John Watrous

Theoretical computer scientist
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John Watrous

Summary

John Watrous is a human[1]. He worked as a computer scientist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • John Watrous held citizenship in Canada[4].
  • John Watrous worked as a computer scientist[2].
  • Among John Watrous's employers was University of Waterloo[5].
  • John Watrous's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison[6].
  • John Watrous's doctoral advisor was Eric Bach[7].
  • John Watrous's image is recorded as John Watrous.jpg[8].
  • John Watrous is recorded as male[9].
  • John Watrous's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • John Watrous supervised Dmitry Gavinsky as a doctoral student[11].
  • John Watrous supervised Gustav Gutoski as a doctoral student[12].
  • John Watrous supervised Robin Kothari as a doctoral student[13].
  • John Watrous supervised Ansis Rosmanis as a doctoral student[14].
  • John Watrous supervised Alessandro Cosentino as a doctoral student[15].
  • John Watrous supervised Vincent Russo as a doctoral student[16].
  • John Watrous's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 75330[17].
  • John Watrous's residence is recorded as Waterloo[18].
  • John Watrous's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v77rs[19].
  • John Watrous's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Watrous's DBLP author ID is recorded as 24/944[21].
  • John Watrous's MR Author ID is recorded as 367546[22].

Body

Education

John Watrous was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[6]. His doctoral advisor was Eric Bach[7].

Career and Affiliations

John Watrous's professions included computer scientist[2]. He was employed by University of Waterloo[5]. Doctoral students include Dmitry Gavinsky[11]; Gustav Gutoski[12]; Robin Kothari[13], a computer scientist[23]; Ansis Rosmanis[14]; Alessandro Cosentino[15]; and Vincent Russo[16].

Why It Matters

John Watrous ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[3]

His notable doctoral advisees include Robin Kothari[24], a computer scientist[25].

FAQs

What did John Watrous do for work?

John Watrous worked as computer scientist[2].

Where did John Watrous go to school?

John Watrous was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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