NSF Biographical Sketch
Mohsen Banan
| Neda Communications, Inc. | http://mohsen.1.banan.byname.net/contact |
| 3610 164th Place SE | http://mohsen.1.banan.byname.net |
| Bellevue, WA 98008-5807 | |
i. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
| Seattle University, Seattle WA | Electrical Engineering | B.S. | 1981 |
| (Magna Cum Laude) | |||
| University of Washington, Seattle WA | Electrical Engineering | M.S. | 1982 |
ii. APPOINTMENTS
| 1991–present | President, Neda Communications, Inc., Bellevue, WA | |
| Research and development in the areas of Internet protocols, | ||
| wireless communications and messaging systems. | ||
| 2000–present | Founder and Director, Free Protocols Foundation, Bellevue, WA | |
| 2007 | Consultant, The Technical Commitee, Bellevue, WA | |
| Assisted the Department of Justice in monitoring Microsoft | ||
| technical compliance with the Final Judgement. | ||
| 1995–1997 | Consultant, AT&T Wireless Services, Bellevue, WA | |
| Primary architect of the Messaging Services of pACT | ||
| (personal Air Communications Technology). | ||
| 1992–1995 | Consultant, McCaw Cellular Communications, Bellevue, WA | |
| A primary designer of the Cellular Digital Packet Data | ||
| (CDPD) specifications. | ||
| 1988–1991 | Systems Architect, Boeing, Bellevue, WA | |
| Standards representative at NIST, IETF, ISO/OSI, IEEE, ANSI, MAP/TOP. | ||
iii. (a). FIVE PRIMARY PUBLICATIONS
- Banan M., Cheng J. and Taylor M. AT&T/Neda’s Efficient Short Remote Operations (ESRO) Protocol Specification Version 1.2. RFC-2188 Internet Request for Comments (Informational), September 1997. Available at ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2188.txt.
- Banan M. Neda’s Efficient Mail Submission and Delivery (EMSD) Protocol Specification Version 1.3. RFC-2524 Internet Request for Comments (Informational), February 1999. Available at ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2524.txt.
- Taylor M., Waung W. and Banan M. Internetwork Mobility: The CDPD Approach. Prentice
Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 1997. ISBN 0–13–209693–5.
Available at http://mohsen.1.banan.byname.net/PLPC/120021. - Banan M. Internet Email Services. Electronic Messaging Association, Arlington, VA, January, 1993. Available at http://mohsen.1.banan.byname.net/PLPC/120022.
- Banan M. and Hammoude A. The WAP Trap: An Exposé of the Wireless Application
Protocol. Free Protocols Foundation, Bellevue, WA, January, 2000. Available at
http://www.freeprotocols.org/PLPC/100014.
French title: Le WAP à la trappe: Un exposé sur le Wireless Application Protocol, Available at http://www.freeprotocols.org/PLPC/100015.
iii. (b). FIVE ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS
- Hammoude A. and Banan M. Operation WhiteBerry. Free Protocols Foundation, Bellevue, WA, January, 2000. Available at http://www.freeprotocols.org/PLPC/100006.
- Banan M. Externally Defined Body Parts (Body Part 15). Electronic Messaging Association, Arlington, VA, January, 1993. Available at http://mohsen.1.banan.byname.net/PLPC/120023.
- Banan M. and Hammoude A. Libre Services: A non-proprietary model for delivery of Internet services. Free Protocols Foundation, Bellevue, WA, March, 2006. Available at http://www.freeprotocols.org/PLPC/100101.
- Hammoude A. and Banan M. Free Protocols Foundation Policies and Procedures. Free
Protocols Foundation, Bellevue, WA, January, 2000. Available at
http://www.freeprotocols.org/PLPC/100201. - Banan M. Computer Telephone Interface. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Thesis. University of Washington, August, 1982. Available at
http://mohsen.1.banan.byname.net/PLPC/120002.
