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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
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Ph.D in Computer Science, UCLA, September 1974
M.S. in Computer Science, UCLA, December 1967
B.S. in Engineering Science, Osaka University, March 1965
Professor Emeritus, KAIST, 2008~Present
Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 2008~2012, Visiting Professor, 2012~
Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2008
Professor, Computer Science Department, KAIST, 1982-2008
Department Chair, 1985-1987
KAIST Computer Center Director, 1988-1990
Principal Investigator, ETRI(formerly Korea Institute of Electronics Technology), 1979-1982
Member of Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 1976-1980
Postgraduate Research Associate, UCLA, 1971-1974
System Engineer, Collins Radio, 1969-1971
Internet
System Engineering
Internet Hall of Fame, 2012
Jon Postel Internet Service Award, 2011
World Technology Award - Communication Technology, 2003
Presidential Award - Information Technology, 1998 (Korea)
Scientist of the Year, 1997 (Korea)
Presidential Award - Mountain Climbing, 1980 (Korea)
Fellow, Institute of Electrical Engineers, 2000
Fellow, World Technology Forum, 2003
Life Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2008
IEEE Ibuka Award Committee (D. Rosen), 2023-2024
Founding Chair of KR4050 (on history of early Internet development), 2020 - 2022
Advisory Board Member, Dot.Asia, 2020-Present
Adviser, SCION: Secrue Internet Architecture, 2020-Present
Adviser, Fuxi Institute, China, 2019-Present
Adviser, World Digital Forum, China, 2019
Governance Board Member, Veres One Project, 2018-Present
Advisory Board Member, China Internet Governance Forum, Tsinghua University, 2018-2020
Technology Award Committee Member, World Internet Conference, 2016-Present
Member, Internet Hall of Fame Advisory Board, Internet Society, 2015-2022
Founding Chair, Asia Pacific School on Internet Governance, 2015-2019
Founding Chair, Korea Computer History Project, 2015-Present
Member, Research Advisory Network of Global Commission for Internet Governance, 2014-2016
Chief Editor, Asia Internet History Project, 2011-Present
Founding Chair, Korea Internet History Project, 2011-Present
Member, Scientific Board of Web Index, Web Foundation, 2011-2014
Founding Co-Chair, Africa Asia Network Research and Engineering Forum, 2008-2012
Founding Steering Group Chair, Asia Future Internet Forum, 2008-2012
Board Member, Information Retrieval Facility, 2006-2011
Member, Kyoto Prize Recommendation Committee, 2005-Present
Presidential Advisory Panel, Asia Institute of Technology, 2003-2006
Founding Chair, APNG Camp, 2001
Founding Chair, Asia Pacific Advanced Network, 1997-2004
Advisory Board Member, Communications of ACM,1996-2008
Governor, International Council of Computer Communication, 1995-2005
Editorial Board Member, British Computer Society, 1994-2002
Co-Chair, Coordinating Committee on Intercontinental Research Networking, 1993-2001
Founding Chair, Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Consortium, 1999-2001
Founding Chair, AP* Retreat, 1996
Program Committee Co-Chair, INET, 1995
Founding Chair, KRNET, 1993-1999
Founding Chair, HCI Conference, 1993-1994 (Korea)
Founding Chair, Asia Pacific Networking Group, 1993-1995
Founding Chair, Joint (Winter) Workshop on Computer Communications, 1986
Founding Chair, Summer Workshop on Computer Communications. 1986
Program Committee Co-Chair, Pacific Computer Communication Symposium, 1985
구봉권, "전길남, 연결의 탄생", 김영사, 2022.
Arirang TV - Heart to Heart, 2014.7
Spectrum - Portrait, 2014 Summer, Number 14.
YTN - Global Korean, 2014.7
SBS-CNBC - 착한 의자, 2014.5
The Other Billions, Seoul Digital Forum, 2014.5.21.
우리시대의 멘토, Navercast.Naver.com
인터넷 아버지, barugi.com/webtoon.
나의삶 나의보람, KBS Radio, 2012.6.
Korea: An Emerging IPv6 Superpower (6Sense Newletter 2005.9)
2003 World Technology Award 수상 (KAIST News in KAIST WebPage 2003.7.2)
인터넷 그랑프리 진흥대상 수상 (KAIST신문 2003.6.4)
KRnet 공로상 수상 (전자신문 2002.7.26)
기업가 변신한 KAIST 전길남 교수 (조선일보 2000.11.7)
인터넷 국가를 고민하는 인터넷 대부 전길남 교수 (IT 조선 2000.5.29)
Alps(Matterhorn North Face), 중앙일보, 1980.7/8
[웹툰] 대한민국 인터넷 아버지 전길남 박사, 디지털라이프연구소 (구 디지털바루기), 2014.2.22.
Biography - in English: "Internet of Elsewhere", By Cyrus Farivar, Rutgers University Press, 2011.
Biography - in Chinese: By Oral History of Internet (OHI), 2020.
Biography - in Korean: By Bong Kwon Goo, Gimm-Young Publisher, 2021 (Expected)
Updated: 2023.8.23