Vint Cerf
Computer Scientist
1943 –
Who is Vint Cerf?
Vinton G. Cerf is vice president and
Chief Internet Evangelist for Google.
He is responsible for identifying
new enabling technologies and applications
on the Internet and other platforms
for Google.
Widely known as one of the "Fathers
of the Internet," Cerf is the
co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols
and the architecture of the Internet.
In December 1997, President Clinton
presented the U.S. National Medal
of Technology to Cerf and his partner,
Robert E. Kahn, for founding and developing
the Internet.
Cerf served as Senior Vice President
at MCI from 1994 to 2005 and as Vice
President of the Corporation for National
Research Initiatives from 1986 to
1994 and as Vice President of MCI
from 1982
to 1986. During his tenure from 1976-1982
with the U.S. Department of Defense's
Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA), Cerf played a key role leading
the development of Internet and Internet-related
data packet and security technologies.
Vint Cerf has served as chairman of
the board of the Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
since November 2000 and has been a
Visiting Scientist at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory since 1998. Cerf served
as founding president of the Internet
Society (ISOC) from 1992-1995 and
on the
ISOC board until 2000. Cerf is a Fellow
of the IEEE, ACM, and American Association
for the Advancement of Science, the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences,
the International Engineering Consortium,
the Computer History Museum and the
National Academy of Engineering.
Cerf is a recipient of numerous awards
and commendations in connection with
his work on the Internet. These include
the Marconi Fellowship, Charles Stark
Draper award of the National Academy
of Engineering, the Prince of Asturias
award for science and technology,...
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- Born
- Jun 23, 1943
New Haven - Also known as
- Vinton G. Cerf
- Vinton Cerf
- Vinton Gray Cerf
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Computer Science
( - 1972) - Master of Science, University of California, Los Angeles
Computer Science
( - 1970) - Bachelor of Science, Stanford University
Mathematics
( - 1965) - Van Nuys High School
( - 1961)
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
- Employment
- Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
(2005/09 - ) - Senior Vice President, Technology Strategy, MCI Communications
(1994 - ) - Vice President, MCI Digital Information Services, MCI Communications
(1982 - 1986) - DARPA
(1976 - 1982) - Assistant Professor, Stanford University
(1972 - 1976) - Systems Engineer, IBM
(1966 - 1968) - Senior Vice President of Architecture and Technology, MCI Communications
- Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
- Lived in
- Connecticut
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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