François Flückiger is a computer scientist who works at
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in a northwestern suburb of Gen ...
. He was selected for induction in 2013 in the
Internet Hall of Fame.
Internet contributions
Flückiger was in charge of the
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in a northwestern suburb of Gen ...
external network.
[Olivier Marti]
“The “hidden” Prehistory of European Research Networking”
, E-Book, Trafford Publishing, June 2012 He contributed to the creation of
CCIRN (Coordinating Committee for Intercontinental Research Network),
RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) and
Ebone Ebone may refer to:
* Ebone, Cameroon, a town and commune in Cameroon
* EBONE, a pan-European Internet backbone
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(European Backbone). Flückiger was inducted into the
Internet Hall of Fame in August 2013 for his leadership in establishing the Internet in Europe.
After the departure of
Tim Berners-Lee from CERN, François Flückiger took over him to lead the web development technical team at
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in a northwestern suburb of Gen ...
. He chaired the
Inet1988,
Inet2001 and
Inet2002 conference programme.
Career
Between 2001 and 2011, he was an
OpenLab manager and until 2013 he held the position of the Director of the
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in a northwestern suburb of Gen ...
School of Computing.
He is Knowledge and Technology Transfer Officer for Information Technologies at
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in a northwestern suburb of Gen ...
. He is a lecturer at the
University of Geneva
The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centur ...
, a member of the
Internet Society Advisory Council and of the
W3C Advisory Committee.
Education
Flückiger is a graduate of the
École Supérieure d'Électricité
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savo ...
(
Supélec) and holds an MBA from the
Institut d'Administration des Entreprises in Paris.
Selected publications
* F.Fluckige
''Understanding Networked Multimedia'' Prentice Hall, 1995,
* F.Fluckige
"The European Research Network" Translated from "Les Réseau des Chercheurs Européens ", La Rechecrhe, February 2000
* F.Fluckige
"CERN Celebrates Another Key Contribution to the Internet" CERN Computer Newsletter, June 29, 2009
See also
*
Protocol Wars
A long-running debate in computer science known as the Protocol Wars occurred from the 1970s to the 1990s when engineers, organizations and nations became polarized over the issue of which communication protocol would result in the best and most ...
References
External links
Internet Hall of Fame - 2013 InducteesCERN School of Computing official web site
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People associated with CERN
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Internet pioneers