Abbas El Gamal

Egyptian-American electrical engineer, educator and entrepreneur
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Abbas El Gamal

Summary

Abbas El Gamal is a human[1]. He was born in Cairo[2]. He was born on +1950-05-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], entrepreneur[5], university teacher[6], academic[7], and electrical engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cairo[2], Abbas El Gamal…
  • Abbas El Gamal was born on +1950-05-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Abbas El Gamal held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Abbas El Gamal worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Abbas El Gamal's professions included entrepreneur[5].
  • Abbas El Gamal's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Abbas El Gamal worked as an academic[7].
  • Abbas El Gamal worked as an electrical engineer[8].
  • Abbas El Gamal's field of work was electrical engineering[11].
  • Among Abbas El Gamal's employers was Stanford University[12].
  • Among Abbas El Gamal's employers was University of Southern California[13].
  • Abbas El Gamal's doctoral advisor was Thomas M. Cover[14].
  • Abbas El Gamal received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[15].
  • Abbas El Gamal received the IEEE Fellow[16].
  • Abbas El Gamal received the Claude E. Shannon Award[17].
  • Abbas El Gamal's image is recorded as Stanford2010AbbasElGamal.png[18].
  • Abbas El Gamal is recorded as male[19].
  • Abbas El Gamal's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Abbas El Gamal supervised Avi Ziv as a doctoral student[21].
  • Abbas El Gamal supervised Lucius James Hwang as a doctoral student[22].
  • Abbas El Gamal supervised Ali Özer Ercan as a doctoral student[23].
  • Abbas El Gamal supervised Elif Uysal-Bıyıkoğlu as a doctoral student[24].
  • Abbas El Gamal supervised khaled Nabil Salama as a doctoral student[25].
  • Abbas El Gamal supervised Alon Orlitsky as a doctoral student[26].
  • Abbas El Gamal's ISNI is recorded as 0000000030422838[27].

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Origins and Family

Abbas El Gamal was born in Cairo[2]. He was born on +1950-05-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Abbas El Gamal's doctoral advisor was Thomas M. Cover[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], entrepreneur[5], university teacher[6], academic[7], and electrical engineer[8]. Abbas El Gamal's field of work was electrical engineering[11]. Employers include Stanford University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and University of Southern California[13], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1880[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35]. Doctoral students include Avi Ziv[21]; Lucius James Hwang[22]; Ali Özer Ercan[23]; Elif Uysal-Bıyıkoğlu[24], an electrical engineer[36], of Turkey[37]; khaled Nabil Salama[25]; and Alon Orlitsky[26], a scientist[38], b. 1958[39], awarded the Claude E. Shannon Award[40].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[15], a science award[41], founded in 1986[42]; IEEE Fellow[16], a science award[43]; and Claude E. Shannon Award[17], a science award[44], in Internationality[45], founded in 1972[46].

Why It Matters

Abbas El Gamal ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Abbas El Gamal born?

Born in Cairo[2], Abbas El Gamal…

What did Abbas El Gamal do for work?

Abbas El Gamal worked as computer scientist[4], entrepreneur[5], university teacher[6], academic[7], and electrical engineer[8].

What awards did Abbas El Gamal receive?

Honors received include IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[15], IEEE Fellow[16], and Claude E. Shannon Award[17].

References

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  16. [17] . itsoc.org. itsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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