Matei Zaharia

Romanian-Canadian computer scientist and engineer
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Matei Zaharia

Summary

Matei Zaharia is a human[1]. Born in Romania[2], he… he was born on April 21, 1985[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], academic[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,502 views/month, #7,082 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Matei Zaharia's place of birth was Romania[2].
  • Matei Zaharia was born on April 21, 1985[3].
  • Matei Zaharia held citizenship in Romania[9].
  • Matei Zaharia held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Matei Zaharia worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Matei Zaharia worked as an engineer[5].
  • Matei Zaharia worked as an academic[6].
  • Matei Zaharia's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Matei Zaharia's field of work was computer science[11].
  • Matei Zaharia's field of work was informatics[12].
  • Matei Zaharia's field of work was computing[13].
  • Matei Zaharia's field of work was computer system[14].
  • Matei Zaharia was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15].
  • Matei Zaharia was employed by Stanford University[16].
  • Matei Zaharia was educated at University of California, Berkeley[17].
  • Matei Zaharia's education included a stint at Jarvis Collegiate Institute[18].
  • Matei Zaharia's doctoral advisor was Ion Stoica[19].
  • Matei Zaharia's doctoral advisor was Scott Shenker[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Matei Zaharia is Apache Spark[21].
  • Matei Zaharia received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[22].
  • Matei Zaharia received the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award[23].
  • Matei Zaharia is recorded as male[24].
  • Matei Zaharia's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Matei Zaharia's Commons category is recorded as Matei Zaharia[26].
  • Matei Zaharia's family name is recorded as Zaharia[27].

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Origins and Family

Matei Zaharia's place of birth was Romania[2]. He was born on April 21, 1985[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[17], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and Jarvis Collegiate Institute[18], a high school[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1807[34]. Doctoral advisors include Ion Stoica[19], a computer scientist[35], b. 1965[36], of United States[37], awarded the ACM Fellow[38] and Scott Shenker[20], a computer scientist[39], b. 1956[40], of United States[41], awarded the SIGCOMM Award[42], specialised in software-defined networking[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], academic[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include computer science[11], an academic discipline[44]; informatics[12], an academic major[45], founded in 1957[46]; computing[13], a type of process[47]; and computer system[14], a product[48]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15], a university[49], in United States[50], founded in 1861[51], headquartered in Cambridge[52] and Stanford University[16], a private university[53], in United States[54], founded in 1885[55], headquartered in Stanford[56].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Matei Zaharia is Apache Spark[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[22], an early career award[57] and ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award[23], an academic award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1978[60].

Why It Matters

Matei Zaharia ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,502 views/month, #7,082 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

Where was Matei Zaharia born?

Born in Romania[2], Matei Zaharia…

What did Matei Zaharia do for work?

Matei Zaharia worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], academic[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Matei Zaharia go to school?

Matei Zaharia was educated at University of California, Berkeley[17] and Jarvis Collegiate Institute[18].

What awards did Matei Zaharia receive?

Honors received include Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[22] and ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award[23].

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Class ancestry

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