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 +1969-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Roger Wattenhofer was born in Canton of Schwyz[2].
  • Roger Wattenhofer was born on +1969-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Roger Wattenhofer worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Among Roger Wattenhofer's employers was ETH Zurich[6].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[7].
  • Roger Wattenhofer received the Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing[8].
  • Roger Wattenhofer is recorded as male[9].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Hannes Stratil as a doctoral student[11].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Raphael Paul Eidenbenz as a doctoral student[12].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Markus Völker as a doctoral student[13].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Yvonne-Anne Pignolet as a doctoral student[14].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Stephan Holzer as a doctoral student[15].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Philipp Dirk Brandes as a doctoral student[16].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Klaus-Tycho Förster as a doctoral student[17].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Stefan Schmid as a doctoral student[18].
  • Roger Wattenhofer supervised Fabian Kuhn as a doctoral student[19].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114502982[20].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 85190787[21].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's GND ID is recorded as 1089314299[22].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2007042152[23].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15662989p[24].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's IdRef ID is recorded as 111680417[25].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's IMDb ID is recorded as nm8959008[26].
  • Roger Wattenhofer's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 97479[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Canton of Schwyz[2], Roger Wattenhofer… he was born on +1969-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Roger Wattenhofer was educated at ETH Zurich[7]. Studied under Peter Widmayer[28], a computer scientist[29], b. 1953[30], of Germany[31], awarded the ACM Fellow[32] and Maurice Herlihy[33], a computer scientist[34], b. 1954[35], of United States[36], awarded the Dijkstra Prize[37].

Career and Affiliations

Roger Wattenhofer worked as a computer scientist[4]. Among his employers was ETH Zurich[6]. Doctoral students include Hannes Stratil[11]; Raphael Paul Eidenbenz[12]; Markus Völker[13], a computer scientist[38]; Yvonne-Anne Pignolet[14], a researcher[39], b. 1981[40]; Stephan Holzer[15]; and Philipp Dirk Brandes[16].

Recognition

Roger Wattenhofer received the Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing[8].

Why It Matters

Roger Wattenhofer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[5]

His notable doctoral advisees include Markus Völker[41], a computer scientist[42]; Stefan Schmid[43], a computer scientist[44], b. 1978[45], of Switzerland[46]; and Klaus-Tycho Förster[47], a mathematician[48], b. 1984[49], of Germany[50].

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[7].

What awards did Roger Wattenhofer receive?

Honors received include Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing[8].

References

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  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [3] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

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  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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