Sanjay Ghemawat

American computer scientist and software engineer
Person human Q32751373
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Sanjay Ghemawat

Summary

Sanjay Ghemawat is a human[1]. He was born in West Lafayette[2]. He was born on 1966[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (923 views/month, #7,107 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Sanjay Ghemawat's place of birth was West Lafayette[2].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat was born on 1966[3].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat was employed by Digital Equipment Corporation[7].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat's education included a stint at Cornell University[8].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat's doctoral advisor was Barbara Liskov[10].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat's doctoral advisor was Frans Kaashoek[11].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat received the ACM Prize in Computing[13].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat received the ACM Fellow[14].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat is recorded as male[17].
  • Sanjay Ghemawat's instance of is recorded as human[18].

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Origins and Family

Born in West Lafayette[2], Sanjay Ghemawat… he was born on 1966[3].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[8], a private university[19], in United States[20], founded in 1865[21], headquartered in Ithaca[22] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1861[25], headquartered in Cambridge[26]. Doctoral advisors include Barbara Liskov[10], a computer scientist[27], b. 1939[28], of United States[29], awarded the Turing Award[30], specialised in computer science[31] and Frans Kaashoek[11], a computer scientist[32], b. 1963[33], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[34], awarded the ACM Prize in Computing[35].

Career and Affiliations

Sanjay Ghemawat worked as a computer scientist[4]. Among his employers was Digital Equipment Corporation[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12], a fellowship award[36]; ACM Prize in Computing[13], a science award[37], in United States[38], founded in 2007[39]; and ACM Fellow[14], a fellowship award[40].

Why It Matters

Sanjay Ghemawat ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (923 views/month, #7,107 of 1,000,298).[5]

Works attributed to him include Snappy[41], a free software[42], written by Jeff Dean[43].

FAQs

Where was Sanjay Ghemawat born?

Sanjay Ghemawat was born in West Lafayette[2].

What did Sanjay Ghemawat do for work?

Sanjay Ghemawat worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Sanjay Ghemawat go to school?

Sanjay Ghemawat was educated at Cornell University[8] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].

What awards did Sanjay Ghemawat receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12], ACM Prize in Computing[13], and ACM Fellow[14].

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  11. [14] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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