Dorothy E. Denning

American information security researcher
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Dorothy E. Denning

Summary

Dorothy E. Denning is a human[1]. She was born in Grand Rapids[2]. She was born on +1945-08-12T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Dorothy E. Denning was born in Grand Rapids[2].
  • Dorothy E. Denning was born on +1945-08-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dorothy E. Denning was born on +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Dorothy E. Denning held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Dorothy E. Denning worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's field of work was information security[9].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's field of work was informatics[10].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's field of work was cyberspace[11].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's field of work was cybercrime[12].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's field of work was computer security[13].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's field of work was computer network[14].
  • Dorothy E. Denning was employed by Naval Postgraduate School[15].
  • Dorothy E. Denning was educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[16].
  • Dorothy E. Denning was educated at Purdue University[17].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's doctoral advisor was Herbert Schwetman[18].
  • Dorothy E. Denning received the National Cyber Security Hall of Fame[19].
  • Dorothy E. Denning received the ACM Fellow[20].
  • Dorothy E. Denning received the Ada Lovelace Award[21].
  • Dorothy E. Denning was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[22].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's image is recorded as Dorothy-Denning-Feb2013-head.jpg[23].
  • Dorothy E. Denning is recorded as female[24].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Dorothy E. Denning supervised Matthew Bishop as a doctoral student[26].
  • Dorothy E. Denning's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108574939[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Grand Rapids[2], Dorothy E. Denning… Recorded date of birth include +1945-08-12T00:00:00Z[3] and +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[16], an academic institution[28], in United States[29], founded in 1841[30] and Purdue University[17], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1869[33]. Dorothy E. Denning's doctoral advisor was Herbert Schwetman[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include information security[9], a type of security[34]; informatics[10], an academic major[35], founded in 1957[36]; cyberspace[11], a virtual place[37]; cybercrime[12], a type of crime[38]; computer security[13], an industry[39]; and computer network[14], in South Korea[40]. Among Dorothy E. Denning's employers was Naval Postgraduate School[15]. She supervised Matthew Bishop as a doctoral student[26].

Recognition

Awards received include National Cyber Security Hall of Fame[19], an award[41], in United States[42], founded in 2012[43]; ACM Fellow[20], a fellowship award[44]; and Ada Lovelace Award[21], an award[45], in United States[46].

Why It Matters

Dorothy E. Denning ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6] She is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

She has been cited as an influence by Rebecca Bace[48], a computer scientist[49], 1955–2017[50], of United States[51].

FAQs

Where was Dorothy E. Denning born?

Dorothy E. Denning's place of birth was Grand Rapids[2].

What did Dorothy E. Denning do for work?

Dorothy E. Denning worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Dorothy E. Denning go to school?

Dorothy E. Denning was educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[16] and Purdue University[17].

What awards did Dorothy E. Denning receive?

Honors received include National Cyber Security Hall of Fame[19], ACM Fellow[20], and Ada Lovelace Award[21].

Who did Dorothy E. Denning influence?

Dorothy E. Denning has been cited as an influence by Rebecca Bace[48].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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