Ihab Ilyas

Canadian-Egyptian computer scientist
Person human Q41204638
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Summary

Ihab Ilyas is a human[1]. His place of birth was Alexandria[2]. He was born on May 13, 1973[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], professor[5], director[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ihab Ilyas's place of birth was Alexandria[2].
  • Ihab Ilyas was born on May 13, 1973[3].
  • Ihab Ilyas held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Ihab Ilyas held citizenship in Egypt[10].
  • Ihab Ilyas worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Ihab Ilyas worked as a professor[5].
  • Ihab Ilyas's professions included director[6].
  • Ihab Ilyas's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Ihab Ilyas was employed by University of Waterloo[11].
  • Ihab Ilyas was employed by Apple Inc.[12].
  • Ihab Ilyas's education included a stint at Purdue University[13].
  • Ihab Ilyas was educated at Alexandria University[14].
  • Ihab Ilyas was educated at Alexandria University[15].
  • Ihab Ilyas's doctoral advisor was Ahmed K. Elmagarmid[16].
  • Ihab Ilyas's doctoral advisor was Walid G. Aref[17].
  • Ihab Ilyas received the ACM Distinguished Member[18].
  • Ihab Ilyas received the ACM Fellow[19].
  • Ihab Ilyas received the IEEE Fellow[20].
  • Ihab Ilyas was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[21].
  • Ihab Ilyas is recorded as male[22].
  • Ihab Ilyas's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Ihab Ilyas supervised Mohamed Soliman as a doctoral student[24].
  • Ihab Ilyas supervised George Beskales as a doctoral student[25].
  • Ihab Ilyas supervised Amr El-Helw as a doctoral student[26].
  • Ihab Ilyas supervised Xu Chu as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Alexandria[2], Ihab Ilyas… he was born on May 13, 1973[3].

Education

Educated at Purdue University[13], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1869[30] and Alexandria University[14], a public university[31], in Egypt[32], founded in 1938[33], headquartered in Alexandria[34]. Doctoral advisors include Ahmed K. Elmagarmid[16], a computer scientist[35], b. 1954[36], of Libya[37], awarded the ACM Fellow[38] and Walid G. Aref[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], professor[5], director[6], and university teacher[7]. Employers include University of Waterloo[11], a public research university[39], in Canada[40], founded in 1956[41], headquartered in Waterloo[42] and Apple Inc.[12], an enterprise[43], in United States[44], founded in 1976[45], headquartered in Cupertino[46]. Doctoral students include Mohamed Soliman[24], George Beskales[25], Amr El-Helw[26], and Xu Chu[27].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Distinguished Member[18], a science award[47]; ACM Fellow[19], a fellowship award[48], in United States[49]; and IEEE Fellow[20], a science award[50].

Why It Matters

Ihab Ilyas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Ihab Ilyas born?

Ihab Ilyas was born in Alexandria[2].

What did Ihab Ilyas do for work?

Ihab Ilyas worked as computer scientist[4], professor[5], director[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Ihab Ilyas go to school?

Ihab Ilyas was educated at Purdue University[13], Alexandria University[14], and Alexandria University[15].

What awards did Ihab Ilyas receive?

Honors received include ACM Distinguished Member[18], ACM Fellow[19], and IEEE Fellow[20].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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