IEEE Awards Booklet - 2010 - 3

HKN EMINENT MEMBERS RECOGNITION

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HKN Eminent Members Recognition

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R E C O G N I T I O N

2010 IEEE
Corporate Innovation Recognition
Sponsored by IEEE

ETA KAPPA NU
Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society

Vinton G. Cerf
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Eta Kappa Nu established the Eminent Member
recognition in 1950 as the society's highest membership
classification. It is to be conferred upon those select few
whose technical attainment and contributions to society
through leadership in the fields of electrical and computer
engineering have resulted in significant benefits to
humankind. Since 1950, only 123 individuals have been
selected to receive this honor. For a full listing of Eminent
Members, visit the website, www.hkn.org

For the innovative conception, development and
deployment of Mobile WiMAX technology that enables
the true ubiquity of mobile communications

Samsung Electronics' Mobile WiMAX technology is changing
how and where the world accesses data in mobile environments.
Samsung introduced Mobile WiMAX technology in 2005 and it
is now in use throughout the world. Mobile WiMAX offers the
benefits of wired high-speed Internet and wireless local area
network systems, but without their inherent restrictions, to
provide seamless wireless broadband services in a truly mobile
environment. Samsung's technology is instrumental in providing
broader Internet access within developing countries. Areas with
weak or nonexistent wire-line infrastructure can take advantage
of mobile broadband access without having to dig ground or
build wire-line networks. Populations who may not have been
able to afford desktop computers or expensive access fees can
now access the Internet with less-expensive hand-held devices.
In countries with established infrastructures, Mobile WiMAX
presents opportunities for enhanced services such as video
streaming, interactive television, real-time gaming and mass
Web browsing and e-mail access. Despite early opposition from
existing technologies, Samsung continued to invest in Mobile
WiMAX and has become a major equipment supplier, with pioneering products including PC cards, USB adapters, ultramobile
PCs and laptops and multimode smart phones. Samsung is a
member of the WiMAX Forum, a nonprofit group that promotes
and certifies WiMAX products and services.

Vinton G. Cerf is vice president and chief Internet evangelist for
Google. Cerf served as a senior vice president of MCI from
1994-2005, as VP of the Corporation for National Research
Initiatives from 1986-1994, as VP MCI from 1982-1986, and as
Principal Scientist, US Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency, Information Processing Techniques Office from 1976-
1982. Dr. Cerf was a member of the Stanford Faculty from
1972-1976.
Widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet," Dr. Cerf is
the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of
the Internet. He received the U.S. National Medal of Technology
in 1997 and the 2004 ACM Alan M. Turing award. In November
2005, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and in
April 2008 the Japan Prize.
Vint Cerf served as chairman of the board of the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from
2000-2007 and was founding president of the Internet Society.
He is a Fellow of the IEEE, ACM, and American Association for
the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences, the International Engineering Consortium, the
Computer History Museum and the National Academy of
Engineering. He is an honorary Freeman of the City of London
and a member of the American Philosophical Society.

With headquarters located in Korea, the company consists of
seven independently operated business units (Visual Display,
Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital
Appliances, IT Solutions, Semiconductor and LCD) with 179
offices across 61 countries.

Dr. Cerf holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics
from Stanford University and Master of Science and Ph.D.
degrees in Computer Science from UCLA and is the recipient of
over a dozen honorary degrees.

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