Alexandra Silva

Portuguese computer scientist
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Alexandra Silva

Summary

Alexandra Silva is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Chaves[2]. She was born on +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Alexandra Silva's place of birth was Chaves[2].
  • Alexandra Silva was born on +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alexandra Silva held citizenship in Portugal[6].
  • Portuguese was Alexandra Silva's native language[7].
  • Alexandra Silva worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Alexandra Silva's field of work was computer science[8].
  • Among Alexandra Silva's employers was University College London[9].
  • Alexandra Silva was educated at University of Minho[10].
  • Alexandra Silva was educated at Radboud University[11].
  • Alexandra Silva's doctoral advisor was Jan Rutten[12].
  • Alexandra Silva's doctoral advisor was Marcello Maria Bonsangue[13].
  • Alexandra Silva received the Presburger Award[14].
  • Alexandra Silva received the Roger Needham Award[15].
  • Alexandra Silva received the Philip Leverhulme Prize[16].
  • Alexandra Silva received the Mulheres na Ciência[17].
  • Alexandra Silva was a member of UK Computing Research Committee[18].
  • Alexandra Silva's image is recorded as Alexandra Martins da Silva.jpg[19].
  • Alexandra Silva is recorded as female[20].
  • Alexandra Silva's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Alexandra Silva supervised Young-Joo Moon as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alexandra Silva supervised Georgiana Caltais as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alexandra Silva supervised Joshua Samuel Moerman as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alexandra Silva's ISNI is recorded as 0000000040205757[25].
  • Alexandra Silva's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 245887223[26].
  • Alexandra Silva's GND ID is recorded as 1194489591[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alexandra Silva was born in Chaves[2]. She was born on +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. Portuguese was her native language[7].

Education

Educated at University of Minho[10], a public university[28], in Portugal[29], founded in 1973[30], headquartered in Gualtar[31] and Radboud University[11], a university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1923[34]. Doctoral advisors include Jan Rutten[12], a computer scientist[35], b. 1959[36] and Marcello Maria Bonsangue[13], a computer scientist[37].

Career and Affiliations

Alexandra Silva worked as a computer scientist[4]. Her field of work was computer science[8]. She was employed by University College London[9]. Doctoral students include Young-Joo Moon[22]; Georgiana Caltais[23], a computer scientist[38], b. 1984[39]; and Joshua Samuel Moerman[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Presburger Award[14], a science award[40], founded in 2010[41]; Roger Needham Award[15], an award[42]; Philip Leverhulme Prize[16], a science award[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 2001[45]; and Mulheres na Ciência[17], an award[46], in Portugal[47], founded in 2016[48].

Why It Matters

Alexandra Silva ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Georgiana Caltais[51], a computer scientist[52], b. 1984[53].

FAQs

Where was Alexandra Silva born?

Alexandra Silva was born in Chaves[2].

What did Alexandra Silva do for work?

Alexandra Silva worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Alexandra Silva go to school?

Alexandra Silva was educated at University of Minho[10] and Radboud University[11].

What awards did Alexandra Silva receive?

Honors received include Presburger Award[14], Roger Needham Award[15], Philip Leverhulme Prize[16], and Mulheres na Ciência[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . lmcs.episciences.org. Retrieved . lmcs.episciences.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] . lmcs.episciences.org. Retrieved . lmcs.episciences.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . eatcs.org. eatcs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ucl.ac.uk. ucl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ucl.ac.uk. ucl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . cienciaviva.pt. cienciaviva.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [18] . theiet.org. theiet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . alexandrasilva.org. alexandrasilva.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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