Peter Bakonyi 
h25bak@huella.bitnet 
Nominated Candidate
Education: M.S. (1965), Electrical Engineering, Technical
University of Budapest. Doctor Technicus (1970) Technical
University of Budapest. Ph.D. (1974), Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Work Experience:

Research on Control Theory - Technical University of Budapest 
Digital Simulation - Automation Institute of the Hungarian Academy
of Sciences 
Research on Computer Network - Computer and Automation Inst. of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences 
Head of Academic Computer - 1975-1990 Center - Deputy Director of
Computer & Automation Institute 
National R&D Information Infrastructure Program. Head of Program
1986-1994 
Director of Hungaria Computing Ltd. (non-profit) - 1991- 
Senior Advisor to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences - 1991- 
Member of IEEE - 1988- 
Member of Internet Society (pioneer) - 1991- 
Member of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1992 
Editorial Board Computer Standards and Interfaces - 1987- 
Visiting Professor - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
- 1987 
Professor of the Technical University of Budapest - 1987
Member of the Government`s Advisory Board for Informatics - 1991 
Member of National Academy Committees on Informatics and Computer
Application 
RARE Executive Committee - member - 1991 
Hungarnet - Vice President - 1992 
National Coordinator of the UNESCO/UNDP Internet Program - 1987 -
1991 
Invited speaker of numerous technical conferences 
Member of the Hungarian Olympic Committee - 1977 - 
President of the Hungarian Fencing Association - 1977-89 
Member of the Presidium of the Hungarian Fencing Association - 1977
 
Honors and Awards: Sport Golden Award (1964, 1968, 1986). Eotvos
Lorand Award for Engineers, 1989 
 
Academic network related activity 

Head of the national R&D networking program since 1986. At present
more than 400 institutions (universities, research institutions)
are involved and the major projects include:  setting up the
national IP backbone network (1992-93); X400, X500 project; FDDI
project for major universities and research institutions in
Budapest. 

Internet related activities: INET`91 and `92 Chairman and organizer
of a session on Eastern Europe`s academic networking. INET`93
member of the Program Committee. 

Member of the RARE Executive Committee (1991 - ) 

Hungarnet - Hungarian Academic and Research Network Association,
Vice President (1992 -  ) 
 
Comments provided by nominator:
Dr. Peter Bakonyi has been the driving force behind the Information
Infrastructure project of Hungary, started in the mid eighties. In
the framework of this project the first computer communication
infrastructure  for Hungary was developed.  Peter Bakonyi played
an important role in the opening and in the integration to the
western networking infrastructure and organizations.  He is a
manager who understands the need of changes in a changing world. 
Peter Bakonyi is vice-president of the Hungarnet, the Hungarian 
national networking organisation.  He played an important role in
the success  of the Central and East European session of the
INET'92 conference in Kobe.