Olga Sorkine-Hornung

computer scientist and professor of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
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Olga Sorkine-Hornung

Summary

Olga Sorkine-Hornung is a human[1]. She was born in Moscow[2]. She was born on +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung was born in Moscow[2].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung was born on +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung held citizenship in Soviet Union[7].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's field of work was computing[8].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's field of work was computer graphics[9].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's field of work was geometric modeling[10].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's field of work was computer animation[11].
  • Among Olga Sorkine-Hornung's employers was ETH Zurich[12].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung was educated at Tel Aviv University[13].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's doctoral advisor was Daniel Cohen-Or[14].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung received the Rössler Prize[15].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung received the ACM Fellow[16].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[17].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's image is recorded as ETH-BIB-Sorkine-Hornung, Olga-Portr 17472.jpg[18].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung is recorded as female[19].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung supervised Alec Jacobson as a doctoral student[21].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung supervised Olga Diamanti as a doctoral student[22].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's ISNI is recorded as 0000000068459986[23].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 98413555[24].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's GND ID is recorded as 1089598998[25].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015060537[26].
  • Olga Sorkine-Hornung's Commons category is recorded as Olga Sorkine-Hornung[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Moscow[2], Olga Sorkine-Hornung… she was born on +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Olga Sorkine-Hornung was educated at Tel Aviv University[13]. Her doctoral advisor was Daniel Cohen-Or[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include computing[8], a type of process[28]; computer graphics[9], a field of study[29]; geometric modeling[10]; and computer animation[11], an animation technique[30]. Olga Sorkine-Hornung was employed by ETH Zurich[12]. Doctoral students include Alec Jacobson[21], a computer scientist[31] and Olga Diamanti[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Rössler Prize[15], an award[32], in Switzerland[33], founded in 2009[34] and ACM Fellow[16], a fellowship award[35].

Why It Matters

Olga Sorkine-Hornung ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Alec Jacobson[36], a computer scientist[37].

FAQs

Where was Olga Sorkine-Hornung born?

Born in Moscow[2], Olga Sorkine-Hornung…

What did Olga Sorkine-Hornung do for work?

Olga Sorkine-Hornung worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Olga Sorkine-Hornung go to school?

Olga Sorkine-Hornung was educated at Tel Aviv University[13].

What awards did Olga Sorkine-Hornung receive?

Honors received include Rössler Prize[15] and ACM Fellow[16].

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  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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