John Day (computer scientist)

For other people of the same name, see John Day.

John D. Day (born 1947)[1] is a computer scientist,[2] an Internet pioneer,[2] and a historian.[2][3][4] He has been involved in the development of the communication protocols of Internet and its predecessor ARPANET since 1970s,[4][5] and he was also active in the design of the OSI reference model.[4][5][6][7] He has contributed in the research and development of network management systems, distributed databases, supercomputing, and operating systems.[6][8]

Day received his BSc degree in electrical engineering in 1970 and MSc degree in 1976 from the University of Illinois.[6] Day is an adjunct professor at Boston University.[4][6]

Day is the author of the 2008 book Patterns in Network Architecture: A Return to Fundamentals[2][3][9] and the RFC documents RFC 520, RFC 728, RFC 731, and RFC 732. He has also published articles on the history of cartography,[6][8] on topics such as Matteo Ricci's 16th–17th century maps.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Patterns in network architecture : a return to fundamentals". Library of Congress Catalog Record. http://lccn.loc.gov/2007040174. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
  2. ^ a b c d Johnson, Johna Till (16 Mar 2008). "Remember the Internet's past, or risk repeating it". IT World Canada. http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/remember-the-internets-past-or-risk-repeating-it/02329. 
  3. ^ a b Crowcroft, Jon (2008). "Book review: Patterns in Network Architecture". The Internet Protocol Journal 11 (1): 37–38. http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_11-1/111_book-review.html. 
  4. ^ a b c d "John Day, ECE Adjunct Professor, Department Spotlight Seminar". Boston University, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. 2008. http://www.bu.edu/dbin/ece/web/news/item.php?item_id=476. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
  5. ^ a b "Authors: John Day". InformIT. Pearson Education. http://www.informit.com/authors/bio.aspx?a=90D2E609-6767-464D-A293-5AC030F03346. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
  6. ^ a b c d e "John Day curriculum vitae". A History of Computer Communications. http://historyofcomputercommunications.info/CC_Individuals/DayJohn/Day-cv.html. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
  7. ^ Day, John D.; Zimmermann, Hubert (1983). "The OSI reference model". Proceedings of the IEEE 71 (12): 1334–1340. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1457043. 
  8. ^ a b "Part-Time Faculty". Boston University Metropolitan College, Department of Computer Science. http://csmet.bu.edu/people/CS_People_Parttime.htm#D. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
  9. ^ Day, John (2007). Patterns in Network Architecture: A Return to Fundamentals. Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780132252423. 
  10. ^ Day, John D. (1995). "The search for the origins of the Chinese manuscript of Matteo Ricci's maps". Imago Mundi 47: 94–117. JSTOR 1151306. 

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