Jean Walrand

Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley
Person human Q16864489
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Summary

Jean Walrand is a human[1]. He worked as a computer scientist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Jean Walrand held citizenship in United States[4].
  • Jean Walrand's professions included computer scientist[2].
  • Jean Walrand was employed by University of California, Berkeley[5].
  • Jean Walrand's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[6].
  • Jean Walrand's doctoral advisor was Pravin Varaiya[7].
  • Jean Walrand received the IEEE Fellow[8].
  • Jean Walrand received the Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[9].
  • Jean Walrand received the IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[10].
  • Jean Walrand was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[11].
  • Jean Walrand is recorded as male[12].
  • Jean Walrand's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jean Walrand supervised Gustavo de Veciana as a doctoral student[14].
  • Jean Walrand supervised Nicholas Bambos as a doctoral student[15].
  • Jean Walrand supervised Gustavo de Veciana as a doctoral student[16].
  • Jean Walrand supervised P. Takis (Panagiotis) Konstantopoulos as a doctoral student[17].
  • Jean Walrand supervised George Kesidis as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jean Walrand supervised Assane Gueye as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jean Walrand supervised Antonis Dimakis as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jean Walrand supervised Çağatay Büyükkoç as a doctoral student[21].
  • Jean Walrand supervised Vijay Kamble as a doctoral student[22].
  • Jean Walrand's family name is recorded as Walrand[23].
  • Jean Walrand's given name is recorded as Jean[24].
  • Jean Walrand's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

Body

Education

Jean Walrand's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[6]. His doctoral advisor was Pravin Varaiya[7].

Career and Affiliations

Jean Walrand worked as a computer scientist[2]. He was employed by University of California, Berkeley[5]. Doctoral students include Gustavo de Veciana[14], a computer scientist[26]; Nicholas Bambos[15], a university teacher[27], specialised in management science[28]; P. Takis (Panagiotis) Konstantopoulos[17], a mathematician[29], b. 1961[30]; George Kesidis[18]; Assane Gueye[19]; and Antonis Dimakis[20].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Fellow[8], a science award[31]; Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[9], an award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1954[34]; and IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[10], a technical field award[35], founded in 1986[36].

Why It Matters

Jean Walrand ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[3] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

His notable doctoral advisees include Nick McKeown[38], a computer scientist[39], b. 1963[40], awarded the SIGCOMM Award[41], specialised in computer science[42] and Gustavo de Veciana[43], a computer scientist[44].

FAQs

What did Jean Walrand do for work?

Jean Walrand worked as computer scientist[2].

Where did Jean Walrand go to school?

Jean Walrand was educated at University of California, Berkeley[6].

What awards did Jean Walrand receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow[8], Frederick W. Lanchester Prize[9], and IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[10].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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