Jim Kurose
James Francis Kurose is a computer science professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
He was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. He received his B.A. degree from Wesleyan University (physics) and, in 1984, his Ph.D. degree from Columbia University (computer science). Kurose's main area of research is computer networking. He is a coauthor of the well-known textbook Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach.[1][2] Among other awards, he received the 2001 Taylor Booth Award of the IEEE: "For distinguished contributions in advancing computer science and engineering education through teaching, writing an innovative textbook, curriculum development, and mentoring in the networking area."[3] Kurose has been a Visiting Scientist at the University Paris, Institut Eurecom, INRIA, and IBM Research, among other institutions.[4][5]
He has been a member of the Scientific Council of IMDEA Networks since 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ Kurose, James F.; Ross, Keith W., Computer Networking (5th ed.), Pearson Education, ISBN 0-13-607967-9, http://www.aw-bc.com/kurose_ross/
- ^ 1485 citations in Google Scholar (2010-01-22).
- ^ http://www.computer.org/portal/web/awards/kurose?p_p_id=15&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal
- ^ http://networking2011.org/programme/keynote.html
- ^ http://www.ieee-infocom.org/2009/tutorial.html
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