Bebo White (US)
Departmental Associate (Emeritus) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the U.S. national laboratory for high-energy physics and basic energy science at Stanford University
Bebo was a part of the team that established the first non-European Web site (5th website in the world)
Based in San Francisco, where he plays in the "The Sada Springs Jug Band" - formerly known as "The Tarantulas Jug Band"
Boye Aarhus 24 conference
Geezer Lecture: Can AI Be an Effective Member of a User Interface Design Team?
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Boye Aarhus 17 conference
Keynote: The End Of The Beginning Of A Totally New Financial System
Boye Aarhus 14 conference
Keynote: Are You Ready for Bitcoin? (Is the World Ready for Bitcoin?)
Boye Philadelphia 13 conference
Keynote: Preparing for a Web of Things
Joel Shapiro and Janus Boye with Bebo White before his J. Boye Philadelphia 13 conference keynote on "Preparing for a Web of Things". Janus first met Bebo in 1997 and Bebo was a part of the team that established the first American Web site (the fifth site in the world)
About Bebo White
Bebo White is widely recognized as an internet pioneer and one of the key contributors to the development of the World Wide Web. In the early 1990s, as a computational physicist at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Bebo was instrumental in building the first web server in North America, soon after Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web at CERN. His involvement in the early web community helped establish SLAC as one of the first websites in the U.S., marking a significant milestone in internet history.
Bebo White’s expertise spans web technologies, distributed computing, and social media. As a lecturer and educator, he has shared his knowledge globally, teaching at universities and participating in conferences and workshops worldwide. His influence in the field extends beyond his technical contributions, as he is a respected mentor and speaker known for bridging the gap between technological innovation and practical application.
With a lifelong passion for technology and education, Bebo remains an active voice in the evolution of the internet and its societal impact, while continuing to inspire future generations of technologists.