Gregor von Bochmann (computer scientist)
Gregor von Bochmann (born 1941 in
Biography
Gregor von Bochmann grew up in an artistic family, two of his great-grandfathers being well-known painters (
His first research topic in computer science was related to neural networks.[3] But soon he moved to the field of compiler construction, and wrote a paper on the description of the semantics of programming languages which was much cited.[4] But in 1975 he moved to the very new field of computer networks and concentrated his efforts on the description, verification and implementation of communication protocols.[5] He wrote a seminal paper on finite state description of protocols [6] and proposed the approach of reachability analysis for the verification of the behavior of distributed systems.
He participated also, in the name of the Canadian government, in the international standardization activities on "Formal Description Techniques for communication protocols and services" that took place in ISO and ITU during the 1980s. He spent a sabbatical year in 1979-80 at
In 1998 he moved to the University of Ottawa where he was full professor until 2016. During this time, his research covered several areas, such as software engineering for distributed systems, distributed multimedia applications, peer-to-peer systems, control procedures for optical networks, and Internet security.
Awards and memberships (selection)
- 1995: Fellow of the IEEE with the citation "For contributions to the formal specification of protocols for data communications".[1]
- 1995: Honorary doctorat from the University of Grenoble in France
- 1996: Fellow of the ACM[8]
- 1997: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[1]
- 2001: Thomas W. Eadie Medal given by the Royal Society of Canada[1]
- 2002: Award for excellence in research from University of Ottawa
- 2008: McNaughton Gold Medal given by IEEE Canada[9]
- 2012: Honorary doctorat from the University of Rennes in France
References
- ^ a b c d "Gregor Von Bochmann". University of Ottawa Research people directo. Office of the Vice-President, Research: University of Ottawa, Canada. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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- ^ "Home". www.crim.ca.
- ^ "Gregor V Bochmann". Association for Computing Machinery. ACM Fellows Canada - 1996: ACM. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Recipients of A.G.L. McNaughton Award". IEEE Canada. 011: Gregor V. Bochmann: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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External links
- home page at the University of Ottawa