Douglas C. Schmidt

American computer scientist and author
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Douglas C. Schmidt

Summary

Douglas C. Schmidt is a human[1]. He was born on July 18, 1962[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Douglas C. Schmidt was born on July 18, 1962[2].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's field of work was generative artificial intelligence[7].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's field of work was mobile computing[8].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's field of work was distributed system[9].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's field of work was middleware[10].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's field of work was blockchain[11].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt held the position of gperf maintainer[12].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt held the position of dean[13].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt was employed by College of William & Mary[14].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's doctoral advisor was Tatsuya Suda[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Douglas C. Schmidt is GNU gperf[16].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt is recorded as male[17].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt supervised Aniruddha Suresh Gokhale as a doctoral student[19].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's family name is recorded as Schmidt[20].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's given name is recorded as Douglas[21].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's given name is recorded as Clark[22].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's official website is recorded as http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/[23].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's official website is recorded as https://dcschmidt.pages.wm.edu/[24].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's official website is recorded as https://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/[25].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Douglas C. Schmidt's writing language is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Douglas C. Schmidt was born on July 18, 1962[2].

Education

Douglas C. Schmidt's doctoral advisor was Tatsuya Suda[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include generative artificial intelligence[7]; mobile computing[8]; distributed system[9], a type of system[28]; middleware[10], a software category[29]; and blockchain[11], an academic discipline[30]. Among Douglas C. Schmidt's employers was College of William & Mary[14]. Positions held include gperf maintainer[12] and dean[13], a corporate title[31], founded in 0907[32]. He supervised Aniruddha Suresh Gokhale as a doctoral student[19].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Douglas C. Schmidt is GNU gperf[16].

Why It Matters

Douglas C. Schmidt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What did Douglas C. Schmidt do for work?

Douglas C. Schmidt worked as computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4].

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  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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