# David Jacobs

> Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1992

**Wikidata**: [Q102367747](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102367747)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-jacobs

## Summary
David Jacobs is a computer scientist and university teacher who earned a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992. He has held research positions at NEC Laboratories America and has been on the faculty of the University of Maryland since 2002.

## Biography
- Born: not specified in the provided sources
- Nationality: not specified in the provided sources
- Education: Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1992); educated at Yale University (degree and year not specified in the provided sources)
- Known for: academic and research career in computer science; Ph.D. from MIT (1992)
- Employer(s): University of Maryland (faculty, 2002–present); NEC Laboratories America (researcher, 1992–2002); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (staff/research, 1986–1992); Control Data Corporation (1982–1985)
- Field(s): computer science; university teaching

## Contributions
The provided source material does not list specific papers, patents, products, or standards attributed to David Jacobs. What is documented is his academic and research trajectory: he completed a Ph.D. at MIT in 1992 under doctoral advisor Eric Grimson and subsequently held a research appointment at NEC Laboratories America from 1992 to 2002. In 2002 he joined the University of Maryland faculty, where he is listed as a computer scientist and university teacher. His public professional profiles and identifiers include a personal website (https://www.cs.umd.edu/~djacobs/), a curriculum vitae (https://www.cs.umd.edu/~djacobs/cv-umd.pdf), a DBLP author id (j/DavidWJacobs), an IEEE Xplore author id (37317549000), an MR author id (329399), and a Mathematics Genealogy Project id (149027). These records indicate an active research and publication presence, but the specific titles, years, and impacts of individual publications or projects are not included in the supplied material.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is David Jacobs?
A: David Jacobs is a computer scientist and university teacher who earned his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992 and has been a faculty member at the University of Maryland since 2002.

### Q: Where did David Jacobs receive his doctoral training and who advised him?
A: He received a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992. His doctoral advisor was Eric Grimson.

### Q: Where has David Jacobs worked?
A: His documented employers include Control Data Corporation (1982–1985), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1986–1992), NEC Laboratories America (1992–2002), and the University of Maryland (starting in 2002).

## Why They Matter
Based on the provided records, David Jacobs has had a sustained role in computer science research and education through multi-decade appointments in industry research and academia. Completing a Ph.D. at MIT in 1992 places him in a lineage that includes Eric Grimson as doctoral advisor, linking him to established research networks. His decade at NEC Laboratories America situates him within industrial research efforts in the United States during the 1990s and early 2000s. Since 2002, his faculty position at the University of Maryland indicates an ongoing role in training students and contributing to the university’s research output. The presence of multiple author and researcher identifiers (DBLP, IEEE Xplore, Math Genealogy, MR author id) signals a published research record and integration into bibliographic and citation databases used by the field. Without more detailed publication or patent data in the supplied sources, the specific technical advances and their downstream effects cannot be enumerated here, but the documented career path demonstrates long-term involvement in shaping computer science research and education.

## Notable For
- Earning a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992.
- Serving as a researcher at NEC Laboratories America from 1992 to 2002.
- Serving on the faculty of the University of Maryland from 2002 onward.
- Being advised in doctoral studies by Eric Grimson (doctoral advisor).
- Presence in major bibliographic/author databases: DBLP (j/DavidWJacobs), IEEE Xplore (author id 37317549000), MR author id 329399, Mathematics Genealogy Project id 149027.

## Body
### Education
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992.
- Educated at Yale University (specific degree and year not specified in provided sources).
- Doctoral advisor: Eric Grimson.

### Academic and Industry Career
- Control Data Corporation, employee, 1982–1985.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, staff/research role, 1986–1992.
- NEC Laboratories America, researcher, 1992–2002.
- University of Maryland, faculty (computer scientist and university teacher), start year 2002.

### Professional Identifiers and Online Presence
- Personal website: https://www.cs.umd.edu/~djacobs/ (English).
- Curriculum vitae: https://www.cs.umd.edu/~djacobs/cv-umd.pdf (English).
- DBLP author id: j/DavidWJacobs.
- IEEE Xplore author id: 37317549000.
- MR author id: 329399.
- Mathematics Genealogy Project id: 149027.

### Research Record and Publications
- The provided material lists author and indexing identifiers that indicate a publication record exists (DBLP, IEEE Xplore, MR, Math Genealogy).
- Specific publication titles, years, venues, patents, or project names are not included in the supplied sources and therefore are not enumerated here.

### Miscellaneous
- Sex/gender: male (as specified in source data).
- Family name: Jacobs.
- Wikidata description (as recorded in the source): "Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1992."

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## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project
2. [Source](https://www.cs.umd.edu/~djacobs/cv-umd.pdf)