Roger Wattenhofer

Professor of Distributed Systems in the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineerin at ETH
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Roger Wattenhofer

Summary

Roger Wattenhofer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Canton of Schwyz[2]. He was born on 1969[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4].

Key Facts

  • Roger Wattenhofer was born in Canton of Schwyz[2].
  • Roger Wattenhofer was born on 1969[3].
  • Roger Wattenhofer worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Among Roger Wattenhofer's employers was ETH Zurich[5].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[6].
  • Roger Wattenhofer received the Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing[7].
  • Roger Wattenhofer is recorded as male[8].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Hannes Stratil as a doctoral student[10].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Raphael Paul Eidenbenz as a doctoral student[11].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Markus Völker as a doctoral student[12].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Yvonne-Anne Pignolet as a doctoral student[13].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Stephan Holzer as a doctoral student[14].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Philipp Dirk Brandes as a doctoral student[15].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Klaus-Tycho Förster as a doctoral student[16].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Stefan Schmid as a doctoral student[17].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Fabian Kuhn as a doctoral student[18].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's family name is recorded as Wattenhofer[19].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's given name is recorded as Roger[20].
  • Roger Wattenhofer studied under Peter Widmayer[21].
  • Roger Wattenhofer studied under Maurice Herlihy[22].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

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Origins and Family

Born in Canton of Schwyz[2], Roger Wattenhofer… he was born on 1969[3].

Education

Roger Wattenhofer was educated at ETH Zurich[6]. Studied under Peter Widmayer[21], a computer scientist[24], b. 1953[25], of Germany[26], awarded the ACM Fellow[27] and Maurice Herlihy[22], a computer scientist[28], b. 1954[29], of United States[30], awarded the Dijkstra Prize[31].

Career and Affiliations

Roger Wattenhofer worked as a computer scientist[4]. Among his employers was ETH Zurich[5]. Doctoral students include Hannes Stratil[10]; Raphael Paul Eidenbenz[11]; Markus Völker[12], a computer scientist[32]; Yvonne-Anne Pignolet[13], a researcher[33], b. 1981[34]; Stephan Holzer[14]; and Philipp Dirk Brandes[15].

Recognition

Roger Wattenhofer received the Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing[7].

Why It Matters

Roger Wattenhofer's notable doctoral advisees include Markus Völker[35], a computer scientist[36]; Stefan Schmid[37], a computer scientist[38], b. 1978[39], of Switzerland[40]; and Klaus-Tycho Förster[41], a mathematician[42], b. 1984[43], of Germany[44].

FAQs

Where was Roger Wattenhofer born?

Born in Canton of Schwyz[2], Roger Wattenhofer…

What did Roger Wattenhofer do for work?

Roger Wattenhofer worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Roger Wattenhofer go to school?

Roger Wattenhofer was educated at ETH Zurich[6].

What awards did Roger Wattenhofer receive?

Honors received include Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing[7].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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