Larry L. Peterson

American computer scientist at Princeton University
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Larry L. Peterson

Summary

Larry L. Peterson is a human[1]. He was born on +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Larry L. Peterson was born on +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Larry L. Peterson held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Larry L. Peterson's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Larry L. Peterson worked as an engineer[4].
  • Among Larry L. Peterson's employers was Princeton University[7].
  • Among Larry L. Peterson's employers was University of Arizona[8].
  • Larry L. Peterson's education included a stint at Purdue University[9].
  • Larry L. Peterson's education included a stint at University of Nebraska at Kearney[10].
  • Larry L. Peterson's doctoral advisor was Douglas Comer[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Larry L. Peterson is RFC 2309: Recommendations on Queue Management and Congestion Avoidance in the Internet[12].
  • Larry L. Peterson received the IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[13].
  • Larry L. Peterson received the SIGCOMM Award[14].
  • Larry L. Peterson received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Larry L. Peterson received the IEEE Fellow[16].
  • Larry L. Peterson was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[17].
  • Larry L. Peterson's image is recorded as OpenNetworkingSummit Europe Amsterdam 180927 highres-69 (30126644187) (cropped).jpg[18].
  • Larry L. Peterson is recorded as male[19].
  • Larry L. Peterson's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Larry L. Peterson supervised Wenjia Fang as a doctoral student[21].
  • Larry L. Peterson supervised Sean William O'Malley as a doctoral student[22].
  • Larry L. Peterson supervised Clair Michael Bowman, II as a doctoral student[23].
  • Larry L. Peterson supervised Andy Bavier as a doctoral student[24].
  • Larry L. Peterson supervised Yitzchak M. Gottlieb as a doctoral student[25].
  • Larry L. Peterson supervised Limin Wang as a doctoral student[26].
  • Larry L. Peterson supervised Akhiro Nakao as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Larry L. Peterson was born on +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Purdue University[9], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1869[30] and University of Nebraska at Kearney[10], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1905[33], headquartered in Kearney[34]. Larry L. Peterson's doctoral advisor was Douglas Comer[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and engineer[4]. Employers include Princeton University[7], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1746[37], headquartered in Princeton[38] and University of Arizona[8], a public university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1885[41], headquartered in Tucson[42]. Doctoral students include Wenjia Fang[21], a computer scientist[43]; Sean William O'Malley[22]; Clair Michael Bowman, II[23]; Andy Bavier[24], a computer scientist[44]; Yitzchak M. Gottlieb[25], a computer scientist[45]; and Limin Wang[26], a computer scientist[46].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Larry L. Peterson is RFC 2309: Recommendations on Queue Management and Congestion Avoidance in the Internet[12].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[13], a technical field award[47], founded in 1986[48]; SIGCOMM Award[14], an award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1989[51]; ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[52]; and IEEE Fellow[16], a science award[53].

Why It Matters

Larry L. Peterson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

His notable doctoral advisees include Peter Druschel[54], a computer scientist[55], b. 1959[56], of Germany[57], specialised in professor[58]; Yitzchak M. Gottlieb[59], a computer scientist[60]; Limin Wang[61], a computer scientist[62]; Akhiro Nakao[63], a computer scientist[64]; Scott C. Karlin[65], a computer scientist[66]; and Herman Chung-Hwa Rao[67], a computer scientist[68].

FAQs

What did Larry L. Peterson do for work?

Larry L. Peterson worked as computer scientist[3] and engineer[4].

Where did Larry L. Peterson go to school?

Larry L. Peterson was educated at Purdue University[9] and University of Nebraska at Kearney[10].

What awards did Larry L. Peterson receive?

Honors received include IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[13], SIGCOMM Award[14], ACM Fellow[15], and IEEE Fellow[16].

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