Professor Peter Kirstein passed away on Wednesday, 8 January 2020. Along with American computer scientists Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn, he researched ways of communication between separate computer networks, which led to the development of the TCP/IP standard that is today the foundation of the world's internet. He helped establish the first transatlantic internet line between the USA and Europe (UK). During his career he contributed to the development of internet services and internet infrastructure in Europe.
We collaborated intensively with Professor Kirstein on the COSINE-EUREKA 8 project (1985–1991), on the basis of which we later developed secure internet services, such as digital signatures and public key infrastructure, in 1992. In 2008–2010, collaboration also took place in the development of the videoconferencing system Global Plaza. closing paragraph credits the lab's relationship with Kirstein and expresses remembrance. The note says: "Pri profesorju Kirsteinu bomo pogrešali predvsem njegov optimizem, prija...
