Demi Getschko
Demi Getschko | |
|---|---|
 Demi Getschko in 2007 | |
| Born | 4 May 1953 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation | Computer scientist |
Demi Getschko(born 4 May 1953) is a Brazilian computer scientist who is considered one of the pioneers of the Internet inBrazil.He currently is the CEO ofNIC.br.
Early life
[edit]Son of Bulgarian immigrants Emil Gestchko and pharmacist Erifili Dimitrova, Demi was born inTrieste,Free Territory of Trieste(nowItaly), and arrived as refugees in Santos, Brazil aged 11 months.
Career
[edit]Getschko is an electrical engineer who graduated from thePolytechnic School of the University of São Pauloin 1975, with a master's degree in 1980 and a doctorate in 1989, both in engineering by the same institution.
He worked at the Electronic Computing Center (CCE) at USP (1971–1985) and at the Data Processing Center at theSão Paulo Research Foundation(1986–1996). In that period, he was an operations coordinator atRNPand participated in the network deployment effort in the country. He was one of those responsible for the first BrazilianTCP/IPconnection in 1991 between FAPESP and theEnergy Sciences Network(ESNet) in theUnited StatesbyFermilab.[1]As such, he is considered one of the pioneers of Brazilian Internet.
Getschko worked as the Technology Director forAgência Estado,a subsidiary of Grupo Estado, between 1996 and 2000, and again between 2002 and 2005. He also served as the vice president of technology for iG between 2000 and 2001.
He was also a professor at the Polytechnic School of USP, and today he is an associate professor at thePontifical Catholic University of São Paulo,where he teaches computer architecture (CA) and coordinates the Layer 2 laboratory ofProjeto KyaTera.
Until May 2009, Getschko served as a member of the board of directors ofICANNby the ccNSO (Country Code Names Support Organization), elected for the 2005–2007 term and re-elected for the 2007–2009 term.
He has been a director of theComitê Gestor da Internet no Brasilsince 1995 and has been the CEO ofNIC.brsince 2006. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Brazilian Chamber of Electronic Commerce.[2]In October 2010, he was appointed a member of the board of directors ofTelebrás.[3]In April 2014, he was honored with his inclusion in theInternet Hall of Fameof theInternet Societyin the Global connectors category, later serving on the Hall of Fame's advisory board in 2017.[4]In April 2016, he received a special tribute in the 1st Digital Professional Award of ABRADi-SP, for his years of contributions to the Brazilian Internet.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Nomes de domínio na internetArchived2012-06-29 at theWayback MachinePesquisa sobre o uso das Tecnologias da Informação e da Comunicação no Brasil 2005
- ^"Conselho Consultivo - Câmara Brasileira de Comércio Eletrônico".Câmara Brasileira de Comércio Eletrônico -.Retrieved28 June2018.
- ^Teletime NewsArchived2010-10-18 at theWayback MachineDemi Getschko e Carlos Afonso agora são conselheiros da Telebrás
- ^Internet Hall of Fame,Demi Getschko
- ^"Conheça os ganhadores do 1º Prêmio ABRADi-SP Profissional Digital |"(in Brazilian Portuguese). ABRADi-SP. Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2016.Retrieved28 June2018.
External links
[edit]- Curriculum Lattes
- Profile of Demi Getschko at ICANN
- Blogin the newspaperEstado de S. Paulo