ==Career History== | | ==Career History== |
| ===Early Career: From IBM to UCLA=== | | ===Early Career: From IBM to UCLA=== |
− | After receiving his degree in Mathematics at Stanford University in 1965, Vint joined [[IBM]] as systems engineer on the QUIKTRAN time-sharing system project. In 1966, he started providing computer communications consultancy services for different companies and organizations including the U.S. [[DARPA|Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA), Defense Information Systems Agency ([[DISA]]), [[MCI]] Communications Corp., the National Security Agency, the [[IEEE]], etc. He left IBM in 1967 and joined the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) Computer Science Department as the principal programmer. Vint managed several projects at UCLA such as the [[ARPANET]] Network Measurement Center, and a video graphics project involving computer-controlled 16 mm camera. He also participated in the development of the ARPANET host protocol specifications. He left UCLA in 1972.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/cerf-testimony-08feb01-en.htm#Vita Vinton Cerf Curriculum Vitae]</ref> | + | After receiving his degree in Mathematics at Stanford University in 1965, Vint joined [[IBM]] as systems engineer on the QUIKTRAN time-sharing system project. In 1966, he started providing computer communications consultancy services for different companies and organizations including the U.S. [[DARPA|Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA), [[Defense Information Systems Agency]], [[MCI]] Communications Corp., the National Security Agency, the [[IEEE]], etc. He left IBM in 1967 and joined the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) Computer Science Department as the principal programmer. Vint managed several projects at UCLA such as the [[ARPANET]] Network Measurement Center, and a video graphics project involving computer-controlled 16 mm camera. He also participated in the development of the ARPANET host protocol specifications. He left UCLA in 1972.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/cerf-testimony-08feb01-en.htm#Vita Vinton Cerf Curriculum Vitae]</ref> |
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| ===Tenure at Stanford University=== | | ===Tenure at Stanford University=== |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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