John Canny

Summary

John Canny is a human^[1]. He was born on January 1, 1953^[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 (41 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• John Canny was born on January 1, 1953^[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].

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Origins and Family

John Canny was born on January 1, 1953^[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 closed educational institution^[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], in United States^[53].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Canny include Canny edge detector^[54], an algorithm^[55].

Why It Matters

John Canny ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[5] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for him include Canny edge detector^[54], an algorithm^[55].

His notable doctoral advisees include Dinesh Manocha^[57], a computer scientist^[58], awarded the ACM Fellow^[59], specialised in computer scientist^[60]; Ming C. Lin^[61], a computer scientist^[62], b. 1965^[63], of United States^[64], awarded the ACM Fellow^[65]; Eric Paulos^[66], a computer scientist^[67], b. 1969^[68], of United States^[69]; Ashutosh G. Rege^[70], a computer scientist^[71]; James Lin^[72], a computer scientist^[73]; and Johnny Zach Emiris^[74], a researcher^[75].

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].