# Felisa J. Vázquez-Abad > Ph.D. Brown University 1989 **Wikidata**: [Q102166081](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102166081) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/felisa-j-vazquez-abad ## Summary Felisa J. Vázquez-Abad is a computer scientist[1]. She earned her education at Brown University[2]. She is employed by Hunter College[1]. ## Summary Felisa J. Vázquez-Abad is a computer scientist at Hunter College in the United States. She earned a Ph.D. from Brown University in 1989 and has an established record of research and academic supervision indexed across major scholarly databases. ## Biography - Education: Ph.D., Brown University (1989) - Known for: Research publications in computer science and academic mentorship - Employer(s): Hunter College (listed employer; current affiliation referenced 2024-12-18) - Field(s): Computer science - Gender: Female - Family name(s): Vázquez; second family name (in Spanish): Abad ## Contributions Felisa J. Vázquez-Abad completed a Ph.D. at Brown University in 1989 under the supervision of Harold J. Kushner. Her academic output is documented across multiple bibliographic and indexing services: dblp (dblp author id 25/1404), MathSciNet/Mathematical Reviews (MR author id 319817), IEEE Xplore (author id 38270108300), ResearchGate (profile id Felisa-Vazquez-Abad), and Google Scholar (author id KbF8FhwAAAAJ). These identifiers indicate a body of peer-reviewed research in computer science accessible through standard scholarly platforms. In her role at Hunter College she is recorded as an employer/affiliation and, through her doctoral supervision, she has mentored graduate students; one named doctoral student is Thomas Flynn (Ph.D., City University of New York, 2017). Her doctoral lineage is recorded in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (id 14619). Collectively, these outcomes — a Brown Ph.D., indexed publications, and doctoral supervision — represent concrete and verifiable contributions to academic research and training in computer science. ## FAQs ### Q: Where does Felisa J. Vázquez-Abad work? A: She is affiliated with Hunter College; that affiliation is listed with a Hunter College profile reference dated 2024-12-18. ### Q: What is her highest degree and from where? A: She earned a Ph.D. from Brown University in 1989. ### Q: Who supervised her doctoral work? A: Her doctoral advisor was Harold J. Kushner. ### Q: Has she advised Ph.D. students? A: Yes. A documented doctoral student is Thomas Flynn (Ph.D., City University of New York, 2017). ### Q: Where can I find her publications? A: Her publications and author profiles appear on dblp, Google Scholar, IEEE Xplore, ResearchGate, and MathSciNet (MR author id 319817). ## Why They Matter Felisa J. Vázquez-Abad matters in the academic record of computer science because she combines formal doctoral training from Brown University (1989) with an ongoing institutional affiliation at Hunter College. Her work is discoverable and citable through major bibliographic services (dblp, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, MathSciNet), which ensures accessibility of her research to other scholars. As a doctoral graduate supervised by Harold J. Kushner, and as an advisor to doctoral students such as Thomas Flynn, she contributes to the transmission of knowledge and mentorship within the field. Her presence in authoritative databases and genealogy records provides stable points of reference for peers, students, and researchers tracing research lines, citations, and academic lineage. Without such recorded contributions and supervision, the connected scholarly record — citations, student mentorship chains, and searchable publication lists — would be less complete for the areas of computer science represented by her work. ## Notable For - Earning a Ph.D. from Brown University in 1989. - Being a computer scientist affiliated with Hunter College (employer record dated 2024-12-18). - Doctoral advisor: Harold J. Kushner (documented). - Doctoral supervision of Thomas Flynn (Ph.D., CUNY, 2017). - Presence in major scholarly profiles and indexes: dblp, MathSciNet (MR 319817), IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Mathematics Genealogy Project (id 14619). ## Body ### Academic background - Ph.D.: Brown University, completed in 1989. - Doctoral advisor: Harold J. Kushner (as recorded in academic references). - Mathematics Genealogy Project entry id: 14619. ### Institutional affiliation - Employer/Affiliation: Hunter College (institutional profile referenced 2024-12-18). - Hunter College is a university in New York City; the Hunter College affiliation is the primary institutional association recorded for Vázquez-Abad. ### Research and publications - Publications are indexed under multiple author identifiers: - dblp author id: 25/1404 - Math Reviews (MR) author id: 319817 - IEEE Xplore author id: 38270108300 - Google Scholar author id: KbF8FhwAAAAJ - ResearchGate profile id: Felisa-Vazquez-Abad - These identifiers signify a documented publication record in computer science, accessible via the respective databases. ### Mentorship and academic lineage - Doctoral advisor: Harold J. Kushner (doctoral supervision received). - Doctoral students: Thomas Flynn (listed as a doctoral student; Flynn completed a Ph.D. at the City University of New York in 2017). - The mentoring relationship and student record are documented in academic references and institutional records. ### Professional identifiers and profiles - mr_author_id: 319817 - dblp_author_id: 25/1404 - ieee_xplore_author_id: 38270108300 - researchgate_profile_id: Felisa-Vazquez-Abad - google_scholar_author_id: KbF8FhwAAAAJ - mathematics_genealogy_project_id: 14619 - linkedin_personal_profile_id: felisa-vázquez-abad-07b10940 - google_knowledge_graph_id: /g/113qs1h_d ### Personal details (recorded) - Given names: Felisa, J. - Family name: Vázquez; second family name in Spanish: Abad. - Sex/gender: Female - Instance: Human (End of entry.) ## References 1. Mathematics Genealogy Project 2. [Source](https://hunter.cuny.edu/people/felisa-vazquez-abad/)