William Stallings is an American author. He has written

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

textbooks on

operating systems An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also inc ...

computer networks A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other. These interconnections are ma ...

computer organization In computer engineering, microarchitecture, also called computer organization and sometimes abbreviated as µarch or uarch, is the way a given instruction set architecture (ISA) is implemented in a particular processor. A given ISA may be impl ...

, and

cryptography Cryptography, or cryptology (from grc, , translit=kryptós "hidden, secret"; and ''graphein'', "to write", or ''-logia'', "study", respectively), is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adver ...

Early life

Stallings earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

and his PhD in computer science from

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

Career

He maintains a website titled Computer Science Student Resource. He has authored 17 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of over 40 books on these subjects. He has been a technical contributor, technical manager, and an executive with several high-technology firms. He works as an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions.

Recognition

He was awarded Computer Science textbook of the year from the Text and Academic Authors Association three times.

Books

* ''Computer Organization and Architecture'' * ''Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice'' * ''Data and Computer Communications'' * ''Operating Systems - Internals and Design Principles'' * ''Wireless Communications & Networks'' * ''Computer Security: Principles and Practice'' * ''Local and Metropolitan Area Networks'' * ''Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards'' * ''Business Data Communications - Infrastructure, Networking and Security''

References

External links

Williamstallings.com
- Website for the books of William Stallings
Computer Science Student Resource Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stallings, William American computer scientists 21st-century American engineers American technology writers University of Notre Dame alumni MIT School of Engineering alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people