Alexander Shen

Russian mathematician
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Alexander Shen

Summary

Alexander Shen is a human[1]. He was born in Moscow[2]. He was born on December 31, 1958[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and science communicator[6]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Shen's place of birth was Moscow[2].
  • Alexander Shen was born on December 31, 1958[3].
  • Alexander Shen held citizenship in Soviet Union[8].
  • Alexander Shen held citizenship in Russia[9].
  • Alexander Shen worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Alexander Shen worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Alexander Shen worked as a science communicator[6].
  • Alexander Shen's field of work was computer science[10].
  • Alexander Shen's field of work was mathematics competition[11].
  • Alexander Shen was employed by The Institute for Information Transmission Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences[12].
  • Alexander Shen was employed by National Center for Scientific Research[13].
  • Alexander Shen was educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[14].
  • Alexander Shen was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[15].
  • Alexander Shen was educated at Moscow State School 57[16].
  • Alexander Shen's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Uspensky[17].
  • Alexander Shen is recorded as male[18].
  • Alexander Shen's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Alexander Shen supervised Laurent Bienvenu as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alexander Shen supervised Andrei Rumyantsev as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alexander Shen supervised Maxim Babenko as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alexander Shen supervised Tarik Kaced as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alexander Shen supervised Alexei Milovanov as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alexander Shen supervised Mikhail Andreev as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alexander Shen earned the academic degree of candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[26].
  • Alexander Shen's residence is recorded as Moscow[27].

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Origins and Family

Alexander Shen was born in Moscow[2]. He was born on December 31, 1958[3].

Education

Educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[14], a faculty[28], in Soviet Union[29], founded in 1933[30]; Lomonosov Moscow State University[15], a public university[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1755[33], headquartered in Moscow[34]; and Moscow State School 57[16], a public school[35], in Soviet Union[36], founded in 1877[37]. Alexander Shen's doctoral advisor was Vladimir Uspensky[17]. He earned the academic degree of candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and science communicator[6]. Fields of work include computer science[10], an academic discipline[38] and mathematics competition[11]. Employers include The Institute for Information Transmission Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences[12], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science[39], in Russia[40] and National Center for Scientific Research[13], a French public establishment of a scientific and technological character[41], in France[42], founded in 1939[43], headquartered in Paris[44]. Doctoral students include Laurent Bienvenu[20], a researcher[45], b. 1981[46], of France[47], specialised in Kolmogorov complexity[48]; Andrei Rumyantsev[21], a mathematician[49], of Russia[50]; Maxim Babenko[22], a mathematician[51], of Russia[52]; Tarik Kaced[23]; Alexei Milovanov[24]; and Mikhail Andreev[25], a mathematician[53], of Russia[54].

Why It Matters

Alexander Shen is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

FAQs

Where was Alexander Shen born?

Alexander Shen was born in Moscow[2].

What did Alexander Shen do for work?

Alexander Shen worked as computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and science communicator[6].

Where did Alexander Shen go to school?

Alexander Shen was educated at MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics[14], Lomonosov Moscow State University[15], and Moscow State School 57[16].

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  2. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  12. [5] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . 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.
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  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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