Cynthia Dwork

American computer scientist
Person human Q11580
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Cynthia Dwork

Summary

Cynthia Dwork is a human[1]. She was born on June 27, 1958[2]. She worked as a computer scientist[3]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Cynthia Dwork was born on June 27, 1958[2].
  • Cynthia Dwork's father was Bernard Dwork[5].
  • Cynthia Dwork held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Cynthia Dwork worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Among Cynthia Dwork's employers was Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[7].
  • Cynthia Dwork's doctoral advisor was John Edward Hopcroft[8].
  • Cynthia Dwork received the Dijkstra Prize[9].
  • Cynthia Dwork received the Gödel Prize[10].
  • Cynthia Dwork received the ACM Fellow[11].
  • Cynthia Dwork received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].
  • Cynthia Dwork received the Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[13].
  • Cynthia Dwork received the Knuth Prize[14].
  • Cynthia Dwork was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • Cynthia Dwork was a member of National Academy of Engineering[16].
  • Cynthia Dwork was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[17].
  • Cynthia Dwork was a member of National Academy of Sciences[18].
  • Cynthia Dwork was a member of American Philosophical Society[19].
  • Cynthia Dwork was influenced by John Edward Hopcroft[20].
  • Cynthia Dwork is recorded as female[21].
  • Cynthia Dwork's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Cynthia Dwork's Commons category is recorded as Cynthia Dwork[23].
  • Cynthia Dwork earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[24].
  • Cynthia Dwork's family name is recorded as Dwork[25].
  • Cynthia Dwork's given name is recorded as Cynthia[26].
  • Cynthia Dwork's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Cynthia Dwork was born on June 27, 1958[2]. Her father was Bernard Dwork[5].

Education

Cynthia Dwork's doctoral advisor was John Edward Hopcroft[8]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[24].

Career and Affiliations

Cynthia Dwork's professions included computer scientist[3]. Among her employers was Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Dijkstra Prize[9], a science award[28], in Internationality[29], founded in 2000[30]; Gödel Prize[10], a science award[31], founded in 1992[32]; ACM Fellow[11], a fellowship award[33]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12], a fellowship award[34]; Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[13], an award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1923[37]; and Knuth Prize[14], a science award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1996[40].

Why It Matters

Cynthia Dwork ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).[4] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Who were Cynthia Dwork's parents?

Cynthia Dwork's father was Bernard Dwork[5].

What did Cynthia Dwork do for work?

Cynthia Dwork worked as computer scientist[3].

What awards did Cynthia Dwork receive?

Honors received include Dijkstra Prize[9], Gödel Prize[10], ACM Fellow[11], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . dwork.seas.harvard.edu. dwork.seas.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . podc.org. Retrieved . podc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . sigact.org. Retrieved . sigact.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . sigact.org. sigact.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] . NUKAT. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . 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
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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