Jane Hillston

British computer scientist
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Jane Hillston

Summary

Jane Hillston is a human[1]. She was born on +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jane Hillston was born on +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Jane Hillston held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Jane Hillston's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Jane Hillston worked as an engineer[4].
  • Jane Hillston's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Jane Hillston's field of work was computer science[8].
  • Among Jane Hillston's employers was University of Edinburgh[9].
  • Jane Hillston was educated at University of Edinburgh[10].
  • Jane Hillston's education included a stint at University of York[11].
  • Jane Hillston's education included a stint at Lehigh University[12].
  • Jane Hillston's doctoral advisor was Robert J. Pooley[13].
  • Jane Hillston's doctoral advisor was Julian Charles Bradfield[14].
  • Jane Hillston received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[15].
  • Jane Hillston received the Fellow of the Royal Society[16].
  • Jane Hillston received the Lovelace Medal[17].
  • Jane Hillston was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh[18].
  • Jane Hillston was a member of UK Computing Research Committee[19].
  • Jane Hillston's image is recorded as JaneHillston220221.jpg[20].
  • Jane Hillston is recorded as female[21].
  • Jane Hillston's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Jane Hillston supervised Isabel C. Rojas as a doctoral student[23].
  • Jane Hillston supervised Graham Clark as a doctoral student[24].
  • Jane Hillston supervised Paolo Ballarini as a doctoral student[25].
  • Jane Hillston supervised Yussuf Abu Shaaban as a doctoral student[26].
  • Jane Hillston supervised Richard Paul as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Jane Hillston was born on +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh[10], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1583[30], headquartered in Edinburgh[31]; University of York[11], a public university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1963[34], headquartered in York[35]; and Lehigh University[12], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1865[38], headquartered in Bethlehem[39]. Doctoral advisors include Robert J. Pooley[13] and Julian Charles Bradfield[14], a mathematician[40], b. 1964[41], specialised in mathematics[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5]. Jane Hillston's field of work was computer science[8]. Among her employers was University of Edinburgh[9]. Doctoral students include Isabel C. Rojas[23]; Graham Clark[24]; Paolo Ballarini[25], a researcher[43]; Yussuf Abu Shaaban[26]; Richard Paul[27]; and Tiejun Ma[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[15], a fellowship award[45], in United Kingdom[46]; Fellow of the Royal Society[16], a fellowship award[47], in United Kingdom[48]; and Lovelace Medal[17], a medallion[49], in United Kingdom[50], founded in 1998[51].

Why It Matters

Jane Hillston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Michael James Andrew Smith[53], a computer scientist[54] and Mirco Tribastone[55], a computer scientist[56], of Italy[57].

FAQs

What did Jane Hillston do for work?

Jane Hillston worked as computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Jane Hillston go to school?

Jane Hillston was educated at University of Edinburgh[10], University of York[11], and Lehigh University[12].

What awards did Jane Hillston receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[15], Fellow of the Royal Society[16], and Lovelace Medal[17].

References

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  25. [19] . theiet.org. theiet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [55] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  25. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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