Farouk Kamoun (born October 20, 1946) is a Tunisiancomputer scientist and professor of computer science at the National School of Computer Sciences (ENSI) of Manouba University, Tunisia. He contributed in the late 1970s to significant research in the field of computer networking in relation with the first ARPANET network. He is also one of the pioneers of the development of the Internet in Tunisia in the early 1990s.
The contribution of Dr. Kamoun in the domain of hierarchical routing begun in 1979 with his professor at the University of California UCLA, Leonard Kleinrock. They argued that the optimal number of levels for an router subnet is , requiring a total of entries per router. They also shown that the increase in effective mean path length caused by hierarchical routing is sufficiently small that it is usually acceptable.
The research work driven on Tunisia in the 1980s on network flow control based on buffer management is considered as a base to the now selective reject algorithms used in the Internet.
Education and careeredit
He received a French engineering degree in 1970, a Master's and a PhD degree from the University of California at Los Angeles Computer Science Department. His PhD work, undertaken under the supervision of Dr Leonard Kleinrock, a pioneer in the area of networking, was related to the design of large computer networks. They were among the first to introduce and evaluate cluster-based hierarchical routing. Results obtained then are still very relevant and have recently inspired considerable work in the area of ad hoc networking.[1][2]
He returned to Tunisia in 1976 and was given the task to create and chair the first Computer Science School of the country (ENSI). From 1982 to 1993, he chaired the CNI, Centre National de l'Informatique, a Government Office in charge of IT policies and strategic development.
He promoted the field of networking in Tunisia, through the organization of several national conferences and workshops dealing with networks. As chairman of CNI, he represented Tunisia at the general assembly and executive board meetings of the Intergovernmental Bureau for Informatics (IBI) in Rome, in the '80s, as well as those of the UNESCO IT Intergovernmental Committee, with a focus on issues related to developing countries.
From 1993 till 1999, he served as Dean of ENSI, Ecole Nationale des Sciences de l'Informatique, a School of Engineering dedicated to the training of computer engineers. Since 1999, he continue teaching and serve as director of the CRISTAL Research Laboratory of the ENSI. He is also an advisor in IT fields to the Tunisian minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology.[3]
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Scientific Publications of Farouk Kamoun
Presentation about ENSI Ecole Nationale des Sciences de l'Informatique
Referencesedit
^Davies, Donald Watts (1979). Computer networks and their protocols. Internet Archive. Wiley. pp. 110–111. ISBN978-0-471-99750-4.
^Feldmann, Anja; Cittadini, Luca; Mühlbauer, Wolfgang; Bush, Randy; Maennel, Olaf (2009). "HAIR: hierarchical architecture for internet routing" (PDF). Proceedings of the 2009 workshop on Re-architecting the internet. ReArch '09. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery: 43–48. doi:10.1145/1658978.1658990. ISBN978-1-60558-749-3. The hierarchical approach is further motivated by theoretical results (e.g., [16]) which show that, by optimally placing separators, i.e., elements that connect levels in the hierarchy, tremendous gain can be achieved in terms of both routing table size and update message churn. ... [16] KLEINROCK, L., AND KAMOUN, F. Hierarchical routing for large networks: Performance evaluation and optimization. Computer Networks (1977).
^"Les étudiants de Gabès à New York pour défendre les couleurs de la Tunisie à la finale Imagine Cup". Businessnews (in French). Tunisia. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
November 29, 2023
farouk, kamoun, born, october, 1946, tunisian, computer, scientist, professor, computer, science, national, school, computer, sciences, ensi, manouba, university, tunisia, contributed, late, 1970s, significant, research, field, computer, networking, relation, . Farouk Kamoun born October 20 1946 is a Tunisian computer scientist and professor of computer science at the National School of Computer Sciences ENSI of Manouba University Tunisia He contributed in the late 1970s to significant research in the field of computer networking in relation with the first ARPANET network He is also one of the pioneers of the development of the Internet in Tunisia in the early 1990s Farouk KamounBornOctober 20 1946 1946 10 20 age 77 SfaxCitizenshipTunisianKnown forHierarchical routing optimal numberScientific careerFieldsComputer ScienceInstitutionsENSIDoctoral advisorLeonard Kleinrock Contents 1 Contribution to computer science 2 Education and career 3 External links 4 ReferencesContribution to computer science editThe contribution of Dr Kamoun in the domain of hierarchical routing begun in 1979 with his professor at the University of California UCLA Leonard Kleinrock They argued that the optimal number of levels for an N displaystyle N nbsp router subnet is l n N displaystyle ln N nbsp requiring a total of e l n N displaystyle e cdot ln N nbsp entries per router They also shown that the increase in effective mean path length caused by hierarchical routing is sufficiently small that it is usually acceptable The research work driven on Tunisia in the 1980s on network flow control based on buffer management is considered as a base to the now selective reject algorithms used in the Internet Education and career editHe received a French engineering degree in 1970 a Master s and a PhD degree from the University of California at Los Angeles Computer Science Department His PhD work undertaken under the supervision of Dr Leonard Kleinrock a pioneer in the area of networking was related to the design of large computer networks They were among the first to introduce and evaluate cluster based hierarchical routing Results obtained then are still very relevant and have recently inspired considerable work in the area of ad hoc networking 1 2 He returned to Tunisia in 1976 and was given the task to create and chair the first Computer Science School of the country ENSI From 1982 to 1993 he chaired the CNI Centre National de l Informatique a Government Office in charge of IT policies and strategic development He promoted the field of networking in Tunisia through the organization of several national conferences and workshops dealing with networks As chairman of CNI he represented Tunisia at the general assembly and executive board meetings of the Intergovernmental Bureau for Informatics IBI in Rome in the 80s as well as those of the UNESCO IT Intergovernmental Committee with a focus on issues related to developing countries From 1993 till 1999 he served as Dean of ENSI Ecole Nationale des Sciences de l Informatique a School of Engineering dedicated to the training of computer engineers Since 1999 he continue teaching and serve as director of the CRISTAL Research Laboratory of the ENSI He is also an advisor in IT fields to the Tunisian minister of Higher Education Scientific Research and Technology 3 External links editScientific Publications of Farouk Kamoun Presentation about ENSI Ecole Nationale des Sciences de l InformatiqueReferences edit Davies Donald Watts 1979 Computer networks and their protocols Internet Archive Wiley pp 110 111 ISBN 978 0 471 99750 4 Feldmann Anja Cittadini Luca Muhlbauer Wolfgang Bush Randy Maennel Olaf 2009 HAIR hierarchical architecture for internet routing PDF Proceedings of the 2009 workshop on Re architecting the internet ReArch 09 New York NY USA Association for Computing Machinery 43 48 doi 10 1145 1658978 1658990 ISBN 978 1 60558 749 3 The hierarchical approach is further motivated by theoretical results e g 16 which show that by optimally placing separators i e elements that connect levels in the hierarchy tremendous gain can be achieved in terms of both routing table size and update message churn 16 KLEINROCK L AND KAMOUN F Hierarchical routing for large networks Performance evaluation and optimization Computer Networks 1977 Les etudiants de Gabes a New York pour defendre les couleurs de la Tunisie a la finale Imagine Cup Businessnews in French Tunisia 8 May 2011 Retrieved 25 July 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Farouk Kamoun amp oldid 1186666981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
