Jean Paul Jacob
Jean Paul Jacob
He received his
, in 1966.After working in France in industrial and academic research laboratories in Systems and Control, and then at the
In 1980 he returned again to his native Brazil to create the first IBM Scientific Center of South America, as well as an Institute for Software Engineering.
For many years he was the IBM research manager at the
He retired from IBM in October 2002, but returned as a researcher Emeritus.
Jean Paul received over 50 awards during his career, two of which from UC Berkeley, the 1992 Distinguished Alumnus Award in Computer Science and Engineering and the University of California Research Leadership Award in 2003.[2] Dr. Jacob was an elected member of the IBM Academy of Technology, whose membership consists of the top technical leaders from around the world who are working in research, hardware and software development, manufacturing, applications, and services. He was featured in over 200 articles published by the written media in 12 countries, as well as featured on at least 30 TV programs on science and technology, 2 of which on CNN.
Dr. Jacob was heavily involved in the creation of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) at the University of California, as representative of the first Founding Member of CITRIS, namely IBM, in 2000. He also organized yearly workshops in different areas, including nanotechnology, energy and services, between UC Berkeley, CITRIS, and IBM. He was also an annual speaker for the Management of Technology (MOT) interdisciplinary program at UC Berkeley.
He was proud of having worked with and for many diversity groups at UC Berkeley, both as a student and as a faculty.
Jean Paul Jacob died on April 7, 2019.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Dr. Jean Paul Jacob. Almaden IBM Site.
- ^ Jean Paul Jacob receives Research Leadership Award from UC-Berkeley. Almaden IBM Site.
- ^ OBITUARY: JEAN PAUL JACOB, CITRIS SPECIAL ADVISOR, The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute, University of California, Berkeley
External links
- Jean Paul Jacobs. Informatics - The future is not what it used to be.
- Rodolfo Lucena, Entrevista: Jean Paul Jacob - "Para cientista, reconhecimento de voz avança, mas ainda é insuficiente", Folha de S.Paulo, Março, 2008.
- Sidney Lage Nogueira, "Jean Paul Jacob é o DESTAQUE ITEANO", AEITA Online, Agosto, 2006.
- José Edward, Entrevista: Jean Paul Jacob - "O celular será um supercomputador", Revista VEJA, Ed. Especial, Novembro, 2005.
- Biografia: Jean Paul Jacob, ITA, 2003.
- Cora Rónai, Entrevista: "Jean Paul Jacob e suas idéias a respeito do futuro", O Globo, Agosto 2000.
- Elisa Andries, Entrevista: "Jean Paul Jacob fala do futuro da Internet", Internet World, Junho, 1998.
- Marcelo Min, Entrevista: Jean Paul Jacob - "A privacidade acabou", Revista ISTOÉ, Junho, 1998.