Alexandra Silva

Portuguese computer scientist
Person human Q30573890
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Summary

Alexandra Silva is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Chaves[2]. She was born on 1984[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4] and logician[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Alexandra Silva's place of birth was Chaves[2].
  • Alexandra Silva was born on 1984[3].
  • Alexandra Silva was born on February 11, 1984[7].
  • Alexandra Silva held citizenship in Portugal[8].
  • Portuguese was Alexandra Silva's native language[9].
  • Alexandra Silva's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Alexandra Silva's professions included logician[5].
  • Alexandra Silva's field of work was computer science[10].
  • Alexandra Silva was employed by University College London[11].
  • Alexandra Silva's education included a stint at University of Minho[12].
  • Alexandra Silva was educated at Radboud University[13].
  • Alexandra Silva's doctoral advisor was Jan Rutten[14].
  • Alexandra Silva's doctoral advisor was Marcello Maria Bonsangue[15].
  • Alexandra Silva received the Presburger Award[16].
  • Alexandra Silva received the Roger Needham Award[17].
  • Alexandra Silva received the Philip Leverhulme Prize[18].
  • Alexandra Silva received the Mulheres na Ciência[19].
  • Alexandra Silva was a member of UK Computing Research Committee[20].
  • Alexandra Silva was a member of SIGLOG[21].
  • Alexandra Silva is recorded as female[22].
  • Alexandra Silva's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Alexandra Silva supervised Young-Joo Moon as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alexandra Silva supervised Georgiana Caltais as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alexandra Silva supervised Joshua Samuel Moerman as a doctoral student[26].
  • Alexandra Silva's family name is recorded as Silva[27].

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Origins and Family

Alexandra Silva was born in Chaves[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1984[3] and February 11, 1984[7]. Portuguese was her native language[9].

Education

Educated at University of Minho[12], a public university[28], in Portugal[29], founded in 1973[30], headquartered in Gualtar[31] and Radboud University[13], a university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1923[34]. Doctoral advisors include Jan Rutten[14], a computer scientist[35], b. 1959[36] and Marcello Maria Bonsangue[15], a computer scientist[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and logician[5]. Alexandra Silva's field of work was computer science[10]. She was employed by University College London[11]. Doctoral students include Young-Joo Moon[24]; Georgiana Caltais[25], a computer scientist[38], b. 1984[39]; and Joshua Samuel Moerman[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Presburger Award[16], a science award[40], founded in 2010[41]; Roger Needham Award[17], an award[42]; Philip Leverhulme Prize[18], a science award[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 2001[45]; and Mulheres na Ciência[19], 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 (37 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] She is known by 5 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] and logician[5].

Where did Alexandra Silva go to school?

Alexandra Silva was educated at University of Minho[12] and Radboud University[13].

What awards did Alexandra Silva receive?

Honors received include Presburger Award[16], Roger Needham Award[17], Philip Leverhulme Prize[18], and Mulheres na Ciência[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . lmcs.episciences.org. Retrieved . lmcs.episciences.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . siglog.org. siglog.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] ↑ . eatcs.org. eatcs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . ucl.ac.uk. ucl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . ucl.ac.uk. ucl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . cienciaviva.pt. cienciaviva.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . theiet.org. theiet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . siglog.org. siglog.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . alexandrasilva.org. alexandrasilva.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

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