Douglas Comer

American computer scientist
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Douglas Comer

Summary

Douglas Comer is a human[1]. He was born on September 9, 1949[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Douglas Comer was born on September 9, 1949[2].
  • Douglas Comer held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Douglas Comer worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Among Douglas Comer's employers was Purdue University[6].
  • Douglas Comer's education included a stint at Pennsylvania State University[7].
  • Douglas Comer was educated at Houghton University[8].
  • Douglas Comer's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[9].
  • Douglas Comer's doctoral advisor was Ravi Sethi[10].
  • Douglas Comer received the ACM Fellow[11].
  • Douglas Comer received the Internet Hall of Fame[12].
  • Douglas Comer was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[13].
  • Douglas Comer is recorded as male[14].
  • Douglas Comer's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Rajendra Shivaram Yavatkar as a doctoral student[16].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Larry L. Peterson as a doctoral student[17].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Christopher Adam Telfer as a doctoral student[18].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Chueng-Hsien Lin as a doctoral student[19].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Victor Todd Norman as a doctoral student[20].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Shawn David Ostermann as a doctoral student[21].
  • Douglas Comer supervised James Nelson Griffioen as a doctoral student[22].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Kenneth Robert Rodemann as a doctoral student[23].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Thomas Narten as a doctoral student[24].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Robert Lloyd Brown as a doctoral student[25].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Ralph E. Droms as a doctoral student[26].
  • Douglas Comer supervised Christopher A. Kantarjiev (Kent) as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Douglas Comer was born on September 9, 1949[2].

Education

Educated at Pennsylvania State University[7], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1855[30], headquartered in Penn State University Park[31]; Houghton University[8], a private not-for-profit educational institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1883[34]; and University of Pennsylvania[9], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1740[37], headquartered in Philadelphia[38]. Douglas Comer's doctoral advisor was Ravi Sethi[10].

Career and Affiliations

Douglas Comer worked as a computer scientist[3]. Among his employers was Purdue University[6]. Doctoral students include Rajendra Shivaram Yavatkar[16]; Larry L. Peterson[17], a computer scientist[39], b. 1958[40], of United States[41], awarded the IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[42]; Christopher Adam Telfer[18]; Chueng-Hsien Lin[19]; Victor Todd Norman[20]; and Shawn David Ostermann[21].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[11], a fellowship award[43] and Internet Hall of Fame[12], a hall of fame[44], in United States[45], founded in 2012[46].

Why It Matters

Douglas Comer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

His notable doctoral advisees include Larry L. Peterson[49], a computer scientist[50], b. 1958[51], of United States[52], awarded the IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[53] and Ralph E. Droms[54], a computer scientist[55], of United States[56].

FAQs

What did Douglas Comer do for work?

Douglas Comer worked as computer scientist[3].

Where did Douglas Comer go to school?

Douglas Comer was educated at Pennsylvania State University[7], Houghton University[8], and University of Pennsylvania[9].

What awards did Douglas Comer receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[11] and Internet Hall of Fame[12].

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  1. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . 2019 Internet Hall of Fame Inductees Announced!. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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