Ravi Sethi

Indian computer scientist (b. 1947)
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Ravi Sethi

Summary

Ravi Sethi is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1947[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ravi Sethi was born on January 1, 1947[2].
  • Ravi Sethi held citizenship in India[6].
  • Ravi Sethi held citizenship in British Raj[7].
  • Ravi Sethi held citizenship in Dominion of India[8].
  • Ravi Sethi's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Ravi Sethi worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Ravi Sethi's field of work was informatics[9].
  • Ravi Sethi's field of work was computing[10].
  • Ravi Sethi's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Ravi Sethi's field of work was communication theory[12].
  • Ravi Sethi's field of work was programming language[13].
  • Ravi Sethi's field of work was compiler[14].
  • Among Ravi Sethi's employers was Pennsylvania State University[15].
  • Ravi Sethi was educated at Princeton University[16].
  • Ravi Sethi was educated at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur[17].
  • Ravi Sethi's doctoral advisor was Jeffrey David Ullman[18].
  • Ravi Sethi received the ACM Fellow[19].
  • Ravi Sethi was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[20].
  • Ravi Sethi is recorded as male[21].
  • Ravi Sethi's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Ravi Sethi supervised Douglas Comer as a doctoral student[23].
  • Ravi Sethi supervised Andrew Appel as a doctoral student[24].
  • Ravi Sethi supervised Shui-Fung Lam as a doctoral student[25].
  • Ravi Sethi's family name is recorded as Sethi[26].
  • Ravi Sethi's given name is recorded as Ravi[27].

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Origins and Family

Ravi Sethi was born on January 1, 1947[2].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[16], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31] and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur[17], an institute of technology[32], in India[33], founded in 1959[34]. Ravi Sethi's doctoral advisor was Jeffrey David Ullman[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include informatics[9], an academic major[35], founded in 1957[36]; computing[10], a type of process[37]; mathematics[11], an academic discipline[38]; communication theory[12], an academic discipline[39]; programming language[13], a computer science term[40]; and compiler[14], a software category[41]. Among Ravi Sethi's employers was Pennsylvania State University[15]. Doctoral students include Douglas Comer[23], a computer scientist[42], b. 1949[43], of United States[44], awarded the ACM Fellow[45]; Andrew Appel[24], a computer scientist[46], b. 1960[47], of United States[48], awarded the SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award[49], specialised in programming language[50]; and Shui-Fung Lam[25].

Recognition

Ravi Sethi received the ACM Fellow[19].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ravi Sethi include Sethi–Ullman algorithm[51], an algorithm[52].

Why It Matters

Ravi Sethi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[5]

Works attributed to him include Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools[53], a written work[54], written by Alfred Aho[55]. Entities named for him include Sethi–Ullman algorithm[51], an algorithm[52].

His notable doctoral advisees include Andrew Appel[56], a computer scientist[57], b. 1960[58], of United States[59], awarded the SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award[60], specialised in programming language[61] and Douglas Comer[62], a computer scientist[63], b. 1949[64], of United States[65], awarded the ACM Fellow[66].

FAQs

What did Ravi Sethi do for work?

Ravi Sethi worked as computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Ravi Sethi go to school?

Ravi Sethi was educated at Princeton University[16] and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur[17].

What awards did Ravi Sethi receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[19].

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  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  34. [66] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  35. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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