Alan Burns

British computer scientist
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Alan Burns

Summary

Alan Burns is a human[1]. He was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], university teacher[5], and professor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alan Burns was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alan Burns's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Alan Burns's professions included engineer[4].
  • Alan Burns worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Alan Burns's professions included professor[6].
  • Alan Burns's field of work was computer program[8].
  • Alan Burns's field of work was programming language[9].
  • Alan Burns's field of work was Real-time control[10].
  • Among Alan Burns's employers was University of York[11].
  • Alan Burns received the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[12].
  • Alan Burns received the Fellow of the British Computer Society[13].
  • Alan Burns received the Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology[14].
  • Alan Burns was a member of UK Computing Research Committee[15].
  • Alan Burns is recorded as male[16].
  • Alan Burns's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Alan Burns supervised Sasikumar Punnekkat as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alan Burns supervised Iain John Bate as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alan Burns supervised Nan Chen as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alan Burns supervised Xiaotian Dai as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alan Burns supervised Shuai Zhao as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alan Burns supervised Hao Xu as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alan Burns supervised Thomas David Fleming as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alan Burns supervised Hing Choi Wong as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alan Burns supervised David Jack Griffin as a doctoral student[26].
  • Alan Burns supervised Neil Audsley as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Alan Burns was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Alan Burns earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], engineer[4], university teacher[5], and professor[6]. Fields of work include computer program[8]; programming language[9], a computer science term[29]; and Real-time control[10]. Alan Burns was employed by University of York[11]. Doctoral students include Sasikumar Punnekkat[18]; Iain John Bate[19], a professor[30]; Nan Chen[20]; Xiaotian Dai[21], a lecturer[31]; Shuai Zhao[22]; and Hao Xu[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[12], a fellowship award[32]; Fellow of the British Computer Society[13], a fellowship award[33]; and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology[14], a fellowship award[34], in United Kingdom[35].

Why It Matters

Alan Burns ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

His notable doctoral advisees include Neil Audsley[36], a professor[37], b. 1961[38] and Hao Xu[39], a computer scientist[40].

FAQs

What did Alan Burns do for work?

Alan Burns worked as computer scientist[3], engineer[4], university teacher[5], and professor[6].

What awards did Alan Burns receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[12], Fellow of the British Computer Society[13], and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . york.ac.uk. Retrieved . york.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . ORCID Public Data File 2021. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . etheses.whiterose.ac.uk. Retrieved . etheses.whiterose.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [15] . theiet.org. theiet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . york.ac.uk. Retrieved . york.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [2] . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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