5th BMBF Forum for Sustainability
Research for Sustainability - Driver for Innovation
23 - 25 September 2008, ewerk, Berlin

5th BMBF Forum For Sustainability

Dr. Gyula Csopaki

President of the National Office for Research and Technology (NKTH)
Hungary


Short biography

Areas of Specialty
  • Specification, implementation and testing of communication protocols based on formal description
  • Telecommunication systems and services
  • Signaling in telecommunication networks
  • Formal descriptive languages in infocommunication

Studies, Scientific Degrees

1989

Candidate Degree, PhD in Engineering Sciences: Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), Subject of Thesis: Hardware description language aiding for recursive synthesis planning methods

1987

University Doctorate in Mathematics: Budapest University of Technology

1969

MSc in Electrical Engineering: Budapest University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering

1969

MA in Engineering Education: Budapest University of Technology

1964

Technician of the Telecommunications Industry: András Mechwart Technical School of the Mechanical - and Telecommunications Industry, Debrecen, Hungary

Professional Training Programs

2001

The Internet Computing Architecture: Nice – Sophia Antipolis

1995

Association of University Technology Managers, Licensing Course: Washington, D.C.

1992, 1993

KAPSCH Datastar Meridian Professional Courses: Vienna, Linz

Places of Employment

2008

National Office for Research and Technology: President

2001-‘08           

Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), International Directorate: Director

1993-‘01           

BME Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics: Vice Dean, Responsible for International Affairs

1986-‘08           

BME Department of Telecommunications and Media Informatics (and its Predecessors), Deputy Head 2000-‘08

1969-‘86

MTA Departmental Telecommunications Research Group

Part-time Activities

2001-‘06

ERICSSON Hungary

1994-‘95

European Telecommunication Standard Institute

1986-‘93

MTA Central Office

1975-‘82

Computer Technology Coordination Institute

1970-‘74

Institute of Civil Engineering and Economic Computer Technology

Significant Professional Achievements

1998-‘08

Managing of the research and development of the telecommunication protocols at the High Speed Network Laboratory (HSNLab) and at the Inter-University Centre for Telecommunications and Informatics (ETIK)

1995-‘00

Expert in the evaluation of switching exchanges and mobile service tenders

1994-‘95

Project Team Expert (PT65) at the European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETIS): Sophia Antipolis, France

1990-‘95

Planning, managing and implementing of telecommunication software systems

1972-‘90

Designing and implementing software systems. Participation in the development of logical analysis program systems. Managing and implementing of a new method and software planning system based on hardware description language

1969-‘72

Designing and implementing a new packet switched data transmission system

Publications (in the Hungarian Doctoral Database):
http://www.doktori.hu/index.php?menuid=192&sz_ID=1801&lang=EN

Scientific fellowships, Visiting Professor Invitations

1996-’97

University of Striling, Prime Minister’s Scholarship, UK (3 months)

1994-’95

PT Expert ETSI Sophia Antipolis, France

1992

Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea – visiting professor (6 months)

1990

Universitat Passau, Falkultat für Matematik und Informatik, Technische Universitat München, Facultat für Elektrotechnik; DAAD Scholarship (3 months)

Memberships

1996-

Hungarian Academy of Engineering (Member)

1990-

MTA Committee for Telecommunication Systems (Member)

1970-

Scientific Association for Infocommunications (HTE)

1998-’06           

Wireless Personal Communication Kluwer Academic Press – Member of Editorial Board

2001-‘04

Member of the General Assembly of MTA

1999-’03

Telecommunications Engineering Evaluation Committee, Committee of Experts of Informatics and Infocommunications (Ministry of Informatics and Infocommunications)

Honors
  • 2002                     Kozma László Medallion of Commemoration (BME)
  • 2001                     Puskás Tivadar Award (HTE)
  • 2000                     Higher Education Award (Ministry of Education)
  • 2000                     Jubilee Commemoration Award (BME)
  • 1997                     Széchenyi Scholarship for Professors (Ministry of Education)
  • 1984                     Rectoral Award (BME)

Spoken Languages
English, German, Russian

Personal Data
Born 1946, married to Ibolya Fock, Chemical Engineer



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