Robert S. Boyer

Summary

Robert S. Boyer is a human^[1]. He was born on January 1, 2000^[2]. He worked as an engineer^[3], philosopher^[4], and computer scientist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Robert S. Boyer was born on January 1, 2000^[2].
• Robert S. Boyer held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Robert S. Boyer's professions included engineer^[3].
• Robert S. Boyer's professions included philosopher^[4].
• Robert S. Boyer's professions included computer scientist^[5].
• Among Robert S. Boyer's employers was University of Texas at Austin^[8].
• Robert S. Boyer's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh^[9].
• Robert S. Boyer's education included a stint at University of Texas at Austin^[10].
• Robert S. Boyer's doctoral advisor was Woody Bledsoe^[11].
• Robert S. Boyer received the ACM Software System Award^[12].
• Robert S. Boyer received the Herbrand Award^[13].
• Robert S. Boyer received the AAAI Fellow^[14].
• Robert S. Boyer was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence^[15].
• Robert S. Boyer is recorded as male^[16].
• Robert S. Boyer's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Robert S. Boyer supervised Yuan Yu as a doctoral student^[18].
• Robert S. Boyer supervised Benjamin Price Shults as a doctoral student^[19].
• Robert S. Boyer supervised Shang-Ching Chou as a doctoral student^[20].
• Robert S. Boyer supervised Nicholas Freitag McPhee as a doctoral student^[21].
• Robert S. Boyer supervised Matthew Michael Wilding as a doctoral student^[22].
• Robert S. Boyer supervised Ruben Antonio Gamboa as a doctoral student^[23].
• Robert S. Boyer supervised Debora Weber-Wulff as a doctoral student^[24].
• Robert S. Boyer's family name is recorded as Boyer^[25].
• Robert S. Boyer's given name is recorded as Robert^[26].
• Robert S. Boyer's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert S. Boyer was born on January 1, 2000^[2].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh^[9], a public university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1583^[30], headquartered in Edinburgh^[31] and University of Texas at Austin^[10], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1883^[34], headquartered in Austin^[35]. Robert S. Boyer's doctoral advisor was Woody Bledsoe^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[3], philosopher^[4], and computer scientist^[5]. Among Robert S. Boyer's employers was University of Texas at Austin^[8]. Doctoral students include Yuan Yu^[18]; Benjamin Price Shults^[19]; Shang-Ching Chou^[20], b. 1942^[36]; Nicholas Freitag McPhee^[21], a researcher^[37]; Matthew Michael Wilding^[22]; and Ruben Antonio Gamboa^[23].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Software System Award^[12], a science award^[38], founded in 1983^[39]; Herbrand Award^[13], an award^[40], founded in 1992^[41]; and AAAI Fellow^[14], a science award^[42], in United States^[43].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Robert S. Boyer include Boyer–Moore string search algorithm^[44], an exact string-matching algorithm^[45], founded in 1977^[46] and Boyer–Moore–Horspool algorithm^[47], an exact string-matching algorithm^[48].

Why It Matters

Robert S. Boyer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[6] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

He is credited with the discovery of Boyer–Moore string search algorithm^[50], an exact string-matching algorithm^[51], founded in 1977^[52]. Entities named for him include Boyer–Moore string search algorithm^[44], an exact string-matching algorithm^[45], founded in 1977^[46] and Boyer–Moore–Horspool algorithm^[47], an exact string-matching algorithm^[48].

His notable doctoral advisees include Debora Weber-Wulff^[53], a university teacher^[54], b. 1957^[55], of Germany^[56], specialised in computer science^[57].

FAQs

What did Robert S. Boyer do for work?

Robert S. Boyer worked as engineer^[3], philosopher^[4], and computer scientist^[5].

Where did Robert S. Boyer go to school?

Robert S. Boyer was educated at University of Edinburgh^[9] and University of Texas at Austin^[10].

What awards did Robert S. Boyer receive?

Honors received include ACM Software System Award^[12], Herbrand Award^[13], and AAAI Fellow^[14].

What did Robert S. Boyer discover?

Robert S. Boyer is credited as discoverer of Boyer–Moore string search algorithm^[50].