Edwin Hancock

British computer scientist
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Edwin Hancock

Summary

Edwin Hancock is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-06-24T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2024-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Edwin Hancock was born on +1956-06-24T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Edwin Hancock was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Edwin Hancock died on +2024-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Edwin Hancock worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Edwin Hancock held the position of professor emeritus[7].
  • Edwin Hancock held the position of professor emeritus[8].
  • Among Edwin Hancock's employers was Rutherford Appleton Laboratory[9].
  • Among Edwin Hancock's employers was Beihang University[10].
  • Among Edwin Hancock's employers was University of York Department of Computer Science[11].
  • Edwin Hancock was employed by University of Surrey[12].
  • Among Edwin Hancock's employers was The Open University[13].
  • Edwin Hancock was educated at Durham University[14].
  • Edwin Hancock received the Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition[15].
  • Edwin Hancock received the IEEE Fellow[16].
  • Edwin Hancock received the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[17].
  • Edwin Hancock was a member of UK Computing Research Committee[18].
  • Edwin Hancock is recorded as male[19].
  • Edwin Hancock's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Edwin Hancock supervised Dizhong Zhu as a doctoral student[21].
  • Edwin Hancock supervised İbrahim Çağlar as a doctoral student[22].
  • Edwin Hancock supervised Jianjia Wang as a doctoral student[23].
  • Edwin Hancock supervised Hadi Affendy Dahlan as a doctoral student[24].
  • Edwin Hancock supervised Lu Bai as a doctoral student[25].
  • Edwin Hancock supervised Furqan Aziz as a doctoral student[26].
  • Edwin Hancock supervised Muhammad Haseeb as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1956-06-24T00:00:00Z[2] and +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].

Education

Edwin Hancock's education included a stint at Durham University[14]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Edwin Hancock's professions included computer scientist[4]. Employers include Rutherford Appleton Laboratory[9], a laboratory[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1957[31]; Beihang University[10], a university[32], in People's Republic of China[33], founded in 1952[34], headquartered in Beijing[35]; University of York Department of Computer Science[11]; University of Surrey[12], a public research university[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1966[38]; and The Open University[13], a public university[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1969[41]. Positions held include professor emeritus[7], an academic title[42]. Doctoral students include Dizhong Zhu[21]; İbrahim Çağlar[22]; Jianjia Wang[23]; Hadi Affendy Dahlan[24]; Lu Bai[25]; and Furqan Aziz[26], a researcher[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition[15]; IEEE Fellow[16], a science award[44]; and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[17], a fellowship award[45].

Death and Burial

Edwin Hancock died on +2024-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Edwin Hancock ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Edwin Hancock do for work?

Edwin Hancock worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Edwin Hancock go to school?

Edwin Hancock was educated at Durham University[14].

What awards did Edwin Hancock receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition[15], IEEE Fellow[16], and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[17].

References

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  8. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [2] . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . gazetteandherald.co.uk. Retrieved . gazetteandherald.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] . 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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  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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