Jean Paul Jacob
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Jean Paul Jacob is a Brazil
ian electronic engineer, researcher and professor.
He received his electronic engineering
degree from the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, in Brazil
, and his MS
and PhD
degrees in Mathematics
and Engineering
from the University of California
, at Berkeley
.
In 1962 he worked at the IBM
Nordic Laboratory, in Stockholm
, and returned in 1963 to the United States where he was assigned to the San José
IBM Research Laboratory in California
. He was then involved in IBM steel mill
s projects which developed high level simulations for NASA
. He resumed his academic career when he returned to Brazil in 1969, where he worked for the University of São Paulo
(USP), the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) where he created the Systems Department.
In 1980 he created in Brazil the first IBM Scientific Center of South America
, as well as the Institute for Software Engineering.
For many years he was the IBM research manager at the Almaden
IBM Research Center, in California.
He retired from IBM in October 2002, but returned as a supplemental employee, remaining chair of Almaden's University Relations Committee and IBM's Campus Relationship Manager for UC-Berkeley where he has also been a Faculty in Residence in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department since 1971.
He was awarded the University of California
Research Leadership Award in 2003 for his 40 years of work and research development in its departments.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian electronic engineer, researcher and professor.
He received his electronic engineering
Electronic engineering
Electronics engineering, also referred to as electronic engineering, is an engineering discipline where non-linear and active electrical components such as electron tubes, and semiconductor devices, especially transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, are utilized to design electronic...
degree from the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, and his MS
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
and PhD
PHD
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degrees in Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
from the University of California
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, at Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
.
In 1962 he worked at the IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
Nordic Laboratory, in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, and returned in 1963 to the United States where he was assigned to the San José
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
IBM Research Laboratory in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He was then involved in IBM steel mill
Steel mill
A steel mill or steelworks is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel.Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. It is produced in a two-stage process. First, iron ore is reduced or smelted with coke and limestone in a blast furnace, producing molten iron which is either cast into pig iron or...
s projects which developed high level simulations for NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
. He resumed his academic career when he returned to Brazil in 1969, where he worked for the University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...
(USP), the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) where he created the Systems Department.
In 1980 he created in Brazil the first IBM Scientific Center of South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, as well as the Institute for Software Engineering.
For many years he was the IBM research manager at the Almaden
Almaden Valley, San Jose, California
Almaden Valley is an upper-class neighborhood of about 37,000 in the southwestern portion of San Jose, California, USA, roughly equivalent to the 95120 ZIP Code. The neighborhood is south east of the town of Los Gatos, west of the Santa Teresa neighborhood of San Jose and south of Coleman Ave...
IBM Research Center, in California.
He retired from IBM in October 2002, but returned as a supplemental employee, remaining chair of Almaden's University Relations Committee and IBM's Campus Relationship Manager for UC-Berkeley where he has also been a Faculty in Residence in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department since 1971.
He was awarded the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
Research Leadership Award in 2003 for his 40 years of work and research development in its departments.
External links
- Jean Paul Jacobs. Informatics - The future is not what it used to be.
- Rodolfo Lucena, Entrevista: Jean Paul Jacob - "Para cientista, reconhecimento de voz avança, mas ainda é insuficiente", Folha de S.Paulo, Março, 2008.
- Sidney Lage Nogueira, "Jean Paul Jacob é o DESTAQUE ITEANO", AEITA Online, Agosto, 2006.
- José Edward, Entrevista: Jean Paul Jacob - "O celular será um supercomputador", Revista VEJA, Ed. Especial, Novembro, 2005.
- Biografia: Jean Paul Jacob, ITA, 2003.
- Cora Rónai, Entrevista: "Jean Paul Jacob e suas idéias a respeito do futuro", O Globo, Agosto 2000.
- Elisa Andries, Entrevista: "Jean Paul Jacob fala do futuro da Internet", Internet World, Junho, 1998.
- Marcelo Min, Entrevista: Jean Paul Jacob - "A privacidade acabou", Revista ISTOÉ, Junho, 1998.