David L. Tennenhouse

David Tennenhouse is a Senior Research Scientist at M.I.T.'s Laboratory for Computer Science and Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on systems issues related to distributed computing, networks, telecommunications and the impact of information technology on organizations.

David is presently on secondment to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he is Director of the Information Technology Office. At DARPA, David is responsible for information technology issues of strategic concern to the U.S. government, including: advanced computer architectures, operating systems, networks, spoken language systems, collaboration tools and visualization software.

At the Laboratory for Computer Science, Dr. Tennenhouse is co-leader of the Software, Devices and Systems Group, where his students have worked on a range of systems issues including: Active Networks, Software Radio, Desktop Multimedia, ATM networking and Telecommunications Policy. He has taught courses on networking, computer systems engineering, computer architecture and information infrastructure. At the Sloan School, David has been involved in research efforts to "invent" the organizations of the 21st century. He contributed to the development of the Chief Networking Officer (CNO) program and has been on the advisory board of the MIT Research Program on Communications Policy.

David studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Toronto, where he received his B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc. degrees. In 1989 he completed his Ph.D. at the Computer Laboratory of the University of Cambridge and joined the faculty of MIT. Dr. Tennenhouse is a member of the ACM and IEEE, has served on the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and is presently Chairman of the Technology and Policy Working Group of the President's National Information Infrastructure Task Force.