Jun Murai
Jun Murai | |
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 Jun Murai | |
| Born | 29 March 1955 (age 69) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Awards | Internet Hall of Fame IEEE Internet Award IPSJ Fellow Jonathan B. Postel Service Award |
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| Institutions | Keio University |
Jun Murai (村井 純, Murai Jun, born March 29, 1955 in Tokyo) is a Japanese computer scientist, known as "the father of Japan's Internet".[1] A professor at Keio University, Murai is the founder of JUNET and founder of the WIDE Project. Murai graduated from Keio University in 1979 and received a Ph.D. from the same school in 1984.
On October 1, 2009, Murai became the Dean of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies.[2][3] Murai was awarded the 2011 IEEE Internet Award "For his leadership in the development and deployment of the global Internet, especially across the Asia-Pacific region.” Murai entered the Internet Hall of Fame in 2013.[4]
References
- ^ 村井純とは - はてなダイアリー (in Japanese). Hatena. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ 次期おかしら決定!! -國領二郎教授・村井純教授・徳田英幸教授に-. SFC Clip (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Employee profile at Keio University website". SFC Clip. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
- ^ http://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/jun-murai
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