Rana el Kaliouby

Egyptian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur
Person human Q17465952
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Rana el Kaliouby

Summary

Rana el Kaliouby is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Cairo[2]. She was born on 1978[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Rana el Kaliouby was born in Cairo[2].
  • Rana el Kaliouby was born on 1978[3].
  • Rana el Kaliouby held citizenship in Egypt[6].
  • Egyptian Arabic was Rana el Kaliouby's native language[7].
  • Rana el Kaliouby's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Rana el Kaliouby was employed by Affectiva[8].
  • Rana el Kaliouby was educated at The American University in Cairo[9].
  • Rana el Kaliouby's education included a stint at Newnham College[10].
  • Rana el Kaliouby received the BBC 100 Women[11].
  • Rana el Kaliouby is recorded as female[12].
  • Rana el Kaliouby's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Rana el Kaliouby's Commons category is recorded as Rana el Kaliouby[14].
  • Rana el Kaliouby's given name is recorded as Rana[15].
  • Rana el Kaliouby's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[16].
  • Rana el Kaliouby's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Egyptian Arabic[17].
  • Rana el Kaliouby's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon[18].

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Origins and Family

Rana el Kaliouby's place of birth was Cairo[2]. She was born on 1978[3]. Egyptian Arabic was her native language[7].

Education

Educated at The American University in Cairo[9], a private university[19], in Egypt[20], founded in 1919[21], headquartered in Cairo[22] and Newnham College[10], a college of the University of Cambridge[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1871[25].

Career and Affiliations

Rana el Kaliouby worked as a computer scientist[4]. Among her employers was Affectiva[8].

Recognition

Rana el Kaliouby received the BBC 100 Women[11].

Why It Matters

Rana el Kaliouby ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Rana el Kaliouby born?

Rana el Kaliouby was born in Cairo[2].

What did Rana el Kaliouby do for work?

Rana el Kaliouby worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Rana el Kaliouby go to school?

Rana el Kaliouby was educated at The American University in Cairo[9] and Newnham College[10].

What awards did Rana el Kaliouby receive?

Honors received include BBC 100 Women[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . cl.cam.ac.uk. cl.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year?. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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