Masaru Tomita

Japanese computer scientist
Person human Q4346847
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Masaru Tomita

Summary

Masaru Tomita is a human[1]. Born in Tokyo[2], he… he was born on December 28, 1957[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], molecular biologist[5], and entomologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Masaru Tomita was born in Tokyo[2].
  • Masaru Tomita was born on December 28, 1957[3].
  • Masaru Tomita's father was Isao Tomita[8].
  • Masaru Tomita held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Masaru Tomita's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Masaru Tomita worked as a molecular biologist[5].
  • Masaru Tomita worked as an entomologist[6].
  • Masaru Tomita's field of work was systems biology[10].
  • Masaru Tomita was employed by Keio University[11].
  • Masaru Tomita was educated at Keio University[12].
  • Masaru Tomita was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[13].
  • Masaru Tomita's doctoral advisor was Jaime Carbonell[14].
  • Masaru Tomita received the Presidential Young Investigator Award[15].
  • Masaru Tomita is recorded as male[16].
  • Masaru Tomita's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Masaru Tomita supervised Kevin Knight as a doctoral student[18].
  • Masaru Tomita supervised Alon Lavie as a doctoral student[19].
  • Masaru Tomita's family name is recorded as Tomita[20].
  • Masaru Tomita's given name is recorded as Masaru[21].
  • Masaru Tomita's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Masaru Tomita's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '冨田勝'}[23].
  • Masaru Tomita's name in kana is recorded as とみた まさる[24].

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Origins and Family

Born in Tokyo[2], Masaru Tomita… he was born on December 28, 1957[3]. His father was Isao Tomita[8].

Education

Educated at Keio University[12], a private university[25], in Japan[26], founded in 1858[27], headquartered in Mita[28] and Carnegie Mellon University[13], a private university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1900[31], headquartered in Pittsburgh[32]. Masaru Tomita's doctoral advisor was Jaime Carbonell[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], molecular biologist[5], and entomologist[6]. Masaru Tomita's field of work was systems biology[10]. He was employed by Keio University[11]. Doctoral students include Kevin Knight[18], a computational linguist[33], awarded the AAAI Fellow[34] and Alon Lavie[19].

Recognition

Masaru Tomita received the Presidential Young Investigator Award[15].

Why It Matters

Masaru Tomita ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Masaru Tomita born?

Masaru Tomita was born in Tokyo[2].

Who were Masaru Tomita's parents?

Masaru Tomita's father was Isao Tomita[8].

What did Masaru Tomita do for work?

Masaru Tomita worked as computer scientist[4], molecular biologist[5], and entomologist[6].

Where did Masaru Tomita go to school?

Masaru Tomita was educated at Keio University[12] and Carnegie Mellon University[13].

What awards did Masaru Tomita receive?

Honors received include Presidential Young Investigator Award[15].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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