Gregory Abowd

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Gregory Abowd

Summary

Gregory Abowd is a human[1]. He was born in Farmington Hills[2]. He was born on September 12, 1964[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Gregory Abowd was born in Farmington Hills[2].
  • Gregory Abowd was born on September 12, 1964[3].
  • Gregory Abowd held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Gregory Abowd's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Gregory Abowd worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Gregory Abowd's field of work was informatics[8].
  • Gregory Abowd's field of work was software engineering[9].
  • Gregory Abowd's field of work was information technology[10].
  • Gregory Abowd's field of work was autism[11].
  • Gregory Abowd's field of work was computer science[12].
  • Gregory Abowd was employed by Georgia Tech[13].
  • Gregory Abowd's education included a stint at Trinity College[14].
  • Gregory Abowd was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[15].
  • Gregory Abowd's doctoral advisor was Bernard Sufrin[16].
  • Gregory Abowd received the CHI Academy[17].
  • Gregory Abowd received the ACM Fellow[18].
  • Gregory Abowd received the ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award[19].
  • Gregory Abowd received the Rhodes Scholarship[20].
  • Gregory Abowd was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[21].
  • Gregory Abowd is recorded as male[22].
  • Gregory Abowd's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Gregory Abowd supervised Anind Dey as a doctoral student[24].
  • Gregory Abowd supervised Jason Alan Brotherton as a doctoral student[25].
  • Gregory Abowd supervised Jennifer Mankoff as a doctoral student[26].
  • Gregory Abowd supervised Lonnie David Harvel as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Gregory Abowd was born in Farmington Hills[2]. He was born on September 12, 1964[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity College[14], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1555[30] and Carnegie Mellon University[15], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1900[33], headquartered in Pittsburgh[34]. Gregory Abowd's doctoral advisor was Bernard Sufrin[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include informatics[8], an academic major[35], founded in 1957[36]; software engineering[9], a branch of computer science[37]; information technology[10], a branch of science[38]; autism[11], a disability[39]; and computer science[12], an academic discipline[40]. Among Gregory Abowd's employers was Georgia Tech[13]. Doctoral students include Anind Dey[24], a computer scientist[41], b. 1970[42], of Canada[43], awarded the CHI Academy[44], specialised in information technology[45]; Jason Alan Brotherton[25]; Jennifer Mankoff[26], a computer scientist[46], of United States[47], awarded the CHI Academy[48]; Lonnie David Harvel[27]; Jay W. Summet[49]; and Gillian Hayes[50], a computer scientist[51], awarded the ACM SIGCHI Social Impact Award[52], specialised in informatics[53].

Recognition

Awards received include CHI Academy[17], a science award[54], in United States[55], founded in 2001[56]; ACM Fellow[18], a fellowship award[57]; ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award[19], an award[58], founded in 1999[59]; and Rhodes Scholarship[20], a scholarship[60], in United Kingdom[61], founded in 1902[62].

Why It Matters

Gregory Abowd ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

His notable doctoral advisees include Shwetak Patel[64], a computer scientist[65], b. 1981[66], of United States[67], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[68]; Julie A. Kientz[69], a university teacher[70], b. 1980[71], specialised in informatics[72]; Gillian Hayes[73], a computer scientist[74], awarded the ACM SIGCHI Social Impact Award[75], specialised in informatics[76]; Anind Dey[77], a computer scientist[78], b. 1970[79], of Canada[80], awarded the CHI Academy[81], specialised in information technology[82]; Jennifer Mankoff[83], a computer scientist[84], of United States[85], awarded the CHI Academy[86]; and Heather Richter Lipford[87], a university teacher[88].

FAQs

Where was Gregory Abowd born?

Born in Farmington Hills[2], Gregory Abowd…

What did Gregory Abowd do for work?

Gregory Abowd worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Gregory Abowd go to school?

Gregory Abowd was educated at Trinity College[14] and Carnegie Mellon University[15].

What awards did Gregory Abowd receive?

Honors received include CHI Academy[17], ACM Fellow[18], ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award[19], and Rhodes Scholarship[20].

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