Barbara Simons

American computer scientist
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Barbara Simons

Summary

Barbara Simons is a human[1]. She was born in Boston[2]. She was born on +1941-01-26T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Boston[2], Barbara Simons…
  • Barbara Simons was born on +1941-01-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Barbara Simons held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Barbara Simons worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Barbara Simons's field of work was computer science[7].
  • Barbara Simons held the position of president[8].
  • Barbara Simons was employed by IBM Almaden Research Center[9].
  • Barbara Simons's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[10].
  • Barbara Simons was educated at Wellesley College[11].
  • Barbara Simons's doctoral advisor was Richard M. Karp[12].
  • Barbara Simons received the EFF Award[13].
  • Barbara Simons received the Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility[14].
  • Barbara Simons received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Barbara Simons was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Barbara Simons's image is recorded as Barbara Simons 1.jpg[17].
  • Barbara Simons is recorded as female[18].
  • Barbara Simons's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Barbara Simons's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110695174[20].
  • Barbara Simons's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69516520[21].
  • Barbara Simons's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90693747[22].
  • Barbara Simons's IdRef ID is recorded as 16672842X[23].
  • Barbara Simons's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35845049[24].
  • Barbara Simons's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 106237[25].
  • Barbara Simons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03q1mw[26].
  • Barbara Simons's family name is recorded as Simons[27].

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Origins and Family

Barbara Simons was born in Boston[2]. She was born on +1941-01-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[10], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and Wellesley College[11], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1870[34]. Barbara Simons's doctoral advisor was Richard M. Karp[12].

Career and Affiliations

Barbara Simons worked as a computer scientist[4]. Her field of work was computer science[7]. Among her employers was IBM Almaden Research Center[9]. She held the position of president[8].

Recognition

Awards received include EFF Award[13], a science award[35], founded in 1992[36]; Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility[14], an award[37], founded in 1987[38]; and ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[39].

Why It Matters

Barbara Simons ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[5] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Barbara Simons born?

Barbara Simons's place of birth was Boston[2].

What did Barbara Simons do for work?

Barbara Simons worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Barbara Simons go to school?

Barbara Simons was educated at University of California, Berkeley[10] and Wellesley College[11].

What awards did Barbara Simons receive?

Honors received include EFF Award[13], Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility[14], and ACM Fellow[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . startribune.com. startribune.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . eff.org. Retrieved . eff.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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