Jeffrey P. Buzen

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Jeffrey P. Buzen received a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University in 1971. For the next five years, he held various appointments as a Lecturer in Computer Science at Harvard, and as a Systems Engineer at Honeywell. Some of his students at Harvard have gone on to become well known figures in the computer industry. Robert M. Metcalfe co-invented Ethernet, John M. McQuillan developed routing algorithms used by ARPAnet, and Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft.

His career in computer performance analysis has included the creation of several fundamental mathematical models and analysis procedures used in operational research, and the development of tools based on these models and procedures. He founded BGS Systems to support and market these tools. BGS Systems merged with BMC Software in 1998.

He has held leadership positions in various professional societies, including ACM Sigmetrics, the IFIP Working Group and the Computer Measurement Group (CMG). In 1979, he received CMG's A.A. Michelson award ^[1] for technical excellence and professional contributions as a teacher and inspirer of others.