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He has been involved in efforts to Internet development in Iran from the very start, and is involved with the development of Arabic domain names.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/shahshahani.html icann]</ref>

He has been involved in efforts to Internet development in Iran from the very start, and is involved with the development of Arabic domain names.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/shahshahani.html icann]</ref>

==Career History==  

==Career History==  

He became the Deputy Director of Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics-IPM, when Internet was introduced in Iran in 1994. Later he served as the head of IRanian Academic NETwork-IRANET, which works under IPM.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/shahshahani.html icann]</ref>

Mr. Shahshahani became the Deputy Director of the Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics-IPM, when the Internet was introduced in Iran, which was in 1994. Later he served as the head of Iranian Academic Network-[[IRANET]], which works under IPM.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/shahshahani.html icann]</ref>

He served as Head of School of Mathematics from 1989 to 1994.<ref>[http://www.ipm.ac.ir/personalinfo.jsp?PeopleCode=IP9900060 ac]</ref>

He served as Head of School of Mathematics from 1989 to 1994.<ref>[http://www.ipm.ac.ir/personalinfo.jsp?PeopleCode=IP9900060 ac]</ref>

He has also served as a Director of [[APTLD]] for two years from 2007 to 2009. He was a director of [[IRNIC]], [[.IR]] [[ccTLD]] Registry left and retired from it in 2008.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siavash_Shahshahani wikipedia]</ref>

He has also served as a Director of the [[APTLD]] for two years, from 2007 to 2009. He was a longtime director of [[IRNIC]], the [[.ir]] [[ccTLD]] Registry, he retired from it in 2008.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siavash_Shahshahani wikipedia]</ref>

 

==Memberships==

==Memberships==

Siavash remained a Member of Scientific Council of IPM from 1989 to 1993.<ref>[http://www.ipm.ac.ir/personalinfo.jsp?PeopleCode=IP9900060 ac]</ref> He was on the board of [[ICANN]] in 2005.<ref>[http://patrick.vandewalle.net/index.php?s=siavash vandewalle]</ref>

Siavash remained a Member of Scientific Council of IPM from 1989 to 1993.<ref>[http://www.ipm.ac.ir/personalinfo.jsp?PeopleCode=IP9900060 ac]</ref> He was on the board of [[ICANN]] in 2005.<ref>[http://patrick.vandewalle.net/index.php?s=siavash vandewalle]</ref>