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Richard Alan Dayan

Richard Alan Dayan

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
41
Citations
4533
World Ranking
7130
National Ranking
1929

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • Software

His primary areas of investigation include Computer hardware, Personal computer, Operating system, Partition and Data processing system. Many of his research projects under Computer hardware are closely connected to Boundary value problem with Boundary value problem, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His research in Master boot record intersects with topics in Volume boot record, Boot sector, BIOS interrupt call, BIOS and Direct-access storage device.

He interconnects Software engineering, Interrupt and Embedded system in the investigation of issues within Operating system. The study incorporates disciplines such as Computer network, Network operating system, Network packet and Image file formats in addition to Partition. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Wireless, Signal and Link.

His most cited work include:

  • Apparatus and method for preventing unauthorized access to BIOS in a personal computer system (205 citations)
  • Data processing system and method for permitting a computer to automatically detect a presence of and establish a communications link with a printer (135 citations)
  • Method and system for authenticated boot operations in a computer system of a networked computing environment (126 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Richard Alan Dayan mainly investigates Operating system, Computer hardware, Personal computer, Computer network and BIOS. His Operating system research incorporates themes from Embedded system and Blade server. His study explores the link between Computer hardware and topics such as Signal that cross with problems in Wireless.

His Computer network study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Data processing system, Distributed computing and Partition. His work focuses on many connections between Partition and other disciplines, such as Network packet, that overlap with his field of interest in Software. In his study, Executable is inextricably linked to Read-only memory, which falls within the broad field of BIOS.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Operating system (38.16%)
  • Computer hardware (36.18%)
  • Personal computer (26.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2002-2008)?

  • Computer network (21.05%)
  • Operating system (38.16%)
  • Partition (11.84%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Computer network, Operating system, Partition, Embedded system and Computer hardware. His research investigates the connection between Computer network and topics such as Distributed computing that intersect with problems in Authorization. His studies deal with areas such as Real-time computing and Blade server as well as Operating system.

His Partition research includes elements of Network packet, Network operating system, Data processing system, Provisioning and Image file formats. His work in the fields of Computer hardware, such as Access time and Volume boot record, overlaps with other areas such as Page cache. His work in Booting covers topics such as Identification which are related to areas like Password.

Between 2002 and 2008, his most popular works were:

  • Management module failover across multiple blade center chassis (103 citations)
  • Remote power control in a multi-node, partitioned data processing system via network interface cards (54 citations)
  • Remote power control in a multi-node, partitioned data processing system (50 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • Software

Richard Alan Dayan mostly deals with Computer network, Operating system, Partition, Embedded system and Blade server. His Computer network study incorporates themes from Computer security, External database and Image file formats. Richard Alan Dayan combines subjects such as Data processing system, Provisioning, Network operating system and Network packet with his study of Partition.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Volume boot record, Boot sector, Booting and Password in addition to Blade server. His research investigates the link between Blade and topics such as Process that cross with problems in Computer hardware. His work on Network interface controller as part of his general Computer hardware study is frequently connected to Compact disc, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

Best Publications

  • Data processing system and method for permitting a computer to automatically detect a presence of and establish a communications link with a printer

    Daryl Carvis Cromer;Richard Alan Dayan;Brandon Jon Ellison;Eric Richard Kern

  • Method and system for authenticated boot operations in a computer system of a networked computing environment

    Daryl C. Cromer;Richard A. Dayan

  • Apparatus and method for loading a system reference diskette image from a system partition in a personal computer system

    Lisa Ruotolo Arnold;Richard Bealkowski;John Wiley Blackledge;Doyle Stanfill Cronk

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING BIOS INTO COMPUTER FROM REMOTE MEMORY POSITION

    Richiyaado Aran Dayan;Robaato Satsukusanmaiyaa;Saimon Yootan En

  • Management module failover across multiple blade center chassis

    Simon C. Chu;Richard A. Dayan;Brandon J. Ellison;Eric R. Kern

  • Data processing system and method for disabling a portable computer outside an authorized area

    Daryl Carvis Cromer;Richard Alan Dayan;Brandon Jon Ellison;Eric Richard Kern

  • Bios load for a personal computer system having a removable processor card

    Richard Bealkowski;John W. Blackledge;Doyle S. Cronk;Richard A. Dayan

  • Method and system for providing protection against theft and loss of a portable computer system

    Daryl C. Cromer;David B. Rhoades;Howard J. Locker;James P. Ward

  • Method and system for master boot record recovery

    Richard Wayne Cheston;Richard Alan Dayan;Randall Scott Springfield

  • APARELHO E PROCESSO PARA IMPEDIR O ACESSO NAO AUTORIZADO AO BIOS (BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM-SISTEMA DE ENTRADA/SAIDA BASIC)NUM SISTEMA DE COMPUTADOR PESSOAL

    Bealkowski Richard;Blackledge John W;Cronk Doyle S;Dayan Richard A

  • System and method for connecting a universal serial bus device to a host computer system

    Thomas Charles Burke;Daryl Carvis Cromer;Richard Alan Dayan;Eric Kern

  • System and method for installing personal computer software

    Richard W. Cheston;Daryl C. Cromer;Richard A. Dayan;Dhruv M. Desai

  • Multi-node data processing system and remote power management method therefor

    Dayan Richard Alan;Pruett Gregory Brian;Rhoades David B

  • Inactivity monitor for trusted personal computer system

    Richard A. Dayan;Palmer E. Newman

  • APARELHO E PROCESSO PARA CARREGAR O BIOS (BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM-SISTEMA DE ENTRADA/SAIDA BASIC) NUM SISTEMA DE COMPUTADOR PESSOAL A PARTIR DE UMA DISQUETE

    Bealkowski Richard;Blackledge John W;Cronk Doyle S;Dayan Richard A

  • DECREASING THE MEMORY REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOS IN A PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM

    Bealkowski Richard;Blackledge John Wiley;Cronk Doyle Stanfill;Dayan Richard Alan

  • Remote power control in a multi-node, partitioned data processing system

    Richard A. Dayan;Gregory B. Pruett;David B. Rhoades

  • Method and system for protecting data associated with a replaced image file during a re-provisioning event

    Simon Chu;Richard Dayan

  • Automatic appliance server re-provision/re-purposing method

    Akram Abboud;John Michael Brantly;William W. Buchanan;Peter Gerard Chin

  • Wireless proximity detector security feature

    Richard A. Dayan;Joseph P. McGovern;Palmer E. Newman

Frequent Co-Authors

Daryl Carvis Cromer
Daryl Carvis Cromer IBM (United States)
Eric Richard Kern
Eric Richard Kern Lenovo Professional Services & TruScale
Randall Scott Springfield
Randall Scott Springfield Lenovo (Singapore)
Howard Locker
Howard Locker IBM (United States)
James Peter Ward
James Peter Ward IBM (United States)
David Carroll Challener
David Carroll Challener Johns Hopkins University

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