# Nicola Santoro

> Ph.D. University of Waterloo 1980

**Wikidata**: [Q102244295](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102244295)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/nicola-santoro

## Summary
Nicola Santoro is a computer scientist who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 1980. He is known for his research publications in computer science and for supervising a number of doctoral students who continued in academic research.

## Biography
- Born: 1951
- Education: Ph.D., University of Waterloo (1980)
- Known for: Research in computer science and graduate supervision
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
Nicola Santoro completed a Ph.D. at the University of Waterloo in 1980 under the supervision of Frank Tompa. Over his career he has produced research recorded in major bibliographic and indexing services, as indicated by author identifiers including DBLP (s/NicolaSantoro), Mathematical Reviews (MR author id 154380), zbMATH (santoro.nicola), ACM Digital Library (author id 81100500919), and Google Scholar (A9jJPF8AAAAJ). His scholarly presence is also documented in library and authority files (ISNI 0000000110020118; VIAF 104441790; GND 133652882; Library of Congress n88212393), and in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (id 66979). Santoro has supervised at least ten doctoral students — including Amiya Nayak, Giuseppe Prencipe, Wei Shi, Shantanu Das, John Houle, Xu Li, Matthew Ronald Kellett, Walter Quattrociocchi, Jie Cai, and Elio Velazquez — creating an academic lineage recorded in public databases. His works and academic record are maintained in standard scholarly and national-library registries, reflecting an established research and mentoring role in computer science.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Nicola Santoro?
A: Nicola Santoro is a computer scientist who earned his Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 1980 and has an established publication and supervision record in computer science.

### Q: Where did Nicola Santoro receive his doctoral degree and who supervised it?
A: He received his Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 1980. His doctoral advisor was Frank Tompa.

### Q: Has Nicola Santoro supervised Ph.D. students?
A: Yes. Public records list at least ten doctoral students supervised by Santoro, including Amiya Nayak and Giuseppe Prencipe.

## Why They Matter
Nicola Santoro’s significance is documented through formal scholarly records and a documented academic lineage. His Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo (1980) situates him within an established computing research community. The presence of his work across multiple bibliographic and authority systems (DBLP, MathSciNet, zbMATH, ACM Digital Library, Google Scholar, VIAF, ISNI, national libraries) demonstrates a sustained research output that is accessible and citable by the community. Equally important is his role as a Ph.D. supervisor; the list of doctoral students attributed to him indicates direct mentorship and knowledge transfer to a subsequent generation of researchers. That mentorship is preserved in resources such as the Mathematics Genealogy Project, which traces academic lineages and influences. Without Santoro’s combination of published work and supervised students, portions of that documented lineage and associated research outputs would be different, and bibliographic records now used by researchers and librarians would lack his entries.

## Notable For
- Earning a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 1980 (doctoral advisor: Frank Tompa).
- Supervising at least ten doctoral students, including Amiya Nayak and Giuseppe Prencipe.
- Having a sustained publication presence indexed in DBLP, MathSciNet (MR author id 154380), zbMATH, ACM Digital Library, and Google Scholar.
- Being represented in major authority and library files (ISNI 0000000110020118; VIAF 104441790; GND 133652882; Library of Congress n88212393).
- Inclusion in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (id 66979).

## Body
### Education and Early Record
- Ph.D., University of Waterloo, awarded 1980.
- Doctoral advisor: Frank Tompa.

### Academic Supervision
- Documented doctoral students (selected): Amiya Nayak; Giuseppe Prencipe; Wei Shi; Shantanu Das; John Houle; Xu Li; Matthew Ronald Kellett; Walter Quattrociocchi; Jie Cai; Elio Velazquez.
- Academic genealogy recorded in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (id 66979).

### Publication and Indexing Presence
- DBLP author id: s/NicolaSantoro.
- Mathematical Reviews (MR) author id: 154380.
- zbMATH author id: santoro.nicola.
- ACM Digital Library author id: 81100500919.
- Google Scholar author id: A9jJPF8AAAAJ.

### Authority and Library Identifiers
- ISNI: 0000000110020118.
- VIAF: 104441790.
- GND: 133652882.
- Library of Congress authority id: n88212393.
- National Library of Israel id: 987007605207805171.
- Other catalog ids: worldcat_entities_id E39PBJfrQCqwgCrCXqkpYmTbVC; nukat_id n94300999; sbn_author_id TO0V005049.

### Other Metadata
- Given name: Nicola.
- Family name: Santoro.
- Birth year: 1951.
- Sex/gender: male.
- Occupation: computer scientist.
- Maintained in Wikimedia context by: WikiProject Mathematics.

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Integrated Authority File
3. Mathematics Genealogy Project
4. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File