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 March 21, 1961[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], chief technology officer[6], researcher[7], and electrical engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was born in Chile[2].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was born on March 21, 1961[3].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates held citizenship in Chile[10].
  • 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 professions included electrical engineer[8].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates's field of work was computer science[11].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was employed by University of Chile[12].
  • Among Ricardo Baeza-Yates's employers was NTENT[13].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates's doctoral advisor was Gaston Gonnet[14].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates received the IEEE Fellow[16].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates received the J.W. Graham Medal[17].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates received the Salvà and Campillo award for outstanding person[18].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[19].
  • Ricardo Baeza-Yates was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[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 March 21, 1961[3].

Education

Ricardo Baeza-Yates's doctoral advisor was Gaston Gonnet[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], chief technology officer[6], researcher[7], and electrical engineer[8]. Ricardo Baeza-Yates's field of work was computer science[11]. Employers include University of Chile[12], a public university[28], in Chile[29], founded in 1842[30], headquartered in Santiago[31] and NTENT[13], 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[15], a fellowship award[44], in United States[45]; IEEE Fellow[16], a science award[46]; J.W. Graham Medal[17], an award[47], in Canada[48]; and Salvà and Campillo award for outstanding person[18], an award[49], in Spain[50], founded in 2013[51].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ricardo Baeza-Yates include bitap algorithm[52], an approximate string-matching algorithm[53].

Why It Matters

Ricardo Baeza-Yates ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for him include bitap algorithm[52], an approximate string-matching algorithm[53].

His notable doctoral advisees include Gonzalo Navarro[55], a computer scientist[56], b. 1969[57], awarded the ACM Distinguished Member[58], specialised in computer science[59]; Luz Rello[60], a linguist[61], b. 1984[62], of Spain[63], awarded the European Young Researchers' Award[64]; Carlos Castillo[65], a computer scientist[66], b. 1977[67], of Chile[68]; and Omar Alonso[69], a computer scientist[70].

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], researcher[7], and electrical engineer[8].

What awards did Ricardo Baeza-Yates receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[15], IEEE Fellow[16], J.W. Graham Medal[17], and Salvà and Campillo award for outstanding person[18].

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Class ancestry

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  1. 13d ago · LeoDog896 · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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