Alfred Spector

Summary

Alfred Spector is a human^[1]. He was born on +1954-10-14T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3] and university teacher^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Alfred Spector was born on +1954-10-14T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Alfred Spector held citizenship in United States^[6].
• Alfred Spector worked as a computer scientist^[3].
• Alfred Spector's professions included university teacher^[4].
• Alfred Spector's field of work was computer science^[7].
• Alfred Spector's field of work was computer network^[8].
• Alfred Spector's field of work was computer architecture^[9].
• Alfred Spector's field of work was data^[10].
• Among Alfred Spector's employers was IBM^[11].
• Alfred Spector was employed by Carnegie Mellon University^[12].
• Alfred Spector's education included a stint at Harvard University^[13].
• Alfred Spector's education included a stint at Stanford University^[14].
• Alfred Spector was educated at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[15].
• Alfred Spector's doctoral advisor was Forest Baskett^[16].
• Alfred Spector received the ACM Software System Award^[17].
• Alfred Spector received the Tsutomu Kanai Award^[18].
• Alfred Spector received the ACM Fellow^[19].
• Alfred Spector was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[20].
• Alfred Spector's image is recorded as Headshot of Alfred Spector.jpg^[21].
• Alfred Spector is recorded as male^[22].
• Alfred Spector's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Alfred Spector supervised Randy Pausch as a doctoral student^[24].
• Alfred Spector supervised Joshua Bloch as a doctoral student^[25].
• Alfred Spector supervised Jeff Eppinger as a doctoral student^[26].
• Alfred Spector supervised Michael Wayne Young as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Alfred Spector was born on +1954-10-14T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[13], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Stanford University^[14], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1885^[34], headquartered in Stanford^[35]; and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[15], an academic institution^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1847^[38]. Alfred Spector's doctoral advisor was Forest Baskett^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[3] and university teacher^[4]. Fields of work include computer science^[7], an academic discipline^[39]; computer network^[8], in South Korea^[40]; computer architecture^[9], a concept^[41]; and data^[10]. Employers include IBM^[11], a software company^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1911^[44], headquartered in Armonk^[45] and Carnegie Mellon University^[12], a private university^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1900^[48], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[49]. Doctoral students include Randy Pausch^[24], a motivational speaker^[50], 1960–2008^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the Presidential Young Investigator Award^[53], specialised in informatics^[54]; Joshua Bloch^[25], an engineer^[55], b. 1961^[56], of United States^[57]; Jeff Eppinger^[26], a computer scientist^[58], b. 1960^[59], of United States^[60]; Michael Wayne Young^[27]; Andrew Blair Hastings^[61]; and Craig Fulmer Everhart^[62].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Software System Award^[17], a science award^[63], founded in 1983^[64]; Tsutomu Kanai Award^[18], an award^[65], founded in 1997^[66]; and ACM Fellow^[19], a fellowship award^[67].

Why It Matters

Alfred Spector ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[5] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

His notable doctoral advisees include Randy Pausch^[69], a motivational speaker^[70], 1960–2008^[71], of United States^[72], awarded the Presidential Young Investigator Award^[73], specialised in informatics^[74]; Joshua Bloch^[75], an engineer^[76], b. 1961^[77], of United States^[78]; and Jeff Eppinger^[79], a computer scientist^[80], b. 1960^[81], of United States^[82].

FAQs

What did Alfred Spector do for work?

Alfred Spector worked as computer scientist^[3] and university teacher^[4].

Where did Alfred Spector go to school?

Alfred Spector was educated at Harvard University^[13], Stanford University^[14], and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[15].

What awards did Alfred Spector receive?

Honors received include ACM Software System Award^[17], Tsutomu Kanai Award^[18], and ACM Fellow^[19].