Karol Fabián
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Karol Fabián | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1949 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Alma mater | Czech Technical University in Prague |
| Known for | SM 53/20 system; developing Internet connectivity in Slovakia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | Czech Technical University in Prague, Slovak Academy of Sciences, ETH Zurich, IBM, Matej Bel University |
| Thesis | Recursive identification of signal structures |
| Doctoral advisor | Jindřich Forejt |
Karol Fabián (born November 23, 1949) is a Slovak computer scientist and an early internet pioneer, known for his contributions in the field of computer networks.
Fabian is often recognized as one of the "fathers of the Slovak Internet".[1][2] In 1993 he left academia to join IBM, where he served as Director of IBM Slovakia and Head of Industry Solutions.
Education
Born in Prague, Fabián attended the Czech Technical University in Prague (CVUT Praha), where he specialized in Computer Digital Signal Analysis. He earned both his Engineer (Ing.) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from 1969 to 1981.[3] During his studies he also completed visiting student fellowships at University College London and the University of Southampton.
Life and work
Fabián began his career as a Research Scientist at CVUT Praha. He then served as a Research Fellow in the Department of Microelectronics at both the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and ETH Zurich in Switzerland.[4]
Fabián later joined the Slovak Academy of Sciences' Institute of Technical Cybernetics, where he worked in the Department of Distributed Computer Systems. During his time at the Institute, Fabian's research group, among others, developed the SM 53/20 system of small electronic computers. This system involved a radial layout where the connection of terminals was not tied to a connecting line of limited length but was facilitated by serial asynchronous transmission with the use of modems.[5] The SM 53/20 system later enjoyed commercial successes in multiple industries.[6] After the fall of the Iron Curtain, Fabián and his team played a crucial role in establishing and developing Internet in Slovakia.[7] Fabian's research group implemented the country's first native TCP/IP connection and was behind multiple networking and Internet innovations in Slovakia, including the establishment of the first Slovak website.[8]
From 1989 to 2003, Fabián served as the Slovak representative for the Technical Committee for Communication of the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP TC6). During his time at the Institute of Technical Cybernetics, later renamed the Institute of Automation and Communications (UAKOM), Fabian also served as an executive member of SANET and director of EARN Slovakia.[9] In 1993, he joined IBM, from where he retired in 2013. He later returned back to academia and joined Matej Bel University, where he established and directed the Center for Crisis Management and co-founded the UMB Data and Society Lab.[10]
References
- ↑ "Začiatky Internetu na Slovensku v rokoch 1991-1996". Nextech. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ "Prvý internet na Slovensku". TV Markíza. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ "Karol Fabian". Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Matej Bel University. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ "Karol Fabian". Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Matej Bel University. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ "East Europe Report" (PDF). National Technical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ "Na Slovensku máme internet už 26 rokov. Ako začínal?". SME.SK. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ "Zaciatky Internetu na Slovensku v rokoch 1991–1996" (in slovenčina). Nextech. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ "An Overview of East and Central European Networking Activities". RIPE NCC. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ "SANET Network : Evolution and Services". INET'93. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ "Data and Society Lab". Matej Bel University. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
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