Ricardo Baeza-Yates

Chilean computer scientist
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Ricardo Baeza-Yates

Summary

Ricardo Baeza-Yates is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chile[2]. He was born on +1961-03-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], chief technology officer[6], and researcher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was born in Chile[2].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was born on +1961-03-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates held citizenship in Chile[9].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates worked as an engineer[5].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates worked as a chief technology officer[6].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates worked as a researcher[7].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates's field of work was computer science[10].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was employed by University of Chile[11].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was employed by NTENT[12].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates's doctoral advisor was Gaston Gonnet[13].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates received the ACM Fellow[14].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates received the IEEE Fellow[15].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates received the J.W. Graham Medal[16].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates received the Salvà and Campillo award for outstanding person[17].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[18].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates's image is recorded as Ricardo Baeza-Yates portrait.jpg[20].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates is recorded as male[21].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates supervised Edgar Chavez as a doctoral student[23].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates supervised Carlos Castillo as a doctoral student[24].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates supervised Gonzalo Navarro as a doctoral student[25].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates supervised Eduardo Barbosa as a doctoral student[26].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates supervised Claudine Badue as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Chile[2], Ricardo Baeza-Yates… he was born on +1961-03-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ricardo Baeza-Yates's doctoral advisor was Gaston Gonnet[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], chief technology officer[6], and researcher[7]. Ricardo Baeza-Yates's field of work was computer science[10]. Employers include University of Chile[11], a public university[28], in Chile[29], founded in 1842[30], headquartered in Santiago[31] and NTENT[12], a business[32], in United States[33], founded in 2010[34], headquartered in Vienna[35]. Doctoral students include Edgar Chavez[23]; Carlos Castillo[24], a computer scientist[36], b. 1977[37], of Chile[38]; Gonzalo Navarro[25], a computer scientist[39], b. 1969[40], awarded the ACM Distinguished Member[41], specialised in computer science[42]; Eduardo Barbosa[26]; Claudine Badue[27]; and Marcelo Mendoza[43].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[14], a fellowship award[44]; IEEE Fellow[15], a science award[45]; J.W. Graham Medal[16], an award[46], in Canada[47]; and Salvà and Campillo award for outstanding person[17], an award[48], in Spain[49], founded in 2013[50].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ricardo Baeza-Yates include bitap algorithm[51], an approximate string-matching algorithm[52].

Why It Matters

Ricardo Baeza-Yates ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for him include bitap algorithm[51], an approximate string-matching algorithm[52].

His notable doctoral advisees include Gonzalo Navarro[54], a computer scientist[55], b. 1969[56], awarded the ACM Distinguished Member[57], specialised in computer science[58]; Omar Alonso[59], a computer scientist[60]; Carlos Castillo[61], a computer scientist[62], b. 1977[63], of Chile[64]; and Luz Rello[65], a linguist[66], b. 1984[67], of Spain[68], awarded the European Young Researchers' Award[69].

FAQs

Where was Ricardo Baeza-Yates born?

Born in Chile[2], Ricardo Baeza-Yates…

What did Ricardo Baeza-Yates do for work?

Ricardo Baeza-Yates worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], chief technology officer[6], and researcher[7].

What awards did Ricardo Baeza-Yates receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[14], IEEE Fellow[15], J.W. Graham Medal[16], and Salvà and Campillo award for outstanding person[17].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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