C. J. van Rijsbergen

Dutch computer scientist
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C. J. van Rijsbergen

Summary

C. J. van Rijsbergen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rotterdam[2]. He was born on January 1, 1943[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • C. J. van Rijsbergen's place of birth was Rotterdam[2].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen was born on January 1, 1943[3].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • English was C. J. van Rijsbergen's native language[8].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen worked as an engineer[5].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen's field of work was information retrieval[9].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen's education included a stint at University of Western Australia[10].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen was educated at University of Cambridge[11].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen's doctoral advisor was John Kenneth Montague Moody[12].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen received the Gerard Salton Award[13].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen received the Tony Kent Strix award[14].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen was a member of UK Computing Research Committee[17].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen is recorded as male[18].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen supervised W. Bruce Croft as a doctoral student[20].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen supervised David John Harper as a doctoral student[21].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen supervised Christina Lioma as a doctoral student[22].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen supervised Sachi Arafat as a doctoral student[23].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen supervised Fabio Crestani as a doctoral student[24].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen supervised Frank Hopfgartner as a doctoral student[25].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen supervised Alan Smeaton as a doctoral student[26].
  • C. J. van Rijsbergen supervised Mark Andrew Sanderson as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

C. J. van Rijsbergen's place of birth was Rotterdam[2]. He was born on January 1, 1943[3]. English was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at University of Western Australia[10], a public university[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1911[30], headquartered in Perth[31] and University of Cambridge[11], a collegiate university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1209[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. C. J. van Rijsbergen's doctoral advisor was John Kenneth Montague Moody[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. C. J. van Rijsbergen's field of work was information retrieval[9]. Doctoral students include W. Bruce Croft[20], a computer scientist[36], b. 1952[37], of United States[38], awarded the Gerard Salton Award[39]; David John Harper[21]; Christina Lioma[22], a researcher[40], b. 2000[41]; Sachi Arafat[23]; Fabio Crestani[24], a researcher[42], b. 1962[43]; and Frank Hopfgartner[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Gerard Salton Award[13], an award[44]; Tony Kent Strix award[14], an award[45], in United Kingdom[46], founded in 1998[47]; and ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[48].

Why It Matters

C. J. van Rijsbergen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

His notable doctoral advisees include Alan Smeaton[50], a computer scientist[51], awarded the Tony Kent Strix award[52]; Christina Lioma[53], a researcher[54], b. 2000[55]; and W. Bruce Croft[56], a computer scientist[57], b. 1952[58], of United States[59], awarded the Gerard Salton Award[60].

FAQs

Where was C. J. van Rijsbergen born?

C. J. van Rijsbergen's place of birth was Rotterdam[2].

What did C. J. van Rijsbergen do for work?

C. J. van Rijsbergen worked as computer scientist[4] and engineer[5].

Where did C. J. van Rijsbergen go to school?

C. J. van Rijsbergen was educated at University of Western Australia[10] and University of Cambridge[11].

What awards did C. J. van Rijsbergen receive?

Honors received include Gerard Salton Award[13], Tony Kent Strix award[14], and ACM Fellow[15].

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  2. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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