Flückiger was in charge of theCERN external network.[1][self-published source] He contributed to the creation ofCCIRN (Coordinating Committee for Intercontinental Research Network),RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) andEbone (European Backbone).[2][3] Flückiger was inducted into theInternet Hall of Fame in August 2013 for his leadership in establishing the Internet in Europe.[4][5][6]
Between 2001 and 2011, he was aCERN openlab manager[10] and until 2013 he held the position of the Director of theCERN School of Computing.[11] He is Knowledge and Technology Transfer Officer for Information Technologies atCERN. He is a lecturer at theUniversity of Geneva, a member of theInternet Society Advisory Council and of theW3C Advisory Committee.