Martin Farach-Colton

American computer scientist
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Martin Farach-Colton

Summary

Martin Farach-Colton is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1963[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Martin Farach-Colton was born on January 1, 1963[2].
  • Martin Farach-Colton worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Among Martin Farach-Colton's employers was Rutgers University[5].
  • Martin Farach-Colton's education included a stint at University of Maryland[6].
  • Martin Farach-Colton's doctoral advisor was Amihood Amir[7].
  • Martin Farach-Colton received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[8].
  • Martin Farach-Colton received the ACM Fellow[9].
  • Martin Farach-Colton was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[10].
  • Martin Farach-Colton was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[11].
  • Martin Farach-Colton is recorded as male[12].
  • Martin Farach-Colton's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Martin Farach-Colton supervised Gabriela Hristescu as a doctoral student[14].
  • Martin Farach-Colton supervised Vincenzo Liberatore as a doctoral student[15].
  • Martin Farach-Colton supervised Siu Ngan Choi as a doctoral student[16].
  • Martin Farach-Colton supervised Rahul Shah as a doctoral student[17].
  • Martin Farach-Colton supervised Miguel A. Mosteiro as a doctoral student[18].
  • Martin Farach-Colton supervised Rohan Jude Fernandes as a doctoral student[19].
  • Martin Farach-Colton supervised Yang Huang as a doctoral student[20].
  • Martin Farach-Colton's family name is recorded as Farach[21].
  • Martin Farach-Colton's family name is recorded as Colton[22].
  • Martin Farach-Colton's given name is recorded as Martin[23].

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Origins and Family

Martin Farach-Colton was born on January 1, 1963[2].

Education

Martin Farach-Colton was educated at University of Maryland[6]. His doctoral advisor was Amihood Amir[7].

Career and Affiliations

Martin Farach-Colton's professions included computer scientist[3]. He was employed by Rutgers University[5]. Doctoral students include Gabriela Hristescu[14], a computer scientist[24]; Vincenzo Liberatore[15], a computer scientist[25]; Siu Ngan Choi[16]; Rahul Shah[17]; Miguel A. Mosteiro[18], a computer scientist[26]; and Rohan Jude Fernandes[19], a researcher[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[8], a fellowship award[28] and ACM Fellow[9], a fellowship award[29].

Why It Matters

Martin Farach-Colton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[4]

His notable doctoral advisees include Gabriela Hristescu[30], a computer scientist[31]; Vincenzo Liberatore[32], a computer scientist[33]; and Miguel A. Mosteiro[34], a computer scientist[35].

FAQs

What did Martin Farach-Colton do for work?

Martin Farach-Colton worked as computer scientist[3].

Where did Martin Farach-Colton go to school?

Martin Farach-Colton was educated at University of Maryland[6].

What awards did Martin Farach-Colton receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[8] and ACM Fellow[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [11] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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