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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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University of Texas at Arlington for more than 50 years. After graduating, he joined UT Arlington as a research professor. Venkat Devarajan , a former Rao student who is now an EE professor at UT Arlington. During his tenure at UT Arlington, he advised more than 100 graduate students. He received a Ph.D. Lasting Legacy.

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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

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The chapters engaged in a variety of virtual and in-person activities including preuniversity functions, as well as joint activities with IEEE student branches. Later this year, the University of Texas Arlington ’s Epsilon Mu Chapter plans to hold career development events for students.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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National Bureau of Standards and Norman Meisner at Mitre , a federally funded R&D organization, arranged a series of workshops in early 1979 to explore “Local Area Network Protocols.” Lynch led the planning of a workshop in Monterey, Calif., To promote cooperation, Robert Rosenthal at the U.S. in December of the same year.

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