Shashi Shekhar

university professor, Computer Science, University of Minnesota
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Shashi Shekhar

Summary

Shashi Shekhar is a human[1]. He was born on 1963[2]. He worked as a university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4].

Key Facts

  • Shashi Shekhar was born on 1963[2].
  • Shashi Shekhar held citizenship in India[5].
  • Shashi Shekhar's professions included university teacher[3].
  • Shashi Shekhar worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Shashi Shekhar was employed by University of Minnesota[6].
  • Shashi Shekhar's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[7].
  • Shashi Shekhar's education included a stint at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur[8].
  • Shashi Shekhar's doctoral advisor was Chittoor V. Ramamoorthy[9].
  • Shashi Shekhar received the University of Minnesota Distinguished McKnight University Professor[10].
  • Shashi Shekhar received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11].
  • Shashi Shekhar received the IEEE Fellow[12].
  • Shashi Shekhar is recorded as male[13].
  • Shashi Shekhar's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Shashi Shekhar supervised Duen-Ren Liu as a doctoral student[15].
  • Shashi Shekhar supervised Hui Xiong as a doctoral student[16].
  • Shashi Shekhar supervised Barış Mustafa Kazar as a doctoral student[17].
  • Shashi Shekhar supervised Chang-Tien Lu as a doctoral student[18].
  • Shashi Shekhar's family name is recorded as Shekhar[19].
  • Shashi Shekhar's official website is recorded as http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~shekhar/[20].
  • Shashi Shekhar's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Shashi Shekhar's interested in is recorded as spatial database[22].
  • Shashi Shekhar's interested in is recorded as data mining[23].
  • Shashi Shekhar's interested in is recorded as knowledge engineering[24].
  • Shashi Shekhar's interested in is recorded as geographic information system[25].

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Origins and Family

Shashi Shekhar was born on 1963[2].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[7], a public research university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1868[28], headquartered in Berkeley[29] and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur[8], an institute of technology[30], in India[31], founded in 1959[32]. Shashi Shekhar's doctoral advisor was Chittoor V. Ramamoorthy[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4]. Among Shashi Shekhar's employers was University of Minnesota[6]. Doctoral students include Duen-Ren Liu[15], Hui Xiong[16], Barış Mustafa Kazar[17], and Chang-Tien Lu[18].

Recognition

Awards received include University of Minnesota Distinguished McKnight University Professor[10]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11], a fellowship award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1874[35]; and IEEE Fellow[12], a science award[36].

Why It Matters

Shashi Shekhar's notable doctoral advisees include Hui Xiong[37], a computer scientist[38], b. 1972[39], of People's Republic of China[40], awarded the ACM Distinguished Member[41], specialised in informatics[42].

FAQs

What did Shashi Shekhar do for work?

Shashi Shekhar worked as university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did Shashi Shekhar go to school?

Shashi Shekhar was educated at University of California, Berkeley[7] and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur[8].

What awards did Shashi Shekhar receive?

Honors received include University of Minnesota Distinguished McKnight University Professor[10], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11], and IEEE Fellow[12].

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  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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