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Radia Joy Perlman (/ ˈ r eɪ d i ə /; born December 18, 1951) is an American computer programmer and network engineer. She is a major figure in assembling the networks and technology to enable what we now know as the internet.
Mar 3, 2014 · Radia Perlman: Don't Call Me the Mother of the Internet. The woman who developed the algorithm behind the Spanning Tree Protocol reflects on her illustrious career in math, computer science,...
Engineer and mathematician Radia Perlman was one of very few women involved in process at that time. Her invention of the algorithm behind the Spanning Tree Protocol solved a challenging information routing problem and earned her the moniker “ Mother of the Internet .”
Mar 8, 2021 · Employed by Dell as a Fellow with responsibility for network protocols and cryptography, she is also referred to by the company’s CTO as “Dell’s BS Detector.”. As a current example of overhype in the public mind, Perlman points to blockchain, the mechanism that enables cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.
Radia Perlman. Internet Hall of Fame Pioneer, 2016-2018 Advisory Board Member. Dr. Perlman’s work has had a profound impact on how networks self-organize and move data. Her innovations enable today’s link state routing protocols to be robust, scalable, and easy to manage.
Aug 21, 2019 · Radia Perlman ’73, SM ’76, PhD ’88. The mathematician who made networks work. By. Simson Garfinkel ’87, PhD ’05. August 21, 2019. Illustration of Radia Perlman Patrick Leger. Today the idea of...
Apr 22, 2022 · Radia Perlman, who made LANs work, honored in 'Hidden Heroes' series. A reluctant computer scientist, Perlman cut through the details to divine profound networking solutions. Written by Tiernan...
