Nigel Linge

Nigel Linge is professor of telecommunications at the University of Salford. He is a specialist in computer networking and telecommunications heritage.

Early life

Linge was educated at Wolsingham Comprehensive School and then at the University of Salford where he obtained a degree in Electronics in 1983. He subsequently completed his PhD there in 1987 for a thesis on the subject of "The interconnection of local area networks using bridges".[1]

Career

Linge is professor of telecommunications at the University of Salford. He is a specialist in computer networking and telecommunications heritage about which he has written two books with Andy Sutton. He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a chartered engineer, a fellow of the British Computer Society, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.[2][3]

Selected publications
  • 30 Years of Mobile Phones in the UK. Amberley Publishing, 2015. (With Andy Sutton) ISBN 978-1445651088
  • The British Phonebox. Amberley Publishing, 2017. (With Andy Sutton) ISBN 978-1445663081
gollark: Yes. People often ask "how do I do [some crypto operation]" so just point them to it.
gollark: Well, we could probably convince people to use it quite easily.
gollark: Supporting common stuff like hashing, maybe a more secure (P)RNG, and symmetric/asymmetric encryption.
gollark: Also, we could really use a unified CC crypto library instead of every program randomly pulling in their own possibly broken versions.
gollark: No, there are two password systems which work incompatibly.

References
  1. Nigel, Linge (14 November 1987). The interconnection of local area networks using bridges. Ethos.bl.uk (Ph.D). University of Salford. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. "Nigel Linge - School of Computing, Science & Engineering - University of Salford, Manchester". Salford.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. "Nigel Linge". Theitp.org. Retrieved 14 November 2017.


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