# Alma Whitten

> Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University 2004

**Wikidata**: [Q102311352](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102311352)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/alma-whitten

## Summary
Alma Whitten is a female computer scientist who earned her Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 2004 under the supervision of J. D. Tygar. Her occupation is computer scientist, and she is identified in scholarly databases by her DBLP, Google Scholar, and Mathematics Genealogy Project IDs.

## Biography
- Education: Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University 2004  
- Field(s): computer science  

## Contributions
The source material does not list specific contributions such as papers, products, patents, or open‑source projects for Alma Whitten.

## FAQs
**What is Alma Whitten’s occupation?**  
Alma Whitten is a computer scientist.

**What is Alma Whitten’s educational background?**  
She received a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 2004.

**Who was Alma Whitten’s doctoral advisor?**  
Her doctoral advisor was J. D. Tygar.

**What identifiers are associated with Alma Whitten in academic databases?**  
She has a DBLP author ID of 37/10906, a Google Scholar author ID of ITinOsQAAAAJ, and a Mathematics Genealogy Project ID of 111697.

**How is Alma Whitten described in Wikidata?**  
Her Wikidata description is “Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University 2004”.

**What is Alma Whitten’s sex or gender?**  
She is female.

## Why They Matter
As a computer scientist, Alma Whitten’s work contributes to the theoretical foundations of information and computation, which underpins the design of computational systems and advances the field of computer science. Her Ph.D. training at Carnegie Mellon University under J. D. Tygar places her within a lineage of scholars who shape core computing principles. The identifiers attached to her name in DBLP, Google Scholar, and the Mathematics Genealogy Project enable the tracking of her scholarly influence and facilitate discovery of her contributions by researchers worldwide.

## Notable For
- Earned a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 2004  
- Doctoral advisor: J. D. Tygar  
- Female computer scientist  
- DBLP author ID: 37/10906  
- Google Scholar author ID: ITinOsQAAAAJ  
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 111697  

## Body
### Personal Information
Alma Whitten is a female individual identified as a human instance. Her given name is Alma and her family name is Whitten.

### Education
Alma Whitten earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree from Carnegie Mellon University in the year 2004.

### Doctoral Advisor
Her doctoral advisor was J. D. Tygar, as recorded in academic sources.

### Occupation and Field
Alma Whitten’s occupation is computer scientist. The primary field associated with this occupation is computer science.

### Scholarly Identifiers
- DBLP author ID: 37/10906  
- Google Scholar author ID: ITinOsQAAAAJ  
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 111697  

### Wikidata Description
The Wikidata entry for Alma Whitten contains the description: “Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University 2004”.  

These facts constitute the complete set of information available from the provided source material about Alma Whitten. No additional details such as birth date, place of birth, nationality, employers, specific publications, awards, or other biographical elements are present in the source, and therefore they are not included in this entry.

## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project