John Gustafson

American computer scientist and businessman
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John Gustafson

Summary

John Gustafson is a human[1]. His place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on +1955-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Gustafson's place of birth was United States[2].
  • John Gustafson was born on +1955-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Gustafson held citizenship in United States[7].
  • John Gustafson's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • John Gustafson worked as an engineer[5].
  • John Gustafson's field of work was informatics[8].
  • John Gustafson's field of work was computer science[9].
  • John Gustafson was employed by National University of Singapore[10].
  • Among John Gustafson's employers was Intel[11].
  • Among John Gustafson's employers was AMD[12].
  • John Gustafson's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[13].
  • John Gustafson's education included a stint at Iowa State University[14].
  • John Gustafson's doctoral advisor was Bille C. Carlson[15].
  • John Gustafson received the Gordon Bell Prize[16].
  • John Gustafson's image is recorded as John L Gustafson CEO.jpg[17].
  • John Gustafson is recorded as male[18].
  • John Gustafson's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • John Gustafson supervised Srinivas Aluru as a doctoral student[20].
  • John Gustafson supervised Rajat Todi as a doctoral student[21].
  • John Gustafson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000449469221[22].
  • John Gustafson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315579210[23].
  • John Gustafson's GND ID is recorded as 1132157668[24].
  • John Gustafson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2022012857[25].
  • John Gustafson's IdRef ID is recorded as 188863583[26].
  • John Gustafson's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 162[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Gustafson was born in United States[2]. He was born on +1955-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[13], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in California[31] and Iowa State University[14], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1858[34], headquartered in Ames[35]. John Gustafson's doctoral advisor was Bille C. Carlson[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. Fields of work include informatics[8], an academic major[36], founded in 1957[37] and computer science[9], an academic discipline[38]. Employers include National University of Singapore[10], an autonomous university[39], in Singapore[40], founded in 1905[41]; Intel[11], a business[42], in United States[43], founded in 1968[44], headquartered in Santa Clara[45]; and AMD[12], a business[46], in United States[47], founded in 1969[48], headquartered in Sunnyvale[49]. Doctoral students include Srinivas Aluru[20], a scientist[50], awarded the IEEE Fellow[51], specialised in computer science[52] and Rajat Todi[21].

Recognition

John Gustafson received the Gordon Bell Prize[16].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Gustafson include Gustafson's law[53], a physical law[54].

Why It Matters

John Gustafson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for him include Gustafson's law[53], a physical law[54].

His notable doctoral advisees include Srinivas Aluru[56], a scientist[57], awarded the IEEE Fellow[58], specialised in computer science[59].

FAQs

Where was John Gustafson born?

John Gustafson was born in United States[2].

What did John Gustafson do for work?

John Gustafson worked as computer scientist[4] and engineer[5].

Where did John Gustafson go to school?

John Gustafson was educated at California Institute of Technology[13] and Iowa State University[14].

What awards did John Gustafson receive?

Honors received include Gordon Bell Prize[16].

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  25. [3] . johngustafson.net. johngustafson.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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