Robert Tappan Morris
MIT computer scientist; co-founder of Viaweb and Y Combinator; wrote the 1988 Morris worm.
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- Robert Tappan Morris (born 8 November 1965) is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur.
- In 1988, as a Cornell graduate student, he released the Morris worm, considered the first computer worm on the Internet, and became the first person convicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
- He co-founded Viaweb (1995) and Y Combinator (2005) with Paul Graham, joined the MIT faculty in 1999 with tenure from 2006, and works on computer networks and distributed systems.
Key facts
- Born
- 8 November 19651
- Morris worm
- Released in 1988; sentenced in December 1990 to three years of probation, 400 hours of community service and a $10,050 fine1
- Education
- PhD in applied sciences, Harvard University (1999), thesis Scalable TCP Congestion Control1
- MIT
- Assistant professor from 1999; tenure in 20061
- Companies
- Co-founded Viaweb (1995) and Y Combinator (2005)1
- Honours
- SIGOPS Mark Weiser Award (2010); ACM Fellow; National Academy of Engineering (2019)1
Roles
Founded
- ViawebOrganization
since Jul 1995 source on Viaweb
- Y CombinatorOrganization
since Mar 2005 source on Y Combinator
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