Mrs. Lajos Ivanyos

After graduating from university, he taught at the Lovassy László High School in Veszprém, and then at the I. László High School in Budapest between 1957 and 1965. Many of his former classmates moved into computer science jobs, so in 1964 he also completed the Ural programming course organized by the University Computer Center.

Imre Tóth, head of the Computer Engineering Department of the Measurement and Computing Research Institute (MSZKI) of the Central Physics Research Institute (KFKI) of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, invited him to work for him in 1965. At first, he programmed on the Ural-2 computer of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Computer Engineering Center. In 1966, he was transferred to the MSZKI Computer Engineering Department of KFKI, as KFKI had already acquired an ICT (International Computers and Tabulators) computer by then, and together with several others, he participated in the ICT company's training in England.
His interest then turned to operating systems. He created assembler and macro programs, helping users with programming. He taught ICT courses, while also teaching at ELTE.

As an ICT software expert at the Computer Engineering Department, he initiated the idea of fitting a transistorized TPA-1001 machine manufactured at KFKI as a terminal to the ICT machine in order to ensure multi-terminal operation of the ICT1900 computer operating system. The experiment was successful; later, TPA-70 computers were also connected to IBM 360-compatible ESZR (Unified Computer System) machines via a channel adapter.

He continued his work as a scientific associate from 1969. Between 1970-1972 he was a member of the Computer Science Committee of the KFKI.
Between 1972 and 1977, as head of the Operating Systems Group, he was responsible for developing the TPA-70 operating systems and components, editing user manuals published by KFKI, and conducting TPA-70 courses.

He then coordinated the work carried out with external companies (e.g. SZTAKI, VILATI) involved in the development of the TPA-70/25. He also worked on the applications connected to the ESZR and MSZR (Mini Computer Pulp System) machines installed at the institute.

He was a member of the KFKI Computer Science Scientific Council from 1980 to 1987. From 1987, he managed the development of the MSZKI materials management and production control system and the migration of the system from the TPA 11/440 machine to the VAX machine.

In 1989, he was appointed head of the Systems Programming and Software Department of the KFKI Computer Center. Here, his main task was to solve the software problems of connecting to the public network and to start continuous operation.
In 1993, the Computer Network Center was transferred to the Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, where he continued his work as a department head. He retired from there - continuing to work at the Network Center. He wrote and edited several publications related to the software and use of computers used and developed at the institute.

He received the KFKI Institute Award twice: after the successful implementation of the ICT machine, and after the successful completion of the TPA-70 project.