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Vinton Cerf
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Interview
Biography
Known as "the father of the Internet", Vinton Cerf was born in Newhaven 23rd
June 1943. He studied mathematics at Stanford University, and obtained a PhD in
Information Technology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
In 1968 the Defence Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) began the ARPANET project,
with the aim of creating a network of computers throughout the United States, able to
connect in real time. From 1973 to 1978 Dr.Cerf conducted research into the development
and implementation of TCP/IP communication protocols, the basis of today's Internet,
widely used in industry and for communications between commercial networks, universities,
research institutions and individuals. By the end of 1982 the new protocols were able to
take the place of ARPANET protocols. The date fixed for the passage was 1st January 1983,
but by then Dr.Cerf had already left ARPA to work for MCI Corporation, where from 1982 to
1986 he served as vice president of Digital Information Services with responsibility for
MCI Mail. |
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| Currently senior vice president of Data Architecture in MCI, he leads a group of
experts working to integrate MCI's various data processing services and make them
compatible with each other. He is convinced that as the network system's capacity
increases it is increasingly important to offer integrated video, data and voice services
on the same network. Dr. Cerf has received numerous awards for his work on the Internet,
and in 1992 was appointed President of the Internet Society. |
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