Gene Spafford

American computer scientist
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Gene Spafford

Summary

Gene Spafford is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rochester[2]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rochester[2], Gene Spafford…
  • Gene Spafford was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gene Spafford held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Gene Spafford worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Gene Spafford's professions included engineer[5].
  • Gene Spafford worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Gene Spafford's field of work was computing[9].
  • Gene Spafford's field of work was online communication[10].
  • Gene Spafford's field of work was computer security[11].
  • Gene Spafford was employed by Purdue University[12].
  • Gene Spafford's education included a stint at Georgia Tech[13].
  • Gene Spafford was educated at State University of New York at Brockport[14].
  • Gene Spafford's doctoral advisor was Partha Dasgupta[15].
  • Gene Spafford's doctoral advisor was Martin Stewart McKendry[16].
  • Gene Spafford received the National Cyber Security Hall of Fame[17].
  • Gene Spafford received the ACM Fellow[18].
  • Gene Spafford received the IEEE Fellow[19].
  • Gene Spafford was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[20].
  • Gene Spafford was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[21].
  • Gene Spafford was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[22].
  • Gene Spafford's image is recorded as Gene-spafford.jpg[23].
  • Gene Spafford is recorded as male[24].
  • Gene Spafford's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Gene Spafford supervised Thomas Earl Daniels as a doctoral student[26].
  • Gene Spafford supervised Wenliang Du as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Gene Spafford's place of birth was Rochester[2]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Georgia Tech[13], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Atlanta[31] and State University of New York at Brockport[14], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1835[34]. Doctoral advisors include Partha Dasgupta[15], a university teacher[35] and Martin Stewart McKendry[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include computing[9], a type of process[36]; online communication[10]; and computer security[11], an industry[37]. Among Gene Spafford's employers was Purdue University[12]. Doctoral students include Thomas Earl Daniels[26]; Wenliang Du[27], a computer scientist[38], of United States[39], awarded the ACM Fellow[40], specialised in computer security[41]; Diego Zamboni[42], b. 1970[43]; Ivan Victor Krsul[44]; Christoph Ludwig Schuba[45]; and Sandeep Kumar[46].

Recognition

Awards received include National Cyber Security Hall of Fame[17], an award[47], in United States[48], founded in 2012[49]; ACM Fellow[18], a fellowship award[50]; and IEEE Fellow[19], a science award[51].

Why It Matters

Gene Spafford ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

His notable doctoral advisees include Wenliang Du[53], a computer scientist[54], of United States[55], awarded the ACM Fellow[56], specialised in computer security[57] and Stephen Joel Chapin[58], a computer scientist[59], b. 1963[60].

FAQs

Where was Gene Spafford born?

Born in Rochester[2], Gene Spafford…

What did Gene Spafford do for work?

Gene Spafford worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Gene Spafford go to school?

Gene Spafford was educated at Georgia Tech[13] and State University of New York at Brockport[14].

What awards did Gene Spafford receive?

Honors received include National Cyber Security Hall of Fame[17], ACM Fellow[18], and IEEE Fellow[19].

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  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . cybersecurityhalloffame.org. Retrieved . cybersecurityhalloffame.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  27. [21] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [22] . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  29. [3] . wikidata.org.

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  26. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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