David J. Farber
David J. Farber | |
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Farber in 2008 | |
| Born | April 17, 1934 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral students | Jon Postel, Dave Sincoskie, Marshall Rose, Paul Mockapetris |
David J. Farber (born April 17, 1934) is a professor of computer science, noted for his major contributions to programming languages and computer networking who is currently the distinguished professor and co-director of Cyber Civilization Research Center at Keio University in Japan. He has been called the "grandfather of the Internet".