Qian Hualin

Title

Professor

Name

Qian Hualin

Organisation

CNNIC Steering Committee

Position in this organisation

Deputy Director

Email

hlqian@mimi.cnc.ac.cn

Member organisation

China Internet Network Information Center

APNIC account name

CNNIC-CN

Contact name

Luo Yan

Phone number

+86-10-62553604

Fax number

+86-10-62651707

Email

ipas@cnnic.net.cn

Reason for nomination

Prof. Qian has over 30 years experience in the computing industry and has been responsible for many of the major technology projects in China. He has made important contribution in bringing the Internet to China since1989 and finished the Internet connection in 1994. In the same year, he finished the construction and operation of Top Level Domain of China. He was responsible for designing and manufacturing the earliest PC-FAX system in China 1986 and developed the first X.25 network in China 1984. As a chief designer, he finished the design of the computer network system for the 11th Asia Games 1990. He currently serves as deputy director at CNNIC Steering Committee - vice chair of ISC (Internet Society of China), EC member of APNIC, board member of APTLD, chief engineer and former deputy director at the Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also serves as the executive editor for the most important journals such as JCST (Journal of Computer Science and Technology, English version) and Journal of Software. Previously he served as head of the networking division at the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and deputy chief engineer at the Legend Group Corporation which is the largest computer manufacturer in China. He is a distinguished professor and currently serves as guest professor at People's University of China. He has also been a visiting scholar at Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States from 1980 to 1982.