Hary Gunarto

Hary Gunarto is an Indonesian computer engineer and scientist, writer, researcher and professor emeritus at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan who is recognized for his research and major publications ranging from computer network, computer programming/computer simulation and applications of ICT (digital media technology) in business and social science. One of his books on information technology was published to provide a common understanding of new and specialized computer terms that frequently appear in ICT-related information and Internet news across Indonesian/Malay-speaking communities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. In the field of factory and manufacturing computer networks his research contributions in particular were in the development and simulation of prioritized system of messages' protocol which were great importance to interrupt and quickly response to any urgent/dangerous messages coming from factory robots or from security measuring devices/sensors. Commonly recognized as Prioritized Token Bus Protocol (IEEE 802.4), its features are crucial not only to Flexible manufacturing system and CIM (Computer-integrated manufacturing) but also to current technology of smart Internet of Things networks.