Imre Abos

He worked as a researcher at the Telecommunications Research Institute (TKI) from 1968. He developed a complete design and manufacturing program package for printed circuits in one of the well-known development activities of the Computer Science Department, the Automatic Design, Manufacturing and Inspection of Circuits (so-called AuTer) system.
In 1981, he defended his PhD thesis entitled "Theory of Machine Design of Highly Complex Electronic Circuits Produced with Layer Technology" at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

From 1982, he conducted research in the Theory of Electronic Design, Manufacturing, and Control Systems group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Computer Science and Automation Research Institute (SZTAKI).

Between 1993 and 2006, he worked at Matáv with a minor interruption, first in the Business Communication Service Management department, and later in the Product Management department, where he was responsible for the introduction of new telecommunications services (e.g. ISDN, Internet, cable television, managed leased line service, ATM). Between 1995 and 2000, he was the organizer of the project for the connection of the Hungarnet network to the European Research Network on behalf of Matáv. (In the 1997 Innovation Grand Prize Competition, Matáv won the Innovation Special Award of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Water Management with the entry titled “Modern telecommunications services on Matáv’s new data transmission network”.)
From 2003, he worked as a senior strategic planner at the Marketing strategy office of Matáv's Wired business. He participated in developing the strategy for wired services and introducing new convergent services (IPTV, VoIP and Internet, integrated voice/data/content, etc.).

From 2007, he was an associate professor and then honorary professor at the Department of Telecommunications and Media Informatics (TMIT) of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME); his field of expertise is infocommunication management. His activities were primarily related to modern infocommunication networks, engineering management, and regulatory issues.

He was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Telecommunications Scientific Committee.

His awards: Outstanding Young Engineer Award (TKI, 1970); Innovation Award (Matáv, 2000); Commemorative Medal for Telecommunications (HTE, 2007); HTE Gold Medal (Telecommunication and Informatics Scientific Association, 2008); Tivadar Puskás Award (HTE, 2010); László Kozma Award (BME VIK, 2010).