Ian Clarke (computer scientist)
Ian Clarke (born February 16, 1977 in Dublin ) is an Irish computer scientist and the developer and coordinator of the peer-to-peer network Freenet . He is also the developer of Dijjer , a distributed P2P web cache that is supposed to reduce the bandwidth load of overloaded websites.
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When visiting the secondary school Ian Clarke won the first prize in the "Ireland's national Young Scientists Competition" ( English for National Competition of young scientists of Ireland ) for a project of artificial intelligence . He won first prize again the following year when he developed a mathematical method to create accurate maps of translucent objects.
In 1995, Clarke moved to Scotland to study Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at Edinburgh University. During his studies he spent two years as president of the "Edinburgh University's Artificial Intelligence Society" (English for Society for Artificial Intelligence University of Edinburgh ) and animated this organization again.
In 1999 he submitted a thesis A Distributed Decentralized Information Storage and Retrieval System (English for "A distributed decentralized information storage and retrieval system"), which completed his academic degree Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence . Around July 1999, he published his paper on the Internet, inviting the Internet community to implement his idea as free software : a program that would enable an uncensible forum for free communication over the Internet. This program became Freenet , which appeared in March 2000 in its first version 0.1.
In 1999 he graduated with honors from his university and joined Logica UK in the summer as an IT consultant in the Space Division.
Clarke used the high public perception that Freenet experienced after the release of version 0.1 in March 2000 to spread his ideal of complete freedom of communication. He has become a well-known critic of Internet control in the hands of governments and corporations, as well as the anti-progressive abuse of copyright . The tech community's interest in Freenet also gave Clarke the opportunity to speak on a variety of forums including Stanford University , Microsoft Research, and the UCLA Washington Center.
In August 2000, Clarke moved to Santa Monica , California , and co-founded his first commercial company Uprizer Inc . As Technical Director, Clarke's intention was to explore commercial applications for Freenet technology. In January 2001, Uprizer raised $ 4 million in funding from investors including Intel and Kline Hawkes & Co.
In September 2002, Clarke founded Cematics LLC . Cematics has developed a number of products including Locutus , a P2P search application for businesses; WhittleBit , a search engine that learns from user feedback; and 3D17 , a web-based collaborative editing tool.
In September 2003, Ian Clarke was named one of the top 100 Young Innovators of 2003 by MIT's Technology Review magazine (one of the top 100 innovators under 35 in 2003).
In October 2003, Clarke moved to Edinburgh, Scotland with Cematics. He spends his time coordinating Freenet and serving as Managing Director of Cematics Ltd, and he continues to speak publicly on issues such as copyright, distributed communication systems and the ideology of free communication.
In 2004 he started developing Dijjer .
On July 29, 2005, Clarke spoke with Oskar Sandberg at the 13th DEFCON , the world's largest annual hacker event , about routing in a darknet , especially with regard to Freenet.
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- Blog (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clarke, Ian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sanity |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish computer scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |