Victor "Vic" Hayes (born July 31, 1941 Surabaya, Dutch East Indies) is a former Senior Research Fellow at the Delft University of Technology.[1] His role in establishing and chairing the IEEE 802.11 Standards Working Group for Wireless Local Area Networks has led to him being referred to by some as the "Father of Wi-Fi".[2][3]
Hayes is a graduate of the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, where he studied electrical engineering.[4]
Awards and honors
editHe is the recipient of:
- 1998: IEEE Standards Association's Standards Medallion “for the internationalization of the IEEE 802.11 standard”.[5][6]
- 2000: IEEE Leadership Award “for 10 years of leadership and extraordinary dedication as chairman of the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Working Group”.[6][7]
- 2001: IEEE Computer Society's Hans Karlsson Standards Award.[8][9]
- 2002: Wi-Fi Alliance Leadership Award “in recognition of the outstanding leadership of the Regulatory Committee of the Wi-Fi Alliance”.[6]
- 2003: Wi-Fi Alliance Leadership Award “for outstanding leadership as Regulatory Chair and continued support of the Wi-Fi Alliance”.[6]
- 2004: Innovation Award in the category communications from The Economist.[10]
- 2004: Vosko Trophy for Business and Innovation from Vosko Networking.[6][11]
- 2007: IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award.[12]
- 2012: George R. Stibitz Computer & Communications Pioneer Award[13]
- 2013: IT Hall of Fame inductee[14]
- 2013: Lovie Lifetime Achievement Award[15]
- 2015: Included in the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame.[16]
- 2021: Honorary degree from Simon Fraser University[17]
Publications
editBook contributions
edit- The IEEE 802.11 handbook: a designer's companion; Bob O'Hara, Al Petrick, 2004. Foreword by Vic Hayes. ISBN 0-7381-4449-5
- The Innovation Journey of Wi-Fi: The Road Toward Global Success; Wolter Lemstra, Vic Hayes, John Groenewegen (eds), 2010. ISBN 0-521-19971-9
External links
editNotes
edit- ^ "Vic Hayes at TU Delft". Delft University of Technology. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ CNET Vision series, December 6, 2002: "...which earned him the sobriquet of father of Wi-Fi." Archived August 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Business Week, April 1, 2003 Archived July 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hoving, Desiree (July 2015). "Vader van wifi". De Ingenieur (in Dutch). 127 (7): 60–61.
- ^ "Standards Medallion". IEEE Standards Association. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Victor Hayes - 2001 Hans Karlsson Award". IEEE Computer Society. Retrieved May 10, 2011. See other awards listed at the end of this reference.
- ^ "Tentative Minutes of the IEEE P802.11 Full Working Group" (PDF). IEEE Standards Association. March 2000. p.3 section 1.11 Other Announcements. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Hans Karlsson Standards Award". IEEE Computer Society. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ "Victor Hayes - 2001 Hans Karlsson Award". IEEE Computer Society. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ "Innovation Awards - 2004 Winners". The Economist. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Vosko Trofee voor Business en Innovatie 2004" (in Dutch). Vosko Networking. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Computer Pioneers, Bozeman | American Computer Museum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ http://www.comptia.org/news/IT_HOF.aspx
- ^ "The Lovie Awards". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- ^ "'Father of Wi-Fi' Vic Hayes in CE Hall of Fame". www.tudelft.nl. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "SFU announces 2021 Honorary Degree recipients - Simon Fraser University - Simon Fraser University".
- ^ License-exempt: Wi-Fi complement to 3G. Telematics and Informatics, Volume 26, Issue 3, August 2009, Pages 227-239
- ^ info, Volume 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 57 - 71