Nick McKeown

British engineer
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Nick McKeown

Summary

Nick McKeown is a human[1]. He was born in Bedford[2]. He was born on +1963-04-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and electrical engineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Nick McKeown was born in Bedford[2].
  • Nick McKeown was born on +1963-04-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Nick McKeown worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Nick McKeown worked as an academic[5].
  • Nick McKeown's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Nick McKeown worked as an electrical engineer[7].
  • Nick McKeown's field of work was computer science[9].
  • Nick McKeown's field of work was electrical engineering[10].
  • Among Nick McKeown's employers was Stanford University[11].
  • Among Nick McKeown's employers was Hewlett-Packard[12].
  • Among Nick McKeown's employers was Cisco[13].
  • Nick McKeown was educated at University of Leeds[14].
  • Nick McKeown was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15].
  • Nick McKeown was educated at University of California, Berkeley[16].
  • Nick McKeown's doctoral advisor was Jean Walrand[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Nick McKeown is Tiny Tera: a packet switch core[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Nick McKeown is Achieving 100% throughput in an input-queued switch[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Nick McKeown is A quantitative comparison of iterative scheduling algorithms for input-queued switches[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Nick McKeown is Scaling the academic publication process to internet scale[21].
  • Nick McKeown received the SIGCOMM Award[22].
  • Nick McKeown received the Lovelace Medal[23].
  • Nick McKeown received the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[24].
  • Nick McKeown received the ACM Fellow[25].
  • Nick McKeown received the IEEE Fellow[26].
  • Nick McKeown received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Bedford[2], Nick McKeown… he was born on +1963-04-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Leeds[14], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1904[30], headquartered in Leeds[31] and University of California, Berkeley[15], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]. Nick McKeown's doctoral advisor was Jean Walrand[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and electrical engineer[7]. Fields of work include computer science[9], an academic discipline[36] and electrical engineering[10], a branch of engineering[37]. Employers include Stanford University[11], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1885[40], headquartered in Stanford[41]; Hewlett-Packard[12], a business[42], in United States[43], founded in 1939[44], headquartered in Palo Alto[45]; and Cisco[13], a business[46], in United States[47], founded in 1984[48], headquartered in San Jose[49]. Doctoral students include Adisak Mekkittikul[50], a computer scientist[51], b. 1950[52]; Pankaj Gupta[53]; and Isaac Keslassy[54].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Tiny Tera: a packet switch core[18], Achieving 100% throughput in an input-queued switch[19], A quantitative comparison of iterative scheduling algorithms for input-queued switches[20], and Scaling the academic publication process to internet scale[21].

Recognition

Awards received include SIGCOMM Award[22], an award[55], in United States[56], founded in 1989[57]; Lovelace Medal[23], a medallion[58], in United Kingdom[59], founded in 1998[60]; Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[24], a fellowship award[61]; ACM Fellow[25], a fellowship award[62]; IEEE Fellow[26], a science award[63]; and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[27], a fellowship award[64].

Why It Matters

Nick McKeown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

His notable doctoral advisees include Adisak Mekkittikul[66], a computer scientist[67], b. 1950[68].

FAQs

Where was Nick McKeown born?

Born in Bedford[2], Nick McKeown…

What did Nick McKeown do for work?

Nick McKeown worked as computer scientist[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and electrical engineer[7].

Where did Nick McKeown go to school?

Nick McKeown was educated at University of Leeds[14], University of California, Berkeley[15], and University of California, Berkeley[16].

What awards did Nick McKeown receive?

Honors received include SIGCOMM Award[22], Lovelace Medal[23], Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[24], and ACM Fellow[25].

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