Mark Handley

British computer scientist
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Mark Handley

Summary

Mark Handley is a human[1]. He worked as a computer scientist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Mark Handley worked as a computer scientist[2].
  • Mark Handley's field of work was network theory[4].
  • Among Mark Handley's employers was University College London[5].
  • Mark Handley's education included a stint at University College London[6].
  • Mark Handley's education included a stint at University of London[7].
  • Mark Handley's doctoral advisor was Jon Crowcroft[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Mark Handley is RFC 2117: Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification[9].
  • Mark Handley received the Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship[10].
  • Mark Handley received the IEEE Internet Award[11].
  • Mark Handley received the Fellow of the Royal Society[12].
  • Mark Handley was a member of Royal Society[13].
  • Mark Handley is recorded as male[14].
  • Mark Handley's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mark Handley supervised Andrea Bittau as a doctoral student[16].
  • Mark Handley supervised Hendrik Knoche as a doctoral student[17].
  • Mark Handley's family name is recorded as Handley[18].
  • Mark Handley's given name is recorded as Mark[19].
  • Mark Handley's official website is recorded as http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk./staff/M.Handley[20].
  • Mark Handley's official website is recorded as http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/M.Handley/[21].
  • Mark Handley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Mark Handley's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].
  • Mark Handley's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13735'}[24].
  • Mark Handley's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14347'}[25].
  • Mark Handley's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13079'}[26].
  • Mark Handley's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12547'}[27].

Body

Education

Educated at University College London[6], a university college[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1826[30], headquartered in UCL Main Building[31] and University of London[7], a university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1836[34], headquartered in London[35]. Mark Handley's doctoral advisor was Jon Crowcroft[8].

Career and Affiliations

Mark Handley worked as a computer scientist[2]. His field of work was network theory[4]. Among his employers was University College London[5]. Doctoral students include Andrea Bittau[16], 1983–2017[36] and Hendrik Knoche[17], a researcher[37].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Mark Handley is RFC 2117: Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship[10], a science award[38], in United Kingdom[39]; IEEE Internet Award[11], a technical field award[40], founded in 1999[41]; and Fellow of the Royal Society[12], a fellowship award[42], in United Kingdom[43].

Why It Matters

Mark Handley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[3] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What did Mark Handley do for work?

Mark Handley worked as computer scientist[2].

Where did Mark Handley go to school?

Mark Handley was educated at University College London[6] and University of London[7].

What awards did Mark Handley receive?

Honors received include Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship[10], IEEE Internet Award[11], and Fellow of the Royal Society[12].

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · LeoDog896 · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Acm digital library author id → 81100112023
    Zbmath author id → handley.mark
    Google scholar author id → XRyUF6gAAAAJ
    Mathematics genealogy project id → 176374
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  2. 4w ago · LeoDog896 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zbmath author id → handley.mark
    Mathematics genealogy project id → 176374
    Acm digital library author id → 81100112023
    Google scholar author id → XRyUF6gAAAAJ
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1556]]: hill.mark-d, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270194|batch #270194]]"
  3. 5w ago · LeoDog896 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk./staff/M.Handley, http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/M.Handley/
    Social media followers → —
    Employer → University College London
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007437475505171
    + 67 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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