William Stallings has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in computer networking and computer architecture. He has authored 17 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of over 40 books on various aspects of these subjects. In over 20 years in the field, he has been a technical contributor, technical manager, and an executive with several high-technology firms. Currently he is an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions.
Ten times, he has been the recipient of the award for the Best Computer Science and Engineering Textbook of the Year from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association: Computer Security (with Lawrie Brown, 2008); Data and Computer Communications, Eighth Edition (2007); Computer Organization and Architecture, Seventh Edition (2006); Operating Systems, Fourth Edition (2002); Computer Organization and Architecture, Sixth Edition (2003); Operating Systems, Fourth Edition (2002); Computer Organization and Architecture, Fifth Edition (2000); Cryptography and Network Security, Second Edition (1999);Operating Systems, Third Edition (1998); Data and Computer Communications, Fifth Edition (1997); Computer Organization and Architecture, Fourth Edition (1996). In addition, he has won the TAA longevity award for consistent long-term excellence four times: Business Data Communications, Fifth Edition (2005); Computer Organization and Architecture (2002); Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (2001); and Data and Computer Communications (2000).
Bill has designed and implemented both TCP/IP-based and OSI-based protocol
suites on a variety of computers and operating systems, ranging from microcomputers
to mainframes. As a consultant, he has advised government agencies, computer
and software vendors, and major users on the design, selection, and use
of networking software and products.
Bill created and maintains the Computer Science Student
Resource Site at http://www.computersciencestudent.com.
This site provides documents and links on a variety of subjects of general
interest to computer science students (and professionals).
He is a member of the editorial board of Cryptologia, a scholarly journal devoted to all aspects of cryptology. He is a frequent lecturer and author of numerous technical papers. His books include Data and Computer Communications, Ninth Edition (Prentice Hall, 2011), which has become the standard in the field.
Dr. Stallings holds a PhD from M.I.T. in Computer Science and a B.S. from
Notre Dame in electrical engineering.
An interview with Bill was published in the November 2004 issue of ACM Crossroads.