Mike Paterson

Summary

Mike Paterson is a human^[1]. He was born on September 13, 1942^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[4]

Key Facts

• Mike Paterson was born on September 13, 1942^[2].
• Mike Paterson held citizenship in United Kingdom^[5].
• Mike Paterson worked as a computer scientist^[3].
• Mike Paterson's field of work was computer science^[6].
• Mike Paterson was employed by University of Warwick^[7].
• Mike Paterson was educated at University of Warwick^[8].
• Mike Paterson's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[9].
• Mike Paterson was educated at Enfield Grammar School^[10].
• Mike Paterson's doctoral advisor was David Park^[11].
• Mike Paterson received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[12].
• Mike Paterson received the Dijkstra Prize^[13].
• Mike Paterson received the EATCS award^[14].
• Mike Paterson received the David P. Robbins Prize^[15].
• Mike Paterson received the EATCS award^[16].
• Mike Paterson was a member of Royal Society^[17].
• Mike Paterson was a member of Academia Europaea^[18].
• Mike Paterson was a member of UK Computing Research Committee^[19].
• Mike Paterson is recorded as male^[20].
• Mike Paterson's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Mike Paterson supervised Leslie Valiant as a doctoral student^[22].
• Mike Paterson supervised Ian Parberry as a doctoral student^[23].
• Mike Paterson supervised William Finlay McColl as a doctoral student^[24].
• Mike Paterson supervised Paul E. Dunne as a doctoral student^[25].
• Mike Paterson supervised Vladimír Dančík as a doctoral student^[26].
• Mike Paterson supervised Haris Aziz as a doctoral student^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Mike Paterson was born on September 13, 1942^[2].

Education

Educated at University of Warwick^[8], a public research university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1965^[30]; University of Cambridge^[9], a collegiate university^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1209^[33], headquartered in Cambridge^[34]; and Enfield Grammar School^[10], a secondary school^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1558^[37]. Mike Paterson's doctoral advisor was David Park^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Mike Paterson's professions included computer scientist^[3]. His field of work was computer science^[6]. He was employed by University of Warwick^[7]. Doctoral students include Leslie Valiant^[22], a computer scientist^[38], b. 1949^[39], of United Kingdom^[40], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[41], specialised in computer science^[42]; Ian Parberry^[23], a computer scientist^[43], awarded the ACM Distinguished Member^[44]; William Finlay McColl^[24]; Paul E. Dunne^[25], a university teacher^[45], of United Kingdom^[46]; Vladimír Dančík^[26]; and Haris Aziz^[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[12], a fellowship award^[47], in United Kingdom^[48]; Dijkstra Prize^[13], a science award^[49], in Internationality^[50], founded in 2000^[51]; EATCS award^[14], a science award^[52], founded in 2000^[53]; and David P. Robbins Prize^[15], a mathematics award^[54], founded in 2005^[55].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Mike Paterson include Paterson's worms^[56].

Why It Matters

Mike Paterson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

He is credited with the discovery of Sprouts^[59], a mathematical game^[60] and Paterson's worms^[61], a cellular automaton^[62], founded in 1971^[63]. Entities named for him include Paterson's worms^[56].

His notable doctoral advisees include Leslie Valiant^[64], a computer scientist^[65], b. 1949^[66], of United Kingdom^[67], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[68], specialised in computer science^[69]; Paul E. Dunne^[70], a university teacher^[71], of United Kingdom^[72]; Costas S. Iliopoulos^[73], a university teacher^[74]; Jacqueline W. Daykin^[75], a university teacher^[76], of United Kingdom^[77]; and Ian Parberry^[78], a computer scientist^[79], awarded the ACM Distinguished Member^[80].

FAQs

What did Mike Paterson do for work?

Mike Paterson worked as computer scientist^[3].

Where did Mike Paterson go to school?

Mike Paterson was educated at University of Warwick^[8], University of Cambridge^[9], and Enfield Grammar School^[10].

What awards did Mike Paterson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[12], Dijkstra Prize^[13], EATCS award^[14], and David P. Robbins Prize^[15].

What did Mike Paterson discover?

Mike Paterson is credited as discoverer of Sprouts^[59] and Paterson's worms^[61].