Bob Kahn wins 1993 SIGCOMM Award

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

                FOR RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 7th


            1993 ACM SIGCOMM AWARD GOES TO ROBERT E. KAHN


    NEW YORK, September 7 1992.  The Association for Computer Machinery's
Special Interest Group on Data Communication (ACM SIGCOMM) announced today
that it has given its annual SIGCOMM Award to Dr. Robert E. Kahn for his 
"visionary technical contributions and leadership in the development
of information systems technology."  Dr. Kahn will receive his award
at SIGCOMM's annual conference in San Francisco on September 15th.


    Dr. Kahn is the president of the Corporation for National Research
Initiatives (CNRI), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1986 to provide
technical leadership and funding for research and development in information
infrastructure.  At CNRI, he leads a national effort to develop gigabit
speed computer networking technology.  Prior to founding CNRI, Dr. Kahn
spent thirteen years at the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA),
where he started the research efforts which developed such critical
technologies as TCP/IP (the protocols used on the Internet today), and packet
radio and satellite networks.  He also founded and supervised ARPA's Strategic
Computing Program, which led to innovative architectures such as the iWARP
and the Connection Machine.   He received his B.E.E. from City College of
New York, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University.  He is
a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a fellow of
the American Association for Artificial Intelligence. He is a recipient of
the IEEE's Koji Kobayashi Award, the Public Service Award from the Computing
Research Board, the ACM Systems Software Award, the INFOWORLD Product of
the Year award, and twice recipient of the Secretary of Defense Meritorious
Civilian Service Award.


    The SIGCOMM award is a lifetime achievement award, given annually to an
individual who has made significant contributions to the field of data
communications over a number of years.  It is widely recognized as the
premier award in data communications.  The previous winners of the
award are Paul Baran, Leonard Kleinrock, David D. Clark, Hubert Zimmerman,
and Alexander G. Fraser.


    ACM SIGCOMM is a professional society for persons interested in data
communications.  Founded in 1969, it has a membership of approximately 5,000
people, most of whom are researchers and developers.  SIGCOMM publishes two
journals and hosts an annual SIGCOMM conference.


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