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 September 11, 1947[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • J Strother Moore's place of birth was Seminole[2].
  • J Strother Moore was born on September 11, 1947[3].
  • J Strother Moore held citizenship in United States[7].
  • 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[8].
  • J Strother Moore was employed by SRI International[9].
  • Among J Strother Moore's employers was University of Texas at Austin[10].
  • J Strother Moore was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • J Strother Moore's doctoral advisor was Rod Burstall[12].
  • J Strother Moore received the ACM Software System Award[13].
  • J Strother Moore received the Herbrand Award[14].
  • J Strother Moore received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • J Strother Moore received the AAAI Fellow[16].
  • J Strother Moore was a member of National Academy of Engineering[17].
  • J Strother Moore was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[18].
  • J Strother Moore is recorded as male[19].
  • J Strother Moore's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • J Strother Moore supervised Panagiotis Pete Manolios as a doctoral student[21].
  • J Strother Moore supervised Q102357717 as a doctoral student[22].
  • J Strother Moore's Commons category is recorded as J Strother Moore[23].
  • J Strother Moore's family name is recorded as Moore[24].
  • J Strother Moore's given name is recorded as J.[25].
  • J Strother Moore's given name is recorded as Strother[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Seminole[2], J Strother Moore… he was born on September 11, 1947[3].

Education

J Strother Moore was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11]. His doctoral advisor was Rod Burstall[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include PARC[8], a business[27], in United States[28], founded in 1970[29], headquartered in Palo Alto[30]; SRI International[9], a nonprofit organization[31], in United States[32], founded in 1946[33], headquartered in Menlo Park[34]; and University of Texas at Austin[10], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1883[37], headquartered in Austin[38]. Doctoral students include Panagiotis Pete Manolios[21], a university teacher[39] and Q102357717[22], a computer scientist[40], specialised in computer science[41].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Software System Award[13], a science award[42], founded in 1983[43]; Herbrand Award[14], an award[44], founded in 1992[45]; ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[46]; and AAAI Fellow[16], a science award[47], in United States[48].

Works and Contributions

Things named for J Strother Moore include Boyer–Moore string search algorithm[49], an exact string-matching algorithm[50], founded in 1977[51] and Boyer–Moore–Horspool algorithm[52], an exact string-matching algorithm[53].

Why It Matters

J Strother Moore is credited with the discovery of Boyer–Moore string search algorithm[54], an exact string-matching algorithm[55], founded in 1977[56]. Entities named for him include Boyer–Moore string search algorithm[49], an exact string-matching algorithm[50], founded in 1977[51] and Boyer–Moore–Horspool algorithm[52], an exact string-matching algorithm[53].

His notable doctoral advisees include Panagiotis Pete Manolios[57], a university teacher[58].

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[11].

What awards did J Strother Moore receive?

Honors received include ACM Software System Award[13], Herbrand Award[14], ACM Fellow[15], and AAAI Fellow[16].

What did J Strother Moore discover?

J Strother Moore is credited as discoverer of Boyer–Moore string search algorithm[54].

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  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  21. [18] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  27. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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