• Ph.D in Computer Science, UCLA, September 1974
• M.S. in Computer Science, UCLA, December 1967
• B.S. in Engineering Science, Osaka University, March 1965

• Professor Emeritus, Computer Science Dept, KAIST, 2008~Present
• (Visiting) Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 2008~Present
• Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2008
• Professor, Computer Science Department, KAIST, 1982-2008
      Department Chair, 1985-1987
      KAIST Computer Center Director, 1988-1990
  
• Principal Investigator, ETRI(formerly Korea Institute if Electronics Technology (KIET)), 1979-1982
• Member of Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 1976-1980
• Postgraduate Research Associate, UCLA, 1971-1974
• System Engineer, Rockwell International(formerly Collins Radio), 1969-1971

• Internet
• System Engineering
• Human Computer Interaction

• Internet Hall of Fame, 2012
• Jon Postel Award, 2011
• World Technology Award - Communication Technology, 2003
• Presidential Award - Information Technology, 1998 (Korea)
• Scientist of the Year, 1997 (Korea)
• Presidential Award - Mountain Climbing, 1980 (Korea)

• Fellow, Institute of Electrical Engineers, 2000
• Fellow, World Technology Forum, 2003
• Life Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2008
  

• Board Member, Veres One Project, 2018~
• Advisory Board Member, China Internet Governance Forum, Tsinghua University, 2018~
• Technology Award Committee Member, World Internet Conference, 2016~
• Member, Hall of Fame Advisory Board, Internet Society, 2015~
• Founder, Asia Pacific School on Internet Governance, 2015~
• Founding Chair, Korea Computer History Project, 2015~
• Member, Research Advisory Network of Global Commission for Internet Governance, 2014~2016
  
• Chief Editor, Asia Internet History Project, 2011-Present
• Member, Korea Internet History Project, 2011-Present
• Member, Scientific Board of Web Index, Web Foundation, 2011~2014
  
• Founding Co-Chair, Africa Asia Network Research and Engineering Forum (AAF), 2008-2012
• Founding Steering Group Chair, Asia Future Internet Forum, 2008~2012
• Board Member, Information Retrieval Facility, 2006-2011
• Member, Kyoto Prize Recommendation Committee, 2005~
• Presidential Advisory Panel, Asia Institute of Technology, 2003-2006
• Founding Chair, APNG Camp, 2001
  
• Founding Chair, Asia Pacific Advanced Network, 1997-2004
• Advisory Board Member, Communications of ACM,1996-2008
• Governor, International Council of Computer Communication, 1995-2005
• Editorial Board Member, British Computer Society, 1994-2002
• Co-Chair, Coordinating Committee on Intercontinental Research Networking, 1993-2001
• Founding Chair, Asia Pacific Top Level Domain COnsortium, 1999-2001
• Founding Chair, AP* Retreat, 1996
• Program Committee Co-Chair, INET, 1995
• Founding Chair, KRNET, 1993-1999
  
• Founding Chair, HCI Conference, 1993-1994 (Korea)
  
• Founding Chair, Asia Pacific Networking Group, 1993-1995 
• Founding Chair, Joint Workshop on Computer Communications, 1986
• ProgramCommittee Co-Chair, Pacific Computer Communication Symposium, 1985

Publication

Presentation

• Arirang TV - Heart to Heart, 2014.7
• Spectrum - Portrait, 2014 Summer, Numbaer 14.
  
• YTN - Global Korean, 2014.7
  
• SBS-CNBC - 착한 의자, 2014.5
  
• The Other Billions, Seoul Digital Forum, 2014.5.21.
• 우리시대의 멘토, Navercast.Naver.com
• 인터넷 아버지, barugi.com/webtoon.
• 나의삶 나의보람,  KBS Radio, 2012.6.
  
• [장윤옥의 IT Talk] 전길남 KAIST 교수 (디지털 타임스 2007.6.29)
• Korea: An Emerging IPv6 Superpower (6Sense Newletter 2005.9)
• 인터넷 역사를 돌아본다 (<월간>네트워커 2005.1.3)
• 20년 열정이 꽃피운 인터넷 강국 (월간잡지 PC 사랑 2005.4)
• 2003 World Technology Award 수상 (KAIST News in KAIST WebPage 2003.7.2)
• 인터넷 그랑프리 진흥대상 수상 (KAIST신문 2003.6.4)
• KRnet 공로상 수상 (전자신문 2002.7.26)
• 기업가 변신한 KAIST 전길남 교수 (조선일보 2000.11.7)
• 인터넷 국가를 고민하는 인터넷 대부 전길남 교수 (IT 조선 2000.5.29)
• Alps(Matterhorn North Face), 중앙일보, 1980.7/8
  
• [웹툰] 대한민국 인터넷 아버지 전길남 박사, 디지털라이프연구소 (구 디지털바루기), 2014.2.22.