Mary Lou Soffa

American computer scientist
Person human Q4815991
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Mary Lou Soffa

Summary

Mary Lou Soffa is a human[1]. She worked as a computer scientist[2] and university teacher[3]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Mary Lou Soffa's professions included computer scientist[2].
  • Mary Lou Soffa's professions included university teacher[3].
  • Mary Lou Soffa's field of work was computer science[5].
  • Among Mary Lou Soffa's employers was University of Virginia[6].
  • Mary Lou Soffa's education included a stint at University of Pittsburgh[7].
  • Mary Lou Soffa's doctoral advisor was Gary Lindstrom[8].
  • Mary Lou Soffa received the SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award[9].
  • Mary Lou Soffa received the Ken Kennedy Award[10].
  • Mary Lou Soffa received the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards[11].
  • Mary Lou Soffa received the ACM Fellow[12].
  • Mary Lou Soffa received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring[13].
  • Mary Lou Soffa received the NCWIT Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award[14].
  • Mary Lou Soffa was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[15].
  • Mary Lou Soffa is recorded as female[16].
  • Mary Lou Soffa's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Mary Lou Soffa supervised Mary Jean Harrold as a doctoral student[18].
  • Mary Lou Soffa supervised Lori L. Pollock as a doctoral student[19].
  • Mary Lou Soffa supervised Neelam Gupta as a doctoral student[20].
  • Mary Lou Soffa supervised Rajiv Gupta as a doctoral student[21].
  • Mary Lou Soffa supervised Rastislav Bodik as a doctoral student[22].
  • Mary Lou Soffa supervised Atif Memon as a doctoral student[23].
  • Mary Lou Soffa supervised Brian A. Malloy as a doctoral student[24].
  • Mary Lou Soffa supervised Jason Mars as a doctoral student[25].
  • Mary Lou Soffa supervised Lingjia Tang as a doctoral student[26].
  • Mary Lou Soffa supervised Evelyn Duesterwald as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Education

Mary Lou Soffa was educated at University of Pittsburgh[7]. Her doctoral advisor was Gary Lindstrom[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[2] and university teacher[3]. Mary Lou Soffa's field of work was computer science[5]. Among her employers was University of Virginia[6]. Doctoral students include Mary Jean Harrold[18], a computer scientist[28], 1947–2013[29], of United States[30], awarded the ACM Fellow[31], specialised in computer science[32]; Lori L. Pollock[19], a computer scientist[33], awarded the ACM Distinguished Member[34], specialised in computer science[35]; Neelam Gupta[20]; Rajiv Gupta[21], a computer scientist[36], awarded the ACM Fellow[37]; Rastislav Bodik[22], a university teacher[38], awarded the ACM Fellow[39], specialised in software system[40]; and Atif Memon[23].

Recognition

Awards received include SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award[9], an award[41]; Ken Kennedy Award[10], an award[42], founded in 2009[43]; Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards[11], a science award[44], in United States[45], founded in 2005[46]; ACM Fellow[12], a fellowship award[47]; Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring[13], an award[48], in United States[49]; and NCWIT Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award[14], a science award[50].

Why It Matters

Mary Lou Soffa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Jason Mars[52], a computer scientist[53], b. 1983[54], specialised in computer architecture[55]; Mary Jean Harrold[56], a computer scientist[57], 1947–2013[58], of United States[59], awarded the ACM Fellow[60], specialised in computer science[61]; Lori L. Pollock[62], a computer scientist[63], awarded the ACM Distinguished Member[64], specialised in computer science[65]; Rajiv Gupta[66], a computer scientist[67], awarded the ACM Fellow[68]; Brian A. Malloy[69], a mathematician[70], specialised in software[71]; and Rastislav Bodik[72], a university teacher[73], awarded the ACM Fellow[74], specialised in software system[75].

FAQs

What did Mary Lou Soffa do for work?

Mary Lou Soffa worked as computer scientist[2] and university teacher[3].

Where did Mary Lou Soffa go to school?

Mary Lou Soffa was educated at University of Pittsburgh[7].

What awards did Mary Lou Soffa receive?

Honors received include SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award[9], Ken Kennedy Award[10], Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards[11], and ACM Fellow[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [56] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [62] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [66] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [69] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [72] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [59] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  31. [61] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  32. [63] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  33. [64] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  34. [65] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  35. [67] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  36. [68] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  37. [70] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  38. [71] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  39. [73] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  40. [74] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  41. [75] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mary Lou Soffa. Retrieved March 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-lou-soffa
MLA “Mary Lou Soffa.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-lou-soffa.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mary-lou-soffa_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mary Lou Soffa}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-lou-soffa}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-08}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Mary Lou Soffa — https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-lou-soffa (retrieved 2026-03-08)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-lou-soffa · Last refreshed: