# Luca de Alfaro

> researcher, computer science, University of California, Santa Cruz, Stanford University

**Wikidata**: [Q64796904](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64796904)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/luca-de-alfaro

## Summary
Luca de Alfaro is a computer scientist who works at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he was educated at Stanford University and advised by computer scientist Zohar Manna.

## Biography
- Born: 1966 (year only, no place specified)
- Nationality: Not explicitly stated in the source material
- Education: Ph.D. from Stanford University (doctoral advisor: Zohar Manna); has supervised doctoral students Vishwanath Raman and Pritam Roy
- Known for: (no specific contributions mentioned in the source)
- Employer(s): University of California, Santa Cruz
- Field(s): computer science

## Contributions
The source material does not provide specific details about Luca de Alfaro's research contributions, publications, or projects. It indicates he is a researcher and academic with doctoral students, but no specific works or outcomes are mentioned.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Luca de Alfaro's current position?
A: He is a computer scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

### Q: Where did he get his education?
A: He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University.

### Q: Who was his doctoral advisor?
A: His doctoral advisor was Zohar Manna.

### Q: What is his research field?
A: He works in computer science.

## Why They Matter
As a computer science professor at UCSC, Luca de Alfaro contributes to academic research and education. He has supervised doctoral students, indicating his role in training future computer scientists. His work likely advances knowledge in computer science, though specific impacts aren't detailed in the source material.

## Notable For
- He is a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
- He was educated at Stanford University.
- He has doctoral students Vishwanath Raman and Pritam Roy.
- He has multiple academic identifiers including ISNI, GND, VIAF, and Google Scholar IDs.

## Body
### Academic Career
Luca de Alfaro has established himself as a computer scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University under the guidance of computer scientist Zohar Manna. As an academic, he has supervised doctoral students including Vishwanath Raman and Pritam Roy.

### Professional Identifiers
He has multiple academic identifiers:
- ISNI: 000000011450593X
- GND ID: 1146332297
- VIAF ID: 85540036
- Google Scholar ID: gkACFVcAAAAJ
- ACM Digital Library ID: 81100255429
- IEEE Xplore ID: 37271213800
- Scopus ID: 6603728167

### Online Presence
He maintains several online resources including:
- His UCSC faculty page: https://www.soe.ucsc.edu/people/luca
- Personal website: http://luca.dealfaro.org/
- Google Sites page: https://sites.google.com/a/ucsc.edu/luca/
- Email contact: https://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~luca/

### Research and Teaching
As a researcher and educator, he contributes to the field of computer science through teaching and potentially research (though specific research outcomes aren't detailed in the source material).

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## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. [Source](https://viaf.org/viaf/data/viaf-20230206-links.txt.gz)
4. CiNii Research
5. Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic