David DeWitt

American computer scientist
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David DeWitt

Summary

David DeWitt is a human[1]. His place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David DeWitt was born in United States[2].
  • David DeWitt was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David DeWitt held citizenship in United States[6].
  • David DeWitt worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • David DeWitt was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • David DeWitt was educated at University of Michigan[8].
  • David DeWitt's doctoral advisor was William Ewing Riddle[9].
  • David DeWitt received the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award[10].
  • David DeWitt received the ACM Software System Award[11].
  • David DeWitt received the SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award[12].
  • David DeWitt received the ACM Fellow[13].
  • David DeWitt was a member of National Academy of Engineering[14].
  • David DeWitt was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[15].
  • David DeWitt's image is recorded as DavidDeWitt.jpg[16].
  • David DeWitt is recorded as male[17].
  • David DeWitt's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • David DeWitt supervised Navin Kabra as a doctoral student[19].
  • David DeWitt supervised Biswadeep Nag as a doctoral student[20].
  • David DeWitt supervised Setrag Khoshafian as a doctoral student[21].
  • David DeWitt supervised Anastasia Ailamaki as a doctoral student[22].
  • David DeWitt supervised Johan Larson as a doctoral student[23].
  • David DeWitt supervised Jie-Bing Yu as a doctoral student[24].
  • David DeWitt supervised Jianjun Chen as a doctoral student[25].
  • David DeWitt supervised Neoklis Polyzotis as a doctoral student[26].
  • David DeWitt supervised Feng Tian as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in United States[2], David DeWitt… he was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

David DeWitt was educated at University of Michigan[8]. His doctoral advisor was William Ewing Riddle[9].

Career and Affiliations

David DeWitt's professions included computer scientist[4]. Among his employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7]. Doctoral students include Navin Kabra[19]; Biswadeep Nag[20]; Setrag Khoshafian[21]; Anastasia Ailamaki[22], a computer scientist[28], b. 1968[29], of Greece[30], awarded the ACM Fellow[31], specialised in computer scientist[32]; Johan Larson[23]; and Jie-Bing Yu[24].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award[10], a technical field award[33], founded in 1976[34]; ACM Software System Award[11], a science award[35], founded in 1983[36]; SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award[12], a science award[37], founded in 1992[38]; and ACM Fellow[13], a fellowship award[39].

Why It Matters

David DeWitt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

His notable doctoral advisees include Rakesh Agrawal[41], a computer scientist[42], b. 2000[43], awarded the SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award[44]; Anastasia Ailamaki[45], a computer scientist[46], b. 1968[47], of Greece[48], awarded the ACM Fellow[49], specialised in computer scientist[50]; Donovan Schneider[51], a computer scientist[52], of United States[53], awarded the ACM Software System Award[54]; Shahram Ghandeharizadeh[55], a computer scientist[56], of United States[57], awarded the ACM Software System Award[58]; and Hui-I Hsiao[59], a computer scientist[60], awarded the ACM Software System Award[61].

FAQs

Where was David DeWitt born?

Born in United States[2], David DeWitt…

What did David DeWitt do for work?

David DeWitt worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did David DeWitt go to school?

David DeWitt was educated at University of Michigan[8].

What awards did David DeWitt receive?

Honors received include IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award[10], ACM Software System Award[11], SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award[12], and ACM Fellow[13].

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Class ancestry

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

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

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