Thomas A. DeFanti

American computer Graphics researcher
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16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
September 18, 1948
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Award received
ACM Fellow (1994)[9]
Birth date
1948-09-18
Citizenship
United States
Doctoral student
Carolina Cruz-Neira[12]
Artist info artist id
322975
Family name
Defanti[13]
Given name
Thomas[14]
Member of
Association for Computing Machinery (1994–present)[10]
Viaf id
311391370
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311391370
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100432746
Artist-info artist ID
322975
DBLP author ID
d/ThomasADeFanti
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
40335
NUKAT ID
n2014140818
Union List of Artist Names ID
500472887

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Summary

Thomas A. DeFanti was born on September 18, 1948[1]. He worked as a computer scientist[2] and engineer[3].

Body

Education

Educated at Ohio State University[6], a public research university[15], in United States[16], founded in 1870[17], headquartered in Columbus[18]; Queens College[7], a university[19], in United States[20], founded in 1937[21]; and Stuyvesant High School[8], a specialized high school in New York City[22], in United States[23], founded in 1904[24], headquartered in New York City[25].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Carolina Cruz-Neira[26], a computer scientist[27], b. 2000[28], of United States[29], specialised in computer engineering[30].

FAQs

What did Thomas A. DeFanti do for work?

Thomas A. DeFanti worked as computer scientist[2] and engineer[3].

Where did Thomas A. DeFanti go to school?

Thomas A. DeFanti was educated at Ohio State University[6], Queens College[7], and Stuyvesant High School[8].

What awards did Thomas A. DeFanti receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[9].

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