Alexander G. Fraser
Alexander "Sandy" G. Fraser (born June 8, 1937 ) is a British - American computer scientist and research manager.
Fraser graduated from the University of Bristol with a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering in 1958, then worked on compilers and operating systems at Ferranti and received a PhD in computer science from the University of Cambridge in 1969 . During this time he worked for Ferranti at the university's computer laboratory on the file system and other system software of the prototype of the Atlas 2 (Titan), the first time-sharing system in Great Britain, and was Deputy Director of Research at Cambridge from 1966 to 1969 . In 1969 he went to Bell Laboratories , where he worked on cell-based data transmission networks (DataKit Virtual Circuit Switch, Spider ring network), the forerunners of ATM with virtual connections . He also developed techniques for optimizing instruction sets in computers with SC Johnson , a development that was later referred to as RISC . He also developed the Unix Circuit Design Aids System, was involved in the Universal Receiver Protocol and in the development of the cell-based home network INCON.
In 1982 he became head of the Computer Science Research Center at Bell Labs, and in 1987 Executive Director and 1994 Associate Vice President of Computer Science (information science research, which included mathematics, signal processing, computer science and software). In 1996, he became vice president of research and founded ATT Laboratories when ATT transferred manufacturing to Lucent Technologies, and in 1998 he became ATT's chief scientist. In 2002 he retired from ATT and founded Fraser Research.
He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering , a fellow of the British Computer Society (and on its council) and an IEEE fellow .
In 1992 he received the SIGCOMM Award for pioneering concepts such as virtual connection (Virtual Circuit Switching), packet switching in space (Space Division Packet Switching) and data flow control with windows (Window Flow Control) . In 2001 he received the Richard W. Hamming Medal for pioneering contributions to the architecture of communication networks with the technology of virtual circuit switching .
literature
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: IEEE Membership Directory. Volume 1. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, 2001, p. 155.
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| SURNAME | Fraser, Alexander G. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fraser, Sandy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-American computer scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1937 |