Alfred Aho

Summary

Alfred Aho is a human^[1]. Born in Timmins^[2], he… he was born on +1941-08-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and programmer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Alfred Aho was born in Timmins^[2].
• Alfred Aho was born on +1941-08-09T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Alfred Aho held citizenship in Canada^[8].
• Alfred Aho's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Alfred Aho's professions included engineer^[5].
• Alfred Aho worked as a programmer^[6].
• Alfred Aho's field of work was computer science^[9].
• Alfred Aho was employed by Columbia University^[10].
• Alfred Aho's education included a stint at University of Toronto^[11].
• Alfred Aho's education included a stint at Princeton University^[12].
• Alfred Aho's doctoral advisor was John Edward Hopcroft^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Alfred Aho is Principles of Compiler Design^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Alfred Aho is Q213970^[15].
• Alfred Aho received the IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[16].
• Alfred Aho received the ACM Fellow^[17].
• Alfred Aho received the IEEE Fellow^[18].
• Alfred Aho received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• Alfred Aho received the Turing Award^[20].
• Alfred Aho received the C&C Prize^[21].
• Alfred Aho was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[22].
• Alfred Aho was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23].
• Alfred Aho was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[24].
• Alfred Aho was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[25].
• Alfred Aho is recorded as male^[26].
• Alfred Aho's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

Alfred Aho's place of birth was Timmins^[2]. He was born on +1941-08-09T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Toronto^[11], a public research university^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1827^[30], headquartered in Toronto^[31] and Princeton University^[12], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1746^[34], headquartered in Princeton^[35]. Alfred Aho's doctoral advisor was John Edward Hopcroft^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and programmer^[6]. Alfred Aho's field of work was computer science^[9]. Among his employers was Columbia University^[10]. Doctoral students include Krysta Svore^[36], a computer scientist^[37], b. 1979^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[40]; Marcio O. Buss^[41]; Gaurav Singh Kc^[42]; and Marc Eaddy^[43].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Principles of Compiler Design^[14], a written work^[44], written by Alfred Aho^[45] and Q213970^[15], a standard UNIX utility or command^[46], founded in 1977^[47]. Things named for him include Aho–Corasick algorithm^[48], an exact string-matching algorithm^[49].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[16], a science award^[50], founded in 1992^[51]; ACM Fellow^[17], a fellowship award^[52]; IEEE Fellow^[18], a science award^[53]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19], a fellowship award^[54]; Turing Award^[20], a science award^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1966^[57]; and C&C Prize^[21], an award^[58], in Japan^[59], founded in 1985^[60].

Why It Matters

Alfred Aho ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

He is credited with the discovery of Aho–Corasick algorithm^[63], an exact string-matching algorithm^[64] and indexed language^[65]. Works attributed to him include Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools^[66], a written work^[67], written by him^[68] and Principles of Compiler Design^[69], a written work^[70], written by him^[71]. Entities named for him include Aho–Corasick algorithm^[48], an exact string-matching algorithm^[49].

His notable doctoral advisees include Krysta Svore^[72], a computer scientist^[73], b. 1979^[74], of United States^[75], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[76].

FAQs

Where was Alfred Aho born?

Alfred Aho's place of birth was Timmins^[2].

What did Alfred Aho do for work?

Alfred Aho worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and programmer^[6].

Where did Alfred Aho go to school?

Alfred Aho was educated at University of Toronto^[11] and Princeton University^[12].

What awards did Alfred Aho receive?

Honors received include IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[16], ACM Fellow^[17], IEEE Fellow^[18], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].

What did Alfred Aho discover?

Alfred Aho is credited as discoverer of Aho–Corasick algorithm^[63] and indexed language^[65].