Linda Pagli
Linda Pagli (born 1950) is an Italian computer scientist specializing in computer networks and distributed algorithms. She is a professor at the University of Pisa, and a Fellow of the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America. She has also worked with UNESCO and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help spread expertise in computer science to developing countries. Education and career. Pagli was born in Livorno, and earned a laurea from the University of Pisa in 1973. She remained at Pisa as a researcher until 1987, when she obtained a full professorship at the University of  Salerno, and returned to Pisa as a professor in 1990. Books. Pagli is the author of the text "Mathematical and Algorithmic Foundations of the Internet" (with Fabrizio Luccio and Graham Steel, CRC Press, 2011). She is also the author of several Italian-language books, including: Her book "Storia matematica della rete" was a finalist for the in 2008.