# Randal Burns

> American computer scientist, Professor and Chair of the computer science department at Johns Hopkins University

**Wikidata**: [Q64781930](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64781930)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randal_Burns)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/randal-burns

## Summary
Randal Chilton Burns is an American computer scientist who serves as Professor and Chair of the computer science department at Johns Hopkins University, a position he has held since 2001.

## Biography
- Born: [date and place not provided in source material]
- Nationality: United States
- Education: Stanford University; University of California, Santa Cruz
- Known for: [specific contributions not detailed in source material]
- Employer(s): Johns Hopkins University (since 2001); previously affiliated with University of California, Santa Cruz
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
The source material does not provide specific details about Randal Burns' published works, products, patents, or open-source projects. While he has a Google Scholar author ID (rTJTJJ4AAAAJ) and a GitHub profile (username randalburns), concrete examples of his contributions are not included in the provided information.

## FAQs
### Q: Where did Randal Burns receive his education?
A: Randal Burns was educated at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz.

### Q: Who was Randal Burns' doctoral advisor?
A: Randal Burns' doctoral advisor was Darrell Long, an American computer scientist.

### Q: What leadership role does Randal Burns hold at Johns Hopkins?
A: Randal Burns serves as Professor and Chair of the computer science department at Johns Hopkins University, a position he has held since 2001.

### Q: How many doctoral students has Randal Burns supervised?
A: The source material lists ten doctoral students that Randal Burns has supervised, including Changxun (Chuck) Wu, Zachary Nathaniel Joseph Peterson, Tanu Malik, and others.

## Why They Matter
The source material does not provide specific information about the significance and lasting impact of Randal Burns' work in the field of computer science. Without details about his specific contributions, research focus, or influence in academia or industry, it is not possible to explain what changed because of his work or who was influenced by him.

## Notable For
- Serving as Professor and Chair of the computer science department at Johns Hopkins University since 2001
- Having Darrell Long as his doctoral advisor
- Supervising at least ten doctoral students in computer science
- Maintaining an active GitHub profile under the username randalburns
- Having a comprehensive academic presence with multiple author identifiers across scholarly platforms

## Body
### Personal Information
- Full name: Randal Chilton Burns
- Citizenship: United States
- Sex/Gender: Male
- GitHub username: randalburns
- Freebase ID: /m/08vgn8d
- MR Author ID: 762599
- DBLP Author ID: b/RandalCBurns
- Scopus Author ID: 7401945664
- zbMath Author ID: burns.randal
- Semantic Scholar Author ID: 1726784
- Google Scholar Author ID: rTJTJJ4AAAAJ
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 10797
- Wikipedia title: Randal Burns
- CV URL: https://randalburns.github.io/rbcv.pdf

### Academic Positions
- Current position: Professor and Chair of the computer science department at Johns Hopkins University (since 2001)
- Previous affiliation: University of California, Santa Cruz

### Education
- Education: Stanford University
- Education: University of California, Santa Cruz
- Doctoral advisor: Darrell Long

### Supervision
- Doctoral students: Changxun (Chuck) Wu
- Doctoral students: Zachary Nathaniel Joseph Peterson
- Doctoral students: Tanu Malik
- Doctoral students: Alexandros Batsakis
- Doctoral students: Xiaodan Dan Wang
- Doctoral students: Paul Stanton
- Doctoral students: Eric Perlman
- Doctoral students: Osama Khan
- Doctoral students: Kalin Kanov
- Doctoral students: Da Zheng

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## References

1. [ORCID Public Data File 2024](https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/0000-0002-2924-1997/employment/9119391)
2. Mathematics Genealogy Project