Monica S. Lam

American computer scientist
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Monica S. Lam

Summary

Monica S. Lam is a human[1]. She was born on 1950[2]. She worked as a computer scientist[3], academic[4], university teacher[5], and researcher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Monica S. Lam was born on 1950[2].
  • Monica S. Lam held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Monica S. Lam's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Monica S. Lam worked as an academic[4].
  • Monica S. Lam's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Monica S. Lam's professions included researcher[6].
  • Monica S. Lam's field of work was computer science[9].
  • Among Monica S. Lam's employers was Stanford University[10].
  • Monica S. Lam's doctoral advisor was H. T. Kung[11].
  • Monica S. Lam received the ACM Fellow[12].
  • Monica S. Lam was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[13].
  • Monica S. Lam is recorded as female[14].
  • Monica S. Lam's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Michael D. Smith as a doctoral student[16].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Jason Nieh as a doctoral student[17].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Saman Amarasinghe as a doctoral student[18].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Todd C. Mowry as a doctoral student[19].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Brian Richard Murphy as a doctoral student[20].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Amy Wingmui Lim as a doctoral student[21].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Patrick Wilfred Sathyanathan as a doctoral student[22].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Shih-Wei Liao as a doctoral student[23].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Brian Keith Schmidt as a doctoral student[24].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Robert Paul Wilson as a doctoral student[25].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Jennifer-Ann Monique Anderson as a doctoral student[26].
  • Monica S. Lam supervised Daniel J. Scales as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Monica S. Lam was born on 1950[2].

Education

Monica S. Lam's doctoral advisor was H. T. Kung[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], academic[4], university teacher[5], and researcher[6]. Monica S. Lam's field of work was computer science[9]. Among her employers was Stanford University[10]. Doctoral students include Michael D. Smith[16], a computer scientist[28], of United States[29]; Jason Nieh[17], a computer scientist[30], b. 1953[31], of United States[32], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[33]; Saman Amarasinghe[18], awarded the ACM Fellow[34]; Todd C. Mowry[19], a computer scientist[35], awarded the ACM Fellow[36]; Brian Richard Murphy[20], a computer scientist[37]; and Amy Wingmui Lim[21], a computer scientist[38].

Recognition

Monica S. Lam received the ACM Fellow[12].

Why It Matters

Monica S. Lam ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Works attributed to her include Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools[41], a written work[42], written by Alfred Aho[43].

Her notable doctoral advisees include Michael D. Smith[44], a computer scientist[45], of United States[46]; Jason Nieh[47], a computer scientist[48], b. 1953[49], of United States[50], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[51]; Shih-Wei Liao[52], a computer scientist[53]; Brian Keith Schmidt[54], a computer scientist[55]; Robert Paul Wilson[56], a computer scientist[57]; and Jennifer-Ann Monique Anderson[58], a computer scientist[59].

FAQs

What did Monica S. Lam do for work?

Monica S. Lam worked as computer scientist[3], academic[4], university teacher[5], and researcher[6].

What awards did Monica S. Lam receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[12].

References

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  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [56] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [58] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [59] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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