Jiawei Han

computer scientist
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Summary

Jiawei Han is a human[1]. He was born in Shanghai[2]. He was born on August 11, 1949[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jiawei Han was born in Shanghai[2].
  • Jiawei Han was born on August 11, 1949[3].
  • Jiawei Han worked as an engineer[4].
  • Jiawei Han worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Jiawei Han's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Jiawei Han's field of work was data mining[8].
  • Jiawei Han was employed by Simon Fraser University[9].
  • Jiawei Han was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[10].
  • Jiawei Han was educated at University of Science and Technology of China[11].
  • Jiawei Han's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison[12].
  • Jiawei Han's doctoral advisor was Larry Travis[13].
  • Jiawei Han received the W. Wallace McDowell Award[14].
  • Jiawei Han received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Jiawei Han received the IEEE Fellow[16].
  • Jiawei Han was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[17].
  • Jiawei Han was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[18].
  • Jiawei Han is recorded as male[19].
  • Jiawei Han's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Jiawei Han supervised Osmar Zaiane as a doctoral student[21].
  • Jiawei Han supervised Krzysztof Koperski as a doctoral student[22].
  • Jiawei Han supervised Yongjian Fu as a doctoral student[23].
  • Jiawei Han supervised Ranabir Gupta as a doctoral student[24].
  • Jiawei Han supervised Ling Liu as a doctoral student[25].
  • Jiawei Han supervised David James Gemmell as a doctoral student[26].
  • Jiawei Han supervised Zhaohui Xie as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Jiawei Han was born in Shanghai[2]. He was born on August 11, 1949[3].

Education

Educated at University of Science and Technology of China[11], a university[28], in People's Republic of China[29], founded in 1958[30] and University of Wisconsin–Madison[12], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1848[33]. Jiawei Han's doctoral advisor was Larry Travis[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. Jiawei Han's field of work was data mining[8]. Employers include Simon Fraser University[9], a public research university[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1965[36], headquartered in Simon Fraser University[37] and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[10], a public research university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1867[40]. Doctoral students include Osmar Zaiane[21], a computer scientist[41], b. 1965[42], of Tunisia[43], specialised in data mining[44]; Krzysztof Koperski[22]; Yongjian Fu[23]; Ranabir Gupta[24]; Ling Liu[25]; and David James Gemmell[26].

Recognition

Awards received include W. Wallace McDowell Award[14], an award[45], founded in 1966[46]; ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[47], in United States[48]; and IEEE Fellow[16], a science award[49].

Why It Matters

Jiawei Han ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

His notable doctoral advisees include Ling Liu[51], a computer scientist[52], b. 1960[53], awarded the IEEE Fellow[54]; Osmar Zaiane[55], a computer scientist[56], b. 1965[57], of Tunisia[58], specialised in data mining[59]; and Jian Pei[60], a computer scientist[61], of Canada[62], awarded the ACM Fellow[63].

FAQs

Where was Jiawei Han born?

Jiawei Han's place of birth was Shanghai[2].

What did Jiawei Han do for work?

Jiawei Han worked as engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Jiawei Han go to school?

Jiawei Han was educated at University of Science and Technology of China[11] and University of Wisconsin–Madison[12].

What awards did Jiawei Han receive?

Honors received include W. Wallace McDowell Award[14], ACM Fellow[15], and IEEE Fellow[16].

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  24. [18] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Doctoral student → Osmar Zaiane, Krzysztof Koperski, Yongjian Fu +10
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