Simon S. Lam

Summary

Simon S. Lam is a human^[1]. He was born in Macau^[2]. He was born on +1947-07-31T00:00:00Z^[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 (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Simon S. Lam was born in Macau^[2].
• Simon S. Lam was born on +1947-07-31T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Simon S. Lam held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Simon S. Lam's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Simon S. Lam's professions included engineer^[5].
• Simon S. Lam worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Among Simon S. Lam's employers was University of Texas at Austin^[9].
• Simon S. Lam's education included a stint at Washington State University^[10].
• Simon S. Lam was educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[11].
• Simon S. Lam's doctoral advisor was Leonard Kleinrock^[12].
• Simon S. Lam received the SIGCOMM Award^[13].
• Simon S. Lam received the ACM Software System Award^[14].
• Simon S. Lam received the W. Wallace McDowell Award^[15].
• Simon S. Lam received the ACM Fellow^[16].
• Simon S. Lam received the IEEE Fellow^[17].
• Simon S. Lam received the Internet Hall of Fame^[18].
• Simon S. Lam was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[19].
• Simon S. Lam was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[20].
• Simon S. Lam's image is recorded as Simon S Lam 2009.jpg^[21].
• Simon S. Lam is recorded as male^[22].
• Simon S. Lam's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Simon S. Lam supervised Udaya Shankar as a doctoral student^[24].
• Simon S. Lam supervised Yang Richard Yang as a doctoral student^[25].
• Simon S. Lam supervised Chung Kai Wong as a doctoral student^[26].
• Simon S. Lam supervised Kenneth Leonard Calvert as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Macau^[2], Simon S. Lam… he was born on +1947-07-31T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Washington State University^[10], a public university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1959^[30] and University of California, Los Angeles^[11], a public research university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1919^[33], headquartered in Los Angeles^[34]. Simon S. Lam's doctoral advisor was Leonard Kleinrock^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Simon S. Lam was employed by University of Texas at Austin^[9]. Doctoral students include Udaya Shankar^[24], a computer scientist^[35], specialised in routing^[36]; Yang Richard Yang^[25]; Chung Kai Wong^[26]; Kenneth Leonard Calvert^[27], a computer scientist^[37], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[38]; David Yau^[39]; and Min Sik Kim^[40].

Recognition

Awards received include SIGCOMM Award^[13], an award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1989^[43]; ACM Software System Award^[14], a science award^[44], founded in 1983^[45]; W. Wallace McDowell Award^[15], an award^[46], founded in 1966^[47]; ACM Fellow^[16], a fellowship award^[48]; IEEE Fellow^[17], a science award^[49]; and Internet Hall of Fame^[18], a hall of fame^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 2012^[52].

Why It Matters

Simon S. Lam ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

His notable doctoral advisees include Kenneth Leonard Calvert^[55], a computer scientist^[56], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[57]; Udaya Shankar^[58], a computer scientist^[59], specialised in routing^[60]; and Thomas Y. C. Woo^[61], a computer scientist^[62], of United States^[63], awarded the ACM Software System Award^[64].

FAQs

Where was Simon S. Lam born?

Simon S. Lam was born in Macau^[2].

What did Simon S. Lam do for work?

Simon S. Lam worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Simon S. Lam go to school?

Simon S. Lam was educated at Washington State University^[10] and University of California, Los Angeles^[11].

What awards did Simon S. Lam receive?

Honors received include SIGCOMM Award^[13], ACM Software System Award^[14], W. Wallace McDowell Award^[15], and ACM Fellow^[16].