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Frank Thomson "Tom" Leighton (born 1956) is the CEO of Akamai Technologies, the company he co-founded with the late Daniel Lewin in 1998. As one of the world's preeminent authorities on algorithms for network applications and cybersecurity, Leighton discovered a solution to free up web congestion using applied mathematics and distributed computing.
Jun 26, 2006 · Tom Leighton is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He was head of the Algorithms Group from its inception in 1996 until 1998, when he co-founded Akamai Technologies.
2015, Eric Lehman, F Tom Leighton, Albert R Meyer. This work is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 license.
Tom Leighton is a Professor of Applied Mathematics and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT (currently on leave). In 1998, he co-founded Akamai Technologies, where he is currently the CEO and a member of the Board of Directors.
May 15, 2024 · Tom Leighton is a Professor of Applied Mathematics and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT (currently on leave). In 1998, he co-founded Akamai Technologies, where he is currently the CEO and a member of the Board of Directors.
Professor of Applied Mathematics. Head, Algorithms Group (CSAIL) Chief Executive Officer, Akamai Technologies.
Tom Leighton is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In September 1998, Prof. Leighton co-founded Akamai Technologies, the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online.