Vic Hayes
Encyclopedia
Victor "Vic" Hayes is a Senior Research Fellow at the Delft University of Technology
. 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
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Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...
. His role in establishing and chairing the IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards for implementing wireless local area network computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands. They are created and maintained by the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee . The base version of the standard IEEE 802.11-2007 has had subsequent...
Standards Working Group for Wireless Local Area Networks has led to him being referred to by some as the "Father of Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
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Awards and honors
He is the recipient of:- 1998: IEEE Standards AssociationIEEE Standards AssociationThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association is an organization within IEEE that develops global standards in a broad range of industries, including: power and energy, biomedical and health care, information technology, telecommunication, transportation,...
's Standards Medallion “for the internationalization of the IEEE 802.11 standard”. - 2000: IEEE Leadership Award “for 10 years of leadership and extraordinary dedication as chairman of the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Working Group”.
- 2001: IEEE Computer SocietyIEEE Computer SocietyThe IEEE Computer Society is a professional society of IEEE. Its purpose and scope is “to advance the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology” and the “professional standing of its members.” The CS is the largest of 38 technical societies...
's Hans Karlsson Standards Award. - 2002: Wi-Fi AllianceWi-Fi AllianceThe Wi-Fi Alliance is a trade association that promotes Wireless LAN technology and certifies products if they conform to certain standards of interoperability. Not every IEEE 802.11-compliant device is submitted for certification to the Wi-Fi Alliance, sometimes because of costs associated with...
Leadership Award “in recognition of the outstanding leadership of the Regulatory Committee of the Wi-Fi Alliance”. - 2003: Wi-Fi Alliance Leadership Award “for outstanding leadership as Regulatory Chair and continued support of the Wi-Fi Alliance”.
- 2004: Innovation Award in the category communications from The EconomistThe EconomistThe Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
. - 2004: Vosko Trophy for Business and Innovation from Vosko Networking.
- 2007: IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz AwardIEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz AwardThe IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award is a technical field award given to an individual by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , for major contributions to standardization within the field of electrical and electronics engineering...
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Publications
- License-exempt: Wi-Fi complement to 3G. W Lemstra, V Hayes - Telematics and Informatics, Volume 26, Issue 3, August 2009, Pages 227-239
- Licence-exempt: the emergence of Wi-Fi. V Hayes, W Lemstra - info, Volume 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 57 – 71
Book contributions
- The IEEE 802.11 handbook: a designer's companion; Bob O'Hara, Al Petrick, 2004. Foreword by Vic Hayes. ISBN 0738144495
- The Innovation Journey of Wi-Fi: The Road Toward Global Success; Wolter Lemstra, Vic Hayes, John Groenewegen (eds), 2010. ISBN 0521199719