David C. Parkes

British-American computer scientist
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David C. Parkes

Summary

David C. Parkes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sidcup[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and academic[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David C. Parkes's place of birth was Sidcup[2].
  • David C. Parkes held citizenship in United States[6].
  • David C. Parkes worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • David C. Parkes worked as an academic[4].
  • David C. Parkes's field of work was computer science[7].
  • David C. Parkes held the position of professor[8].
  • David C. Parkes was employed by Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[9].
  • David C. Parkes's education included a stint at University of Oxford[10].
  • David C. Parkes was educated at University of Pennsylvania[11].
  • David C. Parkes's doctoral advisor was Lyle H. Ungar[12].
  • David C. Parkes received the Thouron Award[13].
  • David C. Parkes received the Alfred P. Sloan Fellow[14].
  • David C. Parkes received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15].
  • David C. Parkes received the AAAI Fellow[16].
  • David C. Parkes received the ACM Fellow[17].
  • David C. Parkes was a member of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica[18].
  • David C. Parkes was a member of Computing Research Association[19].
  • David C. Parkes was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[20].
  • David C. Parkes was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[21].
  • David C. Parkes is recorded as male[22].
  • David C. Parkes's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • David C. Parkes supervised Christopher Thorpe as a doctoral student[24].
  • David C. Parkes supervised Jeffrey Shneidman as a doctoral student[25].
  • David C. Parkes supervised Hossein Azari Soufiani as a doctoral student[26].
  • David C. Parkes supervised Sven Seuken as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Sidcup[2], David C. Parkes…

Education

Educated at University of Oxford[10], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1096[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and University of Pennsylvania[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1740[34], headquartered in Philadelphia[35]. David C. Parkes's doctoral advisor was Lyle H. Ungar[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and academic[4]. David C. Parkes's field of work was computer science[7]. He was employed by Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[9]. He held the position of professor[8]. Doctoral students include Christopher Thorpe[24], a computer scientist[36]; Jeffrey Shneidman[25], a computer scientist[37]; Hossein Azari Soufiani[26], a computer scientist[38]; and Sven Seuken[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Thouron Award[13], an award[39]; Alfred P. Sloan Fellow[14]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15], a fellowship award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1874[42]; AAAI Fellow[16], a science award[43], in United States[44]; and ACM Fellow[17], a fellowship award[45].

Why It Matters

David C. Parkes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

His notable doctoral advisees include Christopher Thorpe[47], a computer scientist[48]; Jeffrey Shneidman[49], a computer scientist[50]; and Hossein Azari Soufiani[51], a computer scientist[52].

FAQs

Where was David C. Parkes born?

David C. Parkes was born in Sidcup[2].

What did David C. Parkes do for work?

David C. Parkes worked as computer scientist[3] and academic[4].

Where did David C. Parkes go to school?

David C. Parkes was educated at University of Oxford[10] and University of Pennsylvania[11].

What awards did David C. Parkes receive?

Honors received include Thouron Award[13], Alfred P. Sloan Fellow[14], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15], and AAAI Fellow[16].

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  11. [9] . parkes.seas.harvard.edu. parkes.seas.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [19] . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [52] . 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. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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