Sartaj Sahni

American computer scientist
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Sartaj Sahni

Summary

Sartaj Sahni is a human[1]. He was born in Pune[2]. He was born on July 22, 1949[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pune[2], Sartaj Sahni…
  • Sartaj Sahni was born on July 22, 1949[3].
  • Sartaj Sahni held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Sartaj Sahni worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Sartaj Sahni's professions included engineer[5].
  • Sartaj Sahni's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Sartaj Sahni was employed by University of Florida[9].
  • Among Sartaj Sahni's employers was University of Minnesota[10].
  • Sartaj Sahni was educated at Cornell University[11].
  • Sartaj Sahni was educated at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur[12].
  • Sartaj Sahni's doctoral advisor was Ellis Horowitz[13].
  • Sartaj Sahni received the W. Wallace McDowell Award[14].
  • Sartaj Sahni received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Sartaj Sahni received the IEEE Fellow[16].
  • Sartaj Sahni received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17].
  • Sartaj Sahni was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[18].
  • Sartaj Sahni was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Sartaj Sahni is recorded as male[20].
  • Sartaj Sahni's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Sartaj Sahni supervised Teofilo F. Gonzalez as a doctoral student[22].
  • Sartaj Sahni supervised Sanjay Ranka as a doctoral student[23].
  • Sartaj Sahni supervised Mario Alberto Lopez as a doctoral student[24].
  • Sartaj Sahni supervised Dinesh Prakash Mehta as a doctoral student[25].
  • Sartaj Sahni supervised Srijit Kamath as a doctoral student[26].
  • Sartaj Sahni supervised Yookun Cho as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Sartaj Sahni's place of birth was Pune[2]. He was born on July 22, 1949[3].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1865[30], headquartered in Ithaca[31] and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur[12], an institute of technology[32], in India[33], founded in 1959[34]. Sartaj Sahni's doctoral advisor was Ellis Horowitz[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include University of Florida[9], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1853[37], headquartered in Gainesville[38] and University of Minnesota[10], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1851[41], headquartered in Minneapolis[42]. Doctoral students include Teofilo F. Gonzalez[22], a computer scientist[43], b. 1948[44], of United States[45]; Sanjay Ranka[23], a researcher[46], awarded the IEEE Fellow[47]; Mario Alberto Lopez[24]; Dinesh Prakash Mehta[25]; Srijit Kamath[26]; and Yookun Cho[27], of South Korea[48].

Recognition

Awards received include W. Wallace McDowell Award[14], an award[49], founded in 1966[50]; ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[51]; IEEE Fellow[16], a science award[52]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17], a fellowship award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1874[55].

Why It Matters

Sartaj Sahni ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

His notable doctoral advisees include Teofilo F. Gonzalez[57], a computer scientist[58], b. 1948[59], of United States[60]; Venkat Narayan Thanvantri[61], a computer scientist[62]; and Joonseok Park[63], a computer scientist[64].

FAQs

Where was Sartaj Sahni born?

Born in Pune[2], Sartaj Sahni…

What did Sartaj Sahni do for work?

Sartaj Sahni worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Sartaj Sahni go to school?

Sartaj Sahni was educated at Cornell University[11] and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur[12].

What awards did Sartaj Sahni receive?

Honors received include W. Wallace McDowell Award[14], ACM Fellow[15], IEEE Fellow[16], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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