Leslie Valiant

Summary

Leslie Valiant is a human^[1]. Born in Budapest^[2], he… he was born on March 28, 1949^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Budapest^[2], Leslie Valiant…
• Leslie Valiant was born on March 28, 1949^[3].
• Leslie Valiant held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• Leslie Valiant held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Leslie Valiant worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Leslie Valiant's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Leslie Valiant's field of work was computer science^[9].
• Among Leslie Valiant's employers was Harvard University^[10].
• Leslie Valiant's education included a stint at Imperial College London^[11].
• Leslie Valiant was educated at University of Warwick^[12].
• Leslie Valiant was educated at King's College^[13].
• Leslie Valiant's doctoral advisor was Mike Paterson^[14].
• Leslie Valiant received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[15].
• Leslie Valiant received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[16].
• Leslie Valiant received the Turing Award^[17].
• Leslie Valiant received the Knuth Prize^[18].
• Leslie Valiant received the EATCS award^[19].
• Leslie Valiant received the IMU Abacus Medal^[20].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of Royal Society^[21].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[22].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence^[23].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of Academia Europaea^[24].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[26].
• Leslie Valiant is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Leslie Valiant's place of birth was Budapest^[2]. He was born on March 28, 1949^[3].

Education

Educated at Imperial College London^[11], a public research university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1907^[30], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London^[31]; University of Warwick^[12], a public research university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1965^[34]; and King's College^[13], a college of the University of Cambridge^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1441^[37], headquartered in Cambridge^[38]. Leslie Valiant's doctoral advisor was Mike Paterson^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Leslie Valiant's field of work was computer science^[9]. Among his employers was Harvard University^[10]. Doctoral students include Mark Jerrum^[39], a computer scientist^[40], b. 1955^[41], of United Kingdom^[42], awarded the Gödel Prize^[43]; Michael J. Kearns^[44]; Dan Roth^[45]; Scott Evan Decatur^[46]; Rocco Anthony Servedio^[47]; and Vitaly Feldman^[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], a fellowship grant^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1925^[51]; Fellow of the Royal Society^[16], a fellowship award^[52], in United Kingdom^[53]; Turing Award^[17], a science award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1966^[56]; Knuth Prize^[18], a science award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1996^[59]; EATCS award^[19], a science award^[60], founded in 2000^[61]; and IMU Abacus Medal^[20], a science award^[62], founded in 1981^[63].

Why It Matters

Leslie Valiant ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

His notable doctoral advisees include Dan Roth^[66], a computer scientist^[67], awarded the ACL Fellow^[68]; Michael J. Kearns^[69], a computer scientist^[70], of United States^[71], awarded the ACM Fellow^[72], specialised in informatics^[73]; Alexandros Gerbessiotis^[74], a university teacher^[75]; and Mark Jerrum^[76], a computer scientist^[77], b. 1955^[78], of United Kingdom^[79], awarded the Gödel Prize^[80].

FAQs

Where was Leslie Valiant born?

Leslie Valiant's place of birth was Budapest^[2].

What did Leslie Valiant do for work?

Leslie Valiant worked as computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Leslie Valiant go to school?

Leslie Valiant was educated at Imperial College London^[11], University of Warwick^[12], and King's College^[13].

What awards did Leslie Valiant receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], Fellow of the Royal Society^[16], Turing Award^[17], and Knuth Prize^[18].