Dawson Engler

computer scientist
Person human Q32772993
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Summary

Dawson Engler was born on 1950[1]. He has worked as a university teacher[2], computer scientist[3], and academic[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: computer science[6]
  • Employer: Stanford University[7]
  • Educated at: Arizona State University[8], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9]
  • Doctoral advisor: Frans Kaashoek[10]
  • Award received: Mark Weiser Award[11], Grace Murray Hopper Award[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Doctoral student: Madanlal S. Musuvathi[14], Cristian Cadar[15], Junfeng Yang[16]
  • Family name: Engler[17]
  • Official website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/dawson-engler[18]
  • Work location: Stanford[19]
  • Affiliation: Stanford University Computer Science Department[20], Stanford University Electrical Engineering Department[21]

Why It Matters

Dawson Engler's notable doctoral advisees include Cristian Cadar[22], a computer scientist[23], awarded the Roger Needham Award[24].

FAQs

What did Dawson Engler do for work?

Dawson Engler worked as a university teacher[2], computer scientist[3], and academic[4].

Where did Dawson Engler go to school?

Dawson Engler was educated at Arizona State University[8] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].

What awards did Dawson Engler receive?

Honors received include Mark Weiser Award[11] and Grace Murray Hopper Award[12].

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  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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