Biography:Wengyik Yeong

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Short description: American computer scientist
Wengyik Yeong
BornJuly 28, 1966
Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
DiedOctober 2007 (2007-11) (aged 41)
Lower Paxton, Pennsylvania
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Alma materRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Known forLightweight Directory Access Protocol
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
InstitutionsPSINet

Wengyik 'Weng' Yeong (1966–2007[1]) was an American computer scientist. He is principally known for his work on the X.500, LDAP, and SNMP Internet protocols.[2]

He also authored and edited several Internet Engineering Task Force Requests for comments (RFCs), including the original specification for LDAP.[3]

References

  1. "PennLive.com: Obituaries and Death Notices". Harrisburg Patriot-News. 2007-10-16. http://www.legacy.com/PennLive/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=96231164. Retrieved 2007-10-22. 
  2. Adelstein, Tom (2006-10-29). "LDAP Series Part III - The Historical Secrets". Linux Journal. http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000113. Retrieved 2007-10-22. 
  3. RFC 1777 - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)