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Colin Robbins is a chartered director and a software engineer credited for research work in distributed directory systems. Colin Robbins holds a BSc, Computer Science & Electronic Engineering, with first class honours, from University College London.

Colin developed the Quipu / X.500 elements of the ISODE (ISO Development Environment), and went on to become the custodian of the open source ISODE platform. Colin wrote part 3 of the book "Implementing X.400 and X.500: the PP and QUIPU Systems" [1], and was a significant contributor to "The Little Black Book: Mail Bonding with OSI Directory Services"[2]. This work lead to the invention of LDAP - partly documented in the following two LDAP RFCs 1448 [3] and 1778[4] published by the IETF. Colin led the EEMA world directory challenge[5] and the Europe Wide Name-Flow Paradise[6] project, demonstrating the application of distributed directory systems. Other work on distrbuted directores has been published[7][8].

Professionally, Colin Robbins is chartered by the Institute of Directors[9], serving of the Boards of Nexor and the Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC[10]). He is co-chair of the Information Assurance Collaboration Group (IACG).

Colin is a fully qualified Water Polo coach, on the UK Amateur Swimming Association Advanced Coaching Programme[11]


References

  1. ^ Implementing X.400 and X.500 the PP and QUIPU systems (1994). Artech House Publishers. ISBN 9780890065648. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ The Little Black Book: Mail Bonding with OSI Directory Services. Prentice Hall. 1991. ISBN 0136832105.
  3. ^ "RFC 1488". IETF. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. ^ "RFC 1778". IETF. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  5. ^ "EMA Directory Challenge '97" (PDF). EMA. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Nameflow Paradise Annual Report" (PDF). Dante. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. ^ Colin, Robbins. "Electronic Mail Security". EEMA. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  8. ^ Colin, Robbins. "Understanding LDAP and X.500". EEMA. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  9. ^ "List of Chartered Directors". IoD. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  10. ^ http://www.iaac.org.uk/
  11. ^ "Water Polo Advanced Coaching Programme". Amateur Swimming Association.
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