James Landay

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James Landay

Summary

James Landay is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1967[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • James Landay was born on January 1, 1967[2].
  • James Landay worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • James Landay worked as an academic[4].
  • James Landay's professions included university teacher[5].
  • James Landay's field of work was computer science[7].
  • James Landay was employed by University of Washington[8].
  • James Landay was employed by Stanford University[9].
  • James Landay was educated at University of California, Berkeley[10].
  • James Landay was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[11].
  • James Landay's doctoral advisor was Brad A. Myers[12].
  • James Landay received the ACM Fellow[13].
  • James Landay was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[14].
  • James Landay is recorded as male[15].
  • James Landay's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • James Landay supervised Allan Christian Long, Jr. as a doctoral student[17].
  • James Landay supervised James Lin as a doctoral student[18].
  • James Landay supervised Jason Hong as a doctoral student[19].
  • James Landay supervised Timothy Scott Saponas as a doctoral student[20].
  • James Landay supervised Scott Klemmer as a doctoral student[21].
  • James Landay supervised Lydia Beth Chilton as a doctoral student[22].
  • James Landay's family name is recorded as Landay[23].
  • James Landay's given name is recorded as James[24].
  • James Landay's professorship is recorded as Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan Professorship[25].
  • James Landay's official website is recorded as https://profiles.stanford.edu/james-landay[26].
  • James Landay's work location is recorded as Stanford[27].

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Origins and Family

James Landay was born on January 1, 1967[2].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[10], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and Carnegie Mellon University[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1900[34], headquartered in Pittsburgh[35]. James Landay's doctoral advisor was Brad A. Myers[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5]. James Landay's field of work was computer science[7]. Employers include University of Washington[8], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1861[38] and Stanford University[9], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1885[41], headquartered in Stanford[42]. Doctoral students include Allan Christian Long, Jr.[17]; James Lin[18], a computer scientist[43]; Jason Hong[19], a computer scientist[44], b. 1975[45], awarded the ACM Fellow[46]; Timothy Scott Saponas[20]; Scott Klemmer[21], a computer scientist[47]; and Lydia Beth Chilton[22], a computer scientist[48], of United States[49].

Recognition

James Landay received the ACM Fellow[13].

Why It Matters

James Landay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

His notable doctoral advisees include Scott Klemmer[51], a computer scientist[52]; James Lin[53], a computer scientist[54]; Jason Hong[55], a computer scientist[56], b. 1975[57], awarded the ACM Fellow[58]; and Lydia Beth Chilton[59], a computer scientist[60], of United States[61].

FAQs

What did James Landay do for work?

James Landay worked as computer scientist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did James Landay go to school?

James Landay was educated at University of California, Berkeley[10] and Carnegie Mellon University[11].

What awards did James Landay receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[13].

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  25. [27] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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