David Parnas

Summary

David Parnas is a human^[1]. Born in Plattsburgh^[2], he… he was born on +1941-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• David Parnas's place of birth was Plattsburgh^[2].
• David Parnas was born on +1941-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3].
• David Parnas held citizenship in Canada^[8].
• David Parnas worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• David Parnas worked as an engineer^[5].
• David Parnas worked as a university teacher^[6].
• David Parnas's field of work was software engineering^[9].
• Among David Parnas's employers was McMaster University^[10].
• Among David Parnas's employers was Carnegie Mellon University^[11].
• Among David Parnas's employers was University of Limerick^[12].
• Among David Parnas's employers was Technical University of Darmstadt^[13].
• David Parnas's doctoral advisor was Alan Perlis^[14].
• David Parnas's doctoral advisor was Everard Mott Williams^[15].
• David Parnas received the Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility^[16].
• David Parnas received the ACM Fellow^[17].
• David Parnas received the honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[18].
• David Parnas received the Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain^[19].
• David Parnas received the honorary doctor of the Vienna Technical University^[20].
• David Parnas received the Harlan D. Mills Award^[21].
• David Parnas was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[22].
• David Parnas was a member of Royal Society of Canada^[23].
• David Parnas was a member of Royal Irish Academy^[24].
• David Parnas's image is recorded as David Parnas.jpg^[25].
• David Parnas is recorded as male^[26].
• David Parnas's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

David Parnas's place of birth was Plattsburgh^[2]. He was born on +1941-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Alan Perlis^[14], a mathematician^[28], 1922–1990^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Turing Award^[31], specialised in computer science^[32] and Everard Mott Williams^[15], an inventor^[33], 1915–1972^[34], of United States^[35]. David Parnas earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. David Parnas's field of work was software engineering^[9]. Employers include McMaster University^[10], a public research university^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 1887^[39]; Carnegie Mellon University^[11], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1900^[42], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[43]; University of Limerick^[12], a university^[44], in Ireland^[45], founded in 1972^[46]; and Technical University of Darmstadt^[13], a public university^[47], in Germany^[48], founded in 1877^[49]. Doctoral students include Richard J. Lipton^[50], a computer scientist^[51], b. 1946^[52], of United States^[53], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[54]; Steven M. Bellovin^[55], a computer scientist^[56], b. 2000^[57], of United States^[58]; and Ramesh Bharadwaj^[59].

Recognition

Awards received include Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility^[16], an award^[60], founded in 1987^[61]; ACM Fellow^[17], a fellowship award^[62]; honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[18], an award^[63], in Switzerland^[64]; Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain^[19], an award^[65], in Belgium^[66], founded in 1835^[67]; honorary doctor of the Vienna Technical University^[20], an award^[68], in Austria^[69]; and Harlan D. Mills Award^[21], an award^[70], founded in 1999^[71].

Why It Matters

David Parnas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]

His notable doctoral advisees include Richard J. Lipton^[74], a computer scientist^[75], b. 1946^[76], of United States^[77], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[78] and Steven M. Bellovin^[79], a computer scientist^[80], b. 2000^[81], of United States^[82].

FAQs

Where was David Parnas born?

Born in Plattsburgh^[2], David Parnas…

What did David Parnas do for work?

David Parnas worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6].

What awards did David Parnas receive?

Honors received include Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility^[16], ACM Fellow^[17], honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[18], and Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain^[19].