Vic Hayes

About

Prominent engineer who is affectionately referred to as the 'father of wifi.' His work on the IEEE 802.11 Standards Working Group for Wireless Local Area Networks made him a pioneer.

Before Fame

He studied electrical engineering at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam.

Trivia

He was a Senior Research Fellow at the Delft University of Technology. In 2004, he was the recipient of the Innovation Award in the category communications from The Economist. 

Family Life

He was born in Surabaya. 

Associated With

Both he and Joko Widodo were born in Indonesia.