John Canny

Summary

John Canny is a human^[1]. He was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3] and researcher^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• John Canny was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• John Canny held citizenship in Australia^[6].
• John Canny worked as a computer scientist^[3].
• John Canny worked as a researcher^[4].
• John Canny's field of work was computer scientist^[7].
• John Canny was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[8].
• John Canny's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[9].
• John Canny's education included a stint at University of Adelaide^[10].
• John Canny's doctoral advisor was Tomas Lozano-Pérez^[11].
• John Canny received the Machtey Award^[12].
• John Canny received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[13].
• John Canny received the ACM Fellow^[14].
• John Canny was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[15].
• John Canny is recorded as male^[16].
• John Canny's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• John Canny supervised Ming C. Lin as a doctoral student^[18].
• John Canny supervised Dinesh Manocha as a doctoral student^[19].
• John Canny supervised Eric Paulos as a doctoral student^[20].
• John Canny supervised Yan Zhuang as a doctoral student^[21].
• John Canny supervised Dan S. Reznik as a doctoral student^[22].
• John Canny supervised Ashutosh G. Rege as a doctoral student^[23].
• John Canny supervised Johnny Zach Emiris as a doctoral student^[24].
• John Canny supervised James Lin as a doctoral student^[25].
• John Canny supervised Jingtao Wang as a doctoral student^[26].
• John Canny's Commons category is recorded as John Canny^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Canny was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[9], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1861^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and University of Adelaide^[10], a public university^[32], in Australia^[33], founded in 1874^[34], headquartered in Mitchell Building^[35]. John Canny's doctoral advisor was Tomas Lozano-Pérez^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[3] and researcher^[4]. John Canny's field of work was computer scientist^[7]. He was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[8]. Doctoral students include Ming C. Lin^[18], a computer scientist^[36], b. 1965^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the ACM Fellow^[39]; Dinesh Manocha^[19], a computer scientist^[40], awarded the ACM Fellow^[41], specialised in computer scientist^[42]; Eric Paulos^[20], a computer scientist^[43], b. 1969^[44], of United States^[45]; Yan Zhuang^[21]; Dan S. Reznik^[22]; and Ashutosh G. Rege^[23], a computer scientist^[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Machtey Award^[12], an award^[47], founded in 1981^[48]; Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[13], a fellowship grant^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1988^[51]; and ACM Fellow^[14], a fellowship award^[52].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Canny include Canny edge detector^[53], an algorithm^[54].

Why It Matters

John Canny ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[5] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for him include Canny edge detector^[53], an algorithm^[54].

His notable doctoral advisees include Dinesh Manocha^[56], a computer scientist^[57], awarded the ACM Fellow^[58], specialised in computer scientist^[59]; Eric Paulos^[60], a computer scientist^[61], b. 1969^[62], of United States^[63]; Ming C. Lin^[64], a computer scientist^[65], b. 1965^[66], of United States^[67], awarded the ACM Fellow^[68]; Ashutosh G. Rege^[69], a computer scientist^[70]; James Lin^[71], a computer scientist^[72]; and Johnny Zach Emiris^[73], a researcher^[74].

FAQs

What did John Canny do for work?

John Canny worked as computer scientist^[3] and researcher^[4].

Where did John Canny go to school?

John Canny was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[9] and University of Adelaide^[10].

What awards did John Canny receive?

Honors received include Machtey Award^[12], Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[13], and ACM Fellow^[14].