Radia Perlman
Network engineering
Protocol designer whose spanning-tree work and teaching illuminate network infrastructure.
Reviewed: 2026-10-16

Radia Perlman — designed → Spanning Tree Protocol
Date: Unknown
Conference biography.
https://www.usenix.org/conference/2006-usenix-annual-technical-conference/routing-without-tears-bridging-without-danger

Radia Perlman — presented → Routing Without Tears, Bridging Without Danger
Date: 2006
Official talk record.
https://www.usenix.org/conference/2006-usenix-annual-technical-conference/routing-without-tears-bridging-without-danger