Christian Huitema (born 1953 in Nantes, France) was the first non-American chair of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), serving from April 1993 to July 1995.[1] He currently is a consultant focused on privacy on the Internet.
Christian Huitema | |
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 Christian Huitema before 1991 | |
| Born | 1953 (age 72–73) Nantes, France |
| Education | École Polytechnique, University of Paris VI |
| Known for | IAB chair |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science, Computer Networking |
Biography
editAfter graduating from the École Polytechnique in 1975,[2] Huitema served for five years as an engineer at Sema Group in Montrouge before returning to the Centre national d'études des télécommunications (CNET; now part of Orange S.A.) in Issy-les-Moulineaux. In 1985, he received a PhD from University of Paris VI.[2] In 1986, he joined the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA). Huitema collaborated on several research projects including the NADIR Project (jointly with CNET) to study the use of computer satellites, the European Strategic Program on Research in Information Technology's THORN project (first implementation of the X.500 distributed directory, precursor of ESPRIT's Paradise subproject), and the RODEO project (which aimed to define and test communication protocols for high-speed networks).[3] He worked as a chief scientist for Bell Communications Research in the mid-1990s.[4] At Microsoft, Huitema was involved with the development of 6to4 and Teredo tunneling.[5]
References
edit- ^ A Brief History of the Internet Advisory / Activities / Architecture Board, Internet Architecture Board, retrieved 2013-07-24
- ^ a b Who's Who in the Internet: Biographies of IAB, IESG and IRSG Members. doi:10.17487/RFC1251. RFC 1251.
- ^ Huitema, Christian (October 1995), Rodeo – High-Speed Open Networks, European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, retrieved 2013-07-24
- ^ Weise, Elizabeth (August 29, 1996), "Internet invisibles", Kentucky New Era, p. 10A, retrieved 2013-07-24
- ^ Huitema, Christian, IPv6
External links
edit- official website
- Huitema, Christian (September 1988). "The X.500 directory services". Computer Networks and ISDN Systems. 16 (1–2): 161–166. doi:10.1016/0169-7552(88)90042-6.
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