Shwetak Patel

American computer scientist
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Shwetak Patel

Summary

Shwetak Patel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Selma[2]. He was born on +1981-12-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Selma[2], Shwetak Patel…
  • Shwetak Patel was born on +1981-12-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shwetak Patel held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Shwetak Patel worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Shwetak Patel worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Shwetak Patel worked as an academic[6].
  • Among Shwetak Patel's employers was University of Washington[9].
  • Shwetak Patel was educated at Georgia Tech[10].
  • Shwetak Patel's doctoral advisor was Gregory Abowd[11].
  • Shwetak Patel received the MacArthur Fellows Program[12].
  • Shwetak Patel received the ACM Fellow[13].
  • Shwetak Patel received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[14].
  • Shwetak Patel received the ACM Prize in Computing[15].
  • Shwetak Patel was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Shwetak Patel's image is recorded as ShwetakPatel.jpg[17].
  • Shwetak Patel is recorded as male[18].
  • Shwetak Patel's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Shwetak Patel supervised Matthew Kay as a doctoral student[20].
  • Shwetak Patel supervised Sidhant Gupta as a doctoral student[21].
  • Shwetak Patel supervised Mayank Goel as a doctoral student[22].
  • Shwetak Patel supervised Hanchuan Li as a doctoral student[23].
  • Shwetak Patel supervised Lilian de Greef as a doctoral student[24].
  • Shwetak Patel supervised Mohit Jain as a doctoral student[25].
  • Shwetak Patel supervised Alex Timothy Mariakakis as a doctoral student[26].
  • Shwetak Patel supervised Eric Whitmire as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Shwetak Patel's place of birth was Selma[2]. He was born on +1981-12-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Shwetak Patel's education included a stint at Georgia Tech[10]. His doctoral advisor was Gregory Abowd[11]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6]. Among Shwetak Patel's employers was University of Washington[9]. Doctoral students include Matthew Kay[20], a computer scientist[29]; Sidhant Gupta[21], a computer scientist[30]; Mayank Goel[22], a computer scientist[31]; Hanchuan Li[23], a computer scientist[32], b. 1990[33]; Lilian de Greef[24], a computer scientist[34]; and Mohit Jain[25], a researcher[35].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program[12], a science award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1981[38]; ACM Fellow[13], a fellowship award[39]; Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[14], an early career award[40]; and ACM Prize in Computing[15], a science award[41], in United States[42], founded in 2007[43].

Why It Matters

Shwetak Patel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

His notable doctoral advisees include Sidhant Gupta[45], Mayank Goel[46], Hanchuan Li[47], Lilian de Greef[48], Alex Timothy Mariakakis[49], and Eric Whitmire[50].

FAQs

Where was Shwetak Patel born?

Born in Selma[2], Shwetak Patel…

What did Shwetak Patel do for work?

Shwetak Patel worked as computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and academic[6].

Where did Shwetak Patel go to school?

Shwetak Patel was educated at Georgia Tech[10].

What awards did Shwetak Patel receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[12], ACM Fellow[13], Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[14], and ACM Prize in Computing[15].

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  12. [13] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [16] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
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  1. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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