▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁J UN ET ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁W IDE ▁Project . ▁Mur ai ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ke io ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Mur ai ▁became ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Environment ▁and ▁Information ▁Studies . ▁ ▁Mur ai ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁IE EE ▁Internet ▁Award ▁- ▁" For ▁his ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁deployment ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁Internet , ▁especially ▁across ▁the ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁region .” ▁Mur ai ▁entered ▁the ▁Internet ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁recogn izing ▁his ▁administrative ▁and ▁co - ord ination ▁efforts ▁in ▁establish ing ▁Internet ▁connect ivity ▁in ▁Japan , ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Japan ▁Network ▁Information ▁Center . ▁. ▁ ▁Jun ▁Mur ai ▁accepted ▁the ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Jun ▁Mur ai ▁ ▁Category : J apan ese ▁computer ▁scient ists ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Ke io ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Ke io ▁University ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁{{ Inf obox ▁hotel ▁| name ▁= ▁Atlanta ▁Hotel ▁| altern ate _ names ▁= ▁Thompson ' s