Frans Kaashoek

Danish computer scientist
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Frans Kaashoek

Summary

Frans Kaashoek is a human[1]. Born in Leiden[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1963[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Frans Kaashoek was born in Leiden[2].
  • Frans Kaashoek was born on January 1, 1963[3].
  • Frans Kaashoek held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[6].
  • Frans Kaashoek's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Among Frans Kaashoek's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Frans Kaashoek was educated at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[8].
  • Frans Kaashoek's doctoral advisor was Andrew S. Tanenbaum[9].
  • Frans Kaashoek received the ACM Prize in Computing[10].
  • Frans Kaashoek received the Mark Weiser Award[11].
  • Frans Kaashoek received the ACM Fellow[12].
  • Frans Kaashoek was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13].
  • Frans Kaashoek was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[14].
  • Frans Kaashoek is recorded as male[15].
  • Frans Kaashoek's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised Eddie Kohler as a doctoral student[17].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised Sanjay Ghemawat as a doctoral student[18].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised Dawson Engler as a doctoral student[19].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised David Mazières as a doctoral student[20].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised Alex Snoeren as a doctoral student[21].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised John Jannotti as a doctoral student[22].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised Massimiliano A. Polette as a doctoral student[23].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised Kenneth Martin MacKenzie as a doctoral student[24].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised Anthony D Joseph as a doctoral student[25].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised Deborah A. Wallach as a doctoral student[26].
  • Frans Kaashoek supervised Kirk Lauritz Johnson as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Frans Kaashoek was born in Leiden[2]. He was born on January 1, 1963[3].

Education

Frans Kaashoek was educated at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[8]. His doctoral advisor was Andrew S. Tanenbaum[9].

Career and Affiliations

Frans Kaashoek's professions included computer scientist[4]. Among his employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7]. Doctoral students include Eddie Kohler[17], a computer scientist[28], b. 1973[29], of United States[30], awarded the Mark Weiser Award[31]; Sanjay Ghemawat[18], a computer scientist[32], b. 1966[33], of United States[34], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[35]; Dawson Engler[19], a university teacher[36], b. 1950[37], awarded the Mark Weiser Award[38], specialised in computer science[39]; David Mazières[20], an academic[40], b. 1972[41], specialised in computer science[42]; Alex Snoeren[21], an engineer[43], awarded the ACM Fellow[44]; and John Jannotti[22].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Prize in Computing[10], a science award[45], in United States[46], founded in 2007[47]; Mark Weiser Award[11], an award[48], founded in 2001[49]; and ACM Fellow[12], a fellowship award[50].

Why It Matters

Frans Kaashoek ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[5]

His notable doctoral advisees include Sanjay Ghemawat[51], a computer scientist[52], b. 1966[53], of United States[54], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[55]; Eddie Kohler[56], a computer scientist[57], b. 1973[58], of United States[59], awarded the Mark Weiser Award[60]; Dawson Engler[61], a university teacher[62], b. 1950[63], awarded the Mark Weiser Award[64], specialised in computer science[65]; Kevin Edward Fu[66], a computer scientist[67], awarded the ACM Fellow[68]; Alex Snoeren[69], an engineer[70], awarded the ACM Fellow[71]; and Deborah A. Wallach[72], a computer scientist[73].

FAQs

Where was Frans Kaashoek born?

Born in Leiden[2], Frans Kaashoek…

What did Frans Kaashoek do for work?

Frans Kaashoek worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Frans Kaashoek go to school?

Frans Kaashoek was educated at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[8].

What awards did Frans Kaashoek receive?

Honors received include ACM Prize in Computing[10], Mark Weiser Award[11], and ACM Fellow[12].

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Class ancestry

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