John Douglas Owens

electrical engineer, parallel computing
Person human Q102175408
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John Douglas Owens

Summary

John Douglas Owens is a human[1]. He worked as an electrical engineer[2].

Key Facts

  • John Douglas Owens held citizenship in United States[3].
  • John Douglas Owens worked as an electrical engineer[2].
  • John Douglas Owens was employed by University of California, Davis[4].
  • John Douglas Owens's doctoral advisor was Bill Dally[5].
  • John Douglas Owens's doctoral advisor was Pat Hanrahan[6].
  • John Douglas Owens received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[7].
  • John Douglas Owens is recorded as male[8].
  • John Douglas Owens's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • John Douglas Owens supervised Aaron E. Lefohn as a doctoral student[10].
  • John Douglas Owens supervised Leo Szumel as a doctoral student[11].
  • John Douglas Owens supervised Carl Yang as a doctoral student[12].
  • John Douglas Owens's family name is recorded as Owens[13].
  • John Douglas Owens's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Douglas Owens's given name is recorded as Douglas[15].
  • John Douglas Owens's official website is recorded as http://web.ece.ucdavis.edu/~jowens/[16].
  • John Douglas Owens's curriculum vitae URL is recorded as http://graphics.stanford.edu/~jowens/cv/cv.pdf[17].

Body

Education

Doctoral advisors include Bill Dally[5], a computer scientist[18], b. 1960[19], of United States[20], awarded the Eckert–Mauchly Award[21], specialised in computer science[22] and Pat Hanrahan[6], an engineer[23], b. 1955[24], of United States[25], awarded the ACM Fellow[26], specialised in computer science[27].

Career and Affiliations

John Douglas Owens worked as an electrical engineer[2]. Among his employers was University of California, Davis[4]. Doctoral students include Aaron E. Lefohn[10], a computer scientist[28]; Leo Szumel[11], a computer scientist[29]; and Carl Yang[12], a computer scientist[30].

Recognition

John Douglas Owens received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[7].

FAQs

What did John Douglas Owens do for work?

John Douglas Owens worked as electrical engineer[2].

What awards did John Douglas Owens receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[7].

References

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  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 23h ago · LeoDog896 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9w ago · Bender235 · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 9w ago · Bender235 · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mr author id 963668
    Employer University of California, Davis
    Given name John, Douglas
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