About Mario Gerla
Lived 1943 – 2019 (aged 75). Mario Gerla was an Italian computer scientist and essayist.
Mario Gerla (1943–2019) was an Italian computer scientist and engineer, Distinguished Professor, Jonathan B. Postel Chair and Chair of the Department (2015–2018) of Computer Science of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He co-authored 11 books. He died in 2019.
Academic career He attended and graduated with an engineering degree (1966) from Polytechnic University of Milan and received his Master's (1970) and Ph.D. (1973) degrees in Computer Science from UCLA, studying under faculty advisor Leonard Kleinrock.
In 2003, Gerla was elevated to IEEE fellow for contributions to ad hoc wireless networks.
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Who was Mario Gerla?
Italian computer scientist and engineer (1943-2019)
When was Mario Gerla born?
Mario Gerla was born on 21 February 1943 in Arona.
When did Mario Gerla die?
Mario Gerla died on 9 February 2019 in Los Angeles.
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Mario Gerla was a computer scientist and essayist.
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Mario Gerla was Italian.
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