Ken Birman

researcher in fault-tolerant distributed computing systems
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Ken Birman

Summary

Ken Birman is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], he… he was born on +1955-11-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Ken Birman's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Ken Birman was born on +1955-11-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ken Birman held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Ken Birman worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Ken Birman worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Among Ken Birman's employers was Cornell University[8].
  • Ken Birman was educated at University of California, Berkeley[9].
  • Ken Birman's doctoral advisor was Martin H. Graham[10].
  • Ken Birman received the ACM Fellow[11].
  • Ken Birman was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[12].
  • Ken Birman is recorded as male[13].
  • Ken Birman's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ken Birman supervised Michael Reiter as a doctoral student[15].
  • Ken Birman supervised Alexey I. Vaysburd as a doctoral student[16].
  • Ken Birman supervised Katherine Hua Guo as a doctoral student[17].
  • Ken Birman supervised Mark Garland Hayden as a doctoral student[18].
  • Ken Birman supervised Ranveer Chandra as a doctoral student[19].
  • Ken Birman supervised Indranil Gupta as a doctoral student[20].
  • Ken Birman supervised Venugopalan Ramasubramanian as a doctoral student[21].
  • Ken Birman supervised Mahesh Balakrishnan as a doctoral student[22].
  • Ken Birman supervised Benjamin Atkin as a doctoral student[23].
  • Ken Birman supervised Frank Schmuck as a doctoral student[24].
  • Ken Birman supervised Lakshmi Ganesh as a doctoral student[25].
  • Ken Birman's residence is recorded as Ithaca[26].
  • Ken Birman's family name is recorded as Birman[27].

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Origins and Family

Ken Birman was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1955-11-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ken Birman's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[9]. His doctoral advisor was Martin H. Graham[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Ken Birman was employed by Cornell University[8]. Doctoral students include Michael Reiter[15], a computer scientist[28], b. 2000[29], of United States[30], awarded the ACM Fellow[31], specialised in computer scientist[32]; Alexey I. Vaysburd[16]; Katherine Hua Guo[17], a computer scientist[33]; Mark Garland Hayden[18]; Ranveer Chandra[19], awarded the ACM Fellow[34]; and Indranil Gupta[20], a managing director[35].

Recognition

Ken Birman received the ACM Fellow[11].

Why It Matters

Ken Birman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

His notable doctoral advisees include Michael Reiter[37], a computer scientist[38], b. 2000[39], of United States[40], awarded the ACM Fellow[41], specialised in computer scientist[42]; Katherine Hua Guo[43], a computer scientist[44]; and Mahesh Balakrishnan[45], a computer scientist[46].

FAQs

Where was Ken Birman born?

Born in New York City[2], Ken Birman…

What did Ken Birman do for work?

Ken Birman worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Ken Birman go to school?

Ken Birman was educated at University of California, Berkeley[9].

What awards did Ken Birman receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[11].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . MAK. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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