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 (16 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 ISNI is recorded as 0000000047631206[18].
  • Mark Handley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000135298407[19].
  • Mark Handley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76533516[20].
  • Mark Handley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no97006938[21].
  • Mark Handley's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-8509-2001[22].
  • Mark Handley's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 176374[23].
  • Mark Handley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076zcnx[24].
  • Mark Handley's family name is recorded as Handley[25].
  • Mark Handley's given name is recorded as Mark[26].
  • Mark Handley's official website is recorded as http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk./staff/M.Handley[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 (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[3]

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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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . discovery.ucl.ac.uk. discovery.ucl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [9] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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.

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