# Leonard B. Pitt

> Ph.D. Yale University 1985

**Wikidata**: [Q102196742](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102196742)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/leonard-b-pitt

## Summary
Leonard B. Pitt is a computer scientist and university teacher who earned a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1985. He served on the faculty of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign from 1986 to 2019 and supervised multiple doctoral students in computer science.

## Biography
- Born: 1957
- Education: Ph.D., Yale University (1985)
- Known for: Long-term faculty member in computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- Employer(s): University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (faculty, 1986–2019)
- Field(s): Computer science
- Occupation: University teacher; computer scientist

## Contributions
Leonard B. Pitt’s concrete academic contributions include doctoral research completed at Yale University (Ph.D., 1985) under advisor Dana Angluin and a sustained faculty career at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (1986–2019). Over his academic career he supervised multiple Ph.D. students, including Howard J. Aizenstein, Michael Duane Frazier, Stephen Sengwah Kwek, Nina Mishra, Raymond Acton Board, and Cinda Heeren, contributing directly to the training of new researchers in computer science. Pitt’s scholarly output is recorded in standard research indexes: he is associated with a DBLP author identifier (76/4781), a Google Scholar author identifier (GdYYuwoAAAAJ), a Mathematical Reviews/MR author id (233872), and a Mathematics Genealogy Project entry (ID 40996). These identifiers indicate a body of peer-reviewed publications and a presence in bibliographic databases, and they document his academic authorship and citation record. His recorded roles and identifiers provide verifiable evidence of sustained research, teaching, and doctoral mentorship in computer science.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Leonard B. Pitt?
A: Leonard B. Pitt is a computer scientist and university teacher who completed a Ph.D. at Yale University in 1985 and served on the faculty of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign from 1986 to 2019.

### Q: Where did Leonard B. Pitt receive his doctorate and who supervised it?
A: He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1985. His doctoral advisor was Dana Angluin.

### Q: Which doctoral students did Leonard B. Pitt supervise?
A: His doctoral students include Howard J. Aizenstein, Michael Duane Frazier, Stephen Sengwah Kwek, Nina Mishra, Raymond Acton Board, and Cinda Heeren.

## Why They Matter
Leonard B. Pitt’s significance lies in his multi-decade role as an academic mentor and scholar in computer science. By completing doctoral work at Yale (1985) under Dana Angluin and then joining the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign faculty in 1986, he became part of a prominent research and teaching environment. His supervision of several Ph.D. students extended his influence into subsequent generations of researchers and professionals; named students such as Nina Mishra and Cinda Heeren went on to professional roles themselves, demonstrating a chain of mentorship. The presence of persistent author identifiers (DBLP, Google Scholar, MR, Math Genealogy) documents a record of peer-reviewed scholarship and ensures his work is discoverable and citable. Without Pitt’s long-term commitment to teaching and doctoral supervision at a major research university, some students’ doctoral training and subsequent academic or professional contributions would have followed different paths. His career helped sustain the research and educational missions of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign’s computer science community.

## Notable For
- Earning a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1985 (doctoral advisor: Dana Angluin).
- Serving on the faculty of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign from 1986 to 2019.
- Supervising multiple doctoral students in computer science, including Nina Mishra and Cinda Heeren.
- Maintaining an indexed scholarly record with identifiers: DBLP (76/4781), Google Scholar (GdYYuwoAAAAJ), MR author id (233872), and Mathematics Genealogy Project id (40996).

## Body

### Education
- Ph.D., Yale University, 1985.
- Doctoral advisor: Dana Angluin.

### Academic career
- Joined the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign faculty in 1986.
- Listed employer at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign with service recorded through 2019.
- Roles: university teacher and computer scientist (as recorded in structured properties).

### Doctoral supervision
- Supervised at least six doctoral students:
  - Howard J. Aizenstein
  - Michael Duane Frazier
  - Stephen Sengwah Kwek
  - Nina Mishra
  - Raymond Acton Board
  - Cinda Heeren

### Scholarly record and identifiers
- DBLP author identifier: 76/4781.
- Google Scholar author identifier: GdYYuwoAAAAJ.
- MR author id (Mathematical Reviews): 233872.
- Mathematics Genealogy Project id: 40996.
- Library of Congress authority id: n2004022503.
- These identifiers indicate an indexed publication and citation record and provide verification points for his scholarly output.

### Institutional affiliation and timeline
- Employer: University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (start_time: 1986; end_time: 2019).
- Academic timeline anchored by Ph.D. (1985) and long-term faculty appointment beginning the year after.

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## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project
2. [Source](https://grainger.illinois.edu/about/directory/faculty/pitt)
3. [Source](https://siebelschool.illinois.edu/news/pitt-prepares-depart-illinois-cs-department-he-helped-shape-over-three-decades)
4. [Source](https://ctrlshift.mste.illinois.edu/about-us/leonard-pitt/)
5. Library of Congress Name Authority File