J Strother Moore

American computer scientist
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J Strother Moore

Summary

J Strother Moore is a human[1]. He was born in Seminole[2]. He was born on +1947-09-11T00:00:00Z[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 (18 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • J Strother Moore's place of birth was Seminole[2].
  • J Strother Moore was born on +1947-09-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • J Strother Moore held citizenship in United States[8].
  • J Strother Moore worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • J Strother Moore worked as an engineer[5].
  • J Strother Moore worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Among J Strother Moore's employers was PARC[9].
  • J Strother Moore was employed by SRI International[10].
  • Among J Strother Moore's employers was University of Texas at Austin[11].
  • J Strother Moore was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • J Strother Moore's doctoral advisor was Rod Burstall[13].
  • J Strother Moore received the ACM Software System Award[14].
  • J Strother Moore received the Herbrand Award[15].
  • J Strother Moore received the ACM Fellow[16].
  • J Strother Moore received the AAAI Fellow[17].
  • J Strother Moore was a member of National Academy of Engineering[18].
  • J Strother Moore was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • J Strother Moore's image is recorded as J Strother Moore FLoC 2006.jpg[20].
  • J Strother Moore is recorded as male[21].
  • J Strother Moore's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • J Strother Moore supervised Panagiotis Pete Manolios as a doctoral student[23].
  • J Strother Moore supervised Q102357717 as a doctoral student[24].
  • J Strother Moore's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108971547[25].
  • J Strother Moore's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47656419[26].
  • J Strother Moore's GND ID is recorded as 122924843[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Seminole[2], J Strother Moore… he was born on +1947-09-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

J Strother Moore was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12]. His doctoral advisor was Rod Burstall[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include PARC[9], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 1970[30], headquartered in Palo Alto[31]; SRI International[10], a nonprofit organization[32], in United States[33], founded in 1946[34], headquartered in Menlo Park[35]; and University of Texas at Austin[11], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1883[38], headquartered in Austin[39]. Doctoral students include Panagiotis Pete Manolios[23], a university teacher[40] and Q102357717[24], a computer scientist[41], specialised in computer science[42].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Software System Award[14], a science award[43], founded in 1983[44]; Herbrand Award[15], an award[45], founded in 1992[46]; ACM Fellow[16], a fellowship award[47]; and AAAI Fellow[17], a science award[48], in United States[49].

Works and Contributions

Things named for J Strother Moore include Boyer–Moore string search algorithm[50], an exact string-matching algorithm[51], founded in 1977[52] and Boyer–Moore–Horspool algorithm[53], an exact string-matching algorithm[54].

Why It Matters

J Strother Moore ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

He is credited with the discovery of Boyer–Moore string search algorithm[55], an exact string-matching algorithm[56], founded in 1977[57]. Entities named for him include Boyer–Moore string search algorithm[50], an exact string-matching algorithm[51], founded in 1977[52] and Boyer–Moore–Horspool algorithm[53], an exact string-matching algorithm[54].

His notable doctoral advisees include Panagiotis Pete Manolios[58], a university teacher[59].

FAQs

Where was J Strother Moore born?

J Strother Moore was born in Seminole[2].

What did J Strother Moore do for work?

J Strother Moore worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did J Strother Moore go to school?

J Strother Moore was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].

What awards did J Strother Moore receive?

Honors received include ACM Software System Award[14], Herbrand Award[15], ACM Fellow[16], and AAAI Fellow[17].

What did J Strother Moore discover?

J Strother Moore is credited as discoverer of Boyer–Moore string search algorithm[55].

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  12. [11] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  27. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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