YEREVAN, OCTOBER 28, ARMENPRESS. Inventor and Executive-Director of Open-Root Louis Pouzin received Presidential Award of Armenia 2016 for contribution to global IT sector. “We pay a special attention to high technological and innovative solutions, and development of knowledge-based economy and in this context we attach great importance to the projects implemented by public-private sector cooperation. I am convinced that the award for the contribution to global IT sector will raise Armenia’s reputation as a country that has announced IT sector a priority branch of economic development”, reads the congratulatory statement of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

President of the Award Committee Armen Gevorgyan told the reporters that the award ceremony has become a good and important tradition and all the awardees are good friends of Armenia. “Years will pass and legends of world prominence will come to Armenia to receive the award, who will raise the reputation of Armenia as a country relying on science”, he said.

Global Award of the President of the Republic of Armenia for Outstanding Contribution to Humanity through IT (Global IT Award) was established by the July 6, 2009 Presidential decree. The Award consists of a medal, a certificate and a trophy 
• Preliminary selection of the candidates nominated for the Global IT Award is conducted by the Award Committee,
• Winners are selected by the Selection Panel,
• The Award is financed based on the cooperation agreement between Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, Synopsys Armenia CJSC and a sponsor.

Louis Pouzin has acquired an international reputation as an expert in computer communications and networks. Most of his career has been devoted to the design and implementation of computer systems, such as CTSS, the first large time sharing system at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or the CYCLADES computer network and its datagram packet switching network, from which TCP/IP was derived.

Besides his experience leading teams of top professionals, he is known internationally for his participation in early network standardization activities within IFIP, ISO and CCITT, and his numerous publications, many of which have become educational material in network courses. As a lecturer, he is especially appreciated for presenting complex subjects in clear and understandable terms.

He graduated from École Polytechnique in Paris. He is past chairman of IFIP-TC-6 (data communications). He has published more than 80 articles and a book on computer networks. Among awards he has received: IFIP Silver Core, ACM SIGCOMM, IEEE Internet, and French Légion d'Honneur.

Presently he is Project Director with EUROLINC, an association promoting the use of native languages on the Internet.