Allan Borodin

American computer scientist
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Summary

Allan Borodin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Canada[2]. He was born on January 1, 1941[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Allan Borodin was born in Canada[2].
  • Allan Borodin was born on January 1, 1941[3].
  • Allan Borodin held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Allan Borodin worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Allan Borodin worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Among Allan Borodin's employers was University of Toronto[8].
  • Allan Borodin was educated at Cornell University[9].
  • Allan Borodin's education included a stint at Rutgers University[10].
  • Allan Borodin's education included a stint at Stevens Institute of Technology[11].
  • Allan Borodin's doctoral advisor was Juris Hartmanis[12].
  • Allan Borodin's doctoral advisor was Robert Lee Constable[13].
  • Allan Borodin received the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize[14].
  • Allan Borodin received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Allan Borodin received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[16].
  • Allan Borodin received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17].
  • Allan Borodin received the Member of the Order of Canada[18].
  • Allan Borodin was a member of Royal Society of Canada[19].
  • Allan Borodin was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[20].
  • Allan Borodin was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[21].
  • Allan Borodin is recorded as male[22].
  • Allan Borodin's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Allan Borodin supervised David G. Kirkpatrick as a doctoral student[24].
  • Allan Borodin supervised Martin Paul Tompa as a doctoral student[25].
  • Allan Borodin supervised Dimitris Achlioptas as a doctoral student[26].
  • Allan Borodin supervised Joseph Garnet Peters as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Allan Borodin's place of birth was Canada[2]. He was born on January 1, 1941[3].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1865[30], headquartered in Ithaca[31]; Rutgers University[10], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1766[34]; and Stevens Institute of Technology[11], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1870[37]. Doctoral advisors include Juris Hartmanis[12], a mathematician[38], 1928–2022[39], of Latvia[40], awarded the Turing Award[41], specialised in informatics[42] and Robert Lee Constable[13], a computer scientist[43], b. 1952[44], of United States[45], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Allan Borodin was employed by University of Toronto[8]. Doctoral students include David G. Kirkpatrick[24], a computer scientist[47], b. 1953[48], of Canada[49], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[50]; Martin Paul Tompa[25]; Dimitris Achlioptas[26], a researcher[51]; Joseph Garnet Peters[27]; Pierre Murdock McKenzie[52]; and Ran El-Yaniv[53], b. 1962[54].

Recognition

Awards received include CRM-Fields-PIMS prize[14], an award[55], in Canada[56], founded in 1994[57]; ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[58], in United States[59]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[16], a fellowship award[60], in Canada[61]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17], a fellowship award[62], in United States[63], founded in 1874[64]; and Member of the Order of Canada[18], a grade of an order[65], in Canada[66].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Allan Borodin include gap theorem[67], a theorem[68].

Why It Matters

Allan Borodin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

Entities named for him include gap theorem[67], a theorem[68].

His notable doctoral advisees include Ian Munro[71], a computer scientist[72], b. 1947[73], of Canada[74], awarded the ACM Fellow[75]; David G. Kirkpatrick[76], a computer scientist[77], b. 1953[78], of Canada[79], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[80]; and Panayiotis Tsaparas[81], a computer scientist[82], b. 1973[83], of Greece[84].

FAQs

Where was Allan Borodin born?

Born in Canada[2].

What did Allan Borodin do for work?

Allan Borodin worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Allan Borodin go to school?

Allan Borodin was educated at Cornell University[9], Rutgers University[10], and Stevens Institute of Technology[11].

What awards did Allan Borodin receive?

Honors received include CRM-Fields-PIMS prize[14], ACM Fellow[15], Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[16], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17].

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