David P. Reed
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David P. Reed is an American
computer scientist, educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, known for a number of significant contributions to computer networking.
He was heavily involved in the early development
of TCP/IP, and was the designer of the User Datagram Protocol
(UDP), though he finds this title "a little embarrassing". He was also one of the authors of the original paper about the end-to-end principle
, End-to-end arguments in system design, published in 1984.
He is also known for Reed's law
, his assertion that the utility of large networks, particularly social network
s, can scale exponentially
with the size of the network. (It was first cited in "The Law of the Pack," Harvard Business Review (February 2001) pp 23–4.)
Dr. Reed is an Adjunct Professor at the MIT Media Lab
in the Viral Communications group and is one of six principal architects of the Croquet project
(along with Alan Kay
, Julian Lombardi
, Andreas Raab, David A. Smith, and Mark McCahill). He is also on the advisory board of TTI/Vanguard
.
United States
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computer scientist, educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, known for a number of significant contributions to computer networking.
He was heavily involved in the early development
History of the Internet
The history of the Internet starts in the 1950s and 1960s with the development of computers. This began with point-to-point communication between mainframe computers and terminals, expanded to point-to-point connections between computers and then early research into packet switching...
of TCP/IP, and was the designer of the User Datagram Protocol
User Datagram Protocol
The User Datagram Protocol is one of the core members of the Internet Protocol Suite, the set of network protocols used for the Internet. With UDP, computer applications can send messages, in this case referred to as datagrams, to other hosts on an Internet Protocol network without requiring...
(UDP), though he finds this title "a little embarrassing". He was also one of the authors of the original paper about the end-to-end principle
End-to-end principle
The end-to-end principle is a classic design principle of computer networking which states that application specific functions ought to reside in the end hosts of a network rather than in intermediary nodes, provided they can be implemented "completely and correctly" in the end hosts...
, End-to-end arguments in system design, published in 1984.
He is also known for Reed's law
Reed's law
Reed's law is the assertion of David P. Reed that the utility of large networks, particularly social networks, can scale exponentially with the size of the network....
, his assertion that the utility of large networks, particularly social network
Social network
A social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "nodes", which are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.Social...
s, can scale exponentially
Exponential growth
Exponential growth occurs when the growth rate of a mathematical function is proportional to the function's current value...
with the size of the network. (It was first cited in "The Law of the Pack," Harvard Business Review (February 2001) pp 23–4.)
Dr. Reed is an Adjunct Professor at the MIT Media Lab
MIT Media Lab
The MIT Media Lab is a laboratory of MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Devoted to research projects at the convergence of design, multimedia and technology, the Media Lab has been widely popularized since the 1990s by business and technology publications such as Wired and Red Herring for a...
in the Viral Communications group and is one of six principal architects of the Croquet project
Croquet Project
The Croquet Project was an international effort to promote the continued development of the Croquet open source software development kit for creating and delivering deeply collaborative multi-user online applications....
(along with Alan Kay
Alan Kay
Alan Curtis Kay is an American computer scientist, known for his early pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design, and for coining the phrase, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."He is the president of the Viewpoints Research...
, Julian Lombardi
Julian Lombardi
Julian Lombardi is an American inventor, author, educator, and computer scientist known for his work with socio-computational systems, scalable virtual world technologies, and in the design and deployment of deeply collaborative virtual learning environments.- Biography :Lombardi was born to a...
, Andreas Raab, David A. Smith, and Mark McCahill). He is also on the advisory board of TTI/Vanguard
TTI/Vanguard
TTI/Vanguard is an advanced technology conference series for senior-level executives. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, TTI/Vanguard explores emerging and potentially disruptive technologies and their global impact. Five times annually, corporate and government leaders, entrepreneurs,...
.