Vern Paxson

American computer scientist
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Vern Paxson

Summary

Vern Paxson is a human[1]. He worked as an engineer[2], programmer[3], and computer scientist[4]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Key Facts

  • Vern Paxson held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Vern Paxson's professions included engineer[2].
  • Vern Paxson's professions included programmer[3].
  • Vern Paxson worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Among Vern Paxson's employers was University of California, Berkeley[7].
  • Vern Paxson was educated at University of California, Berkeley[8].
  • Vern Paxson's doctoral advisor was Domenico Ferrari[9].
  • Vern Paxson received the Grace Murray Hopper Award[10].
  • Vern Paxson received the SIGCOMM Award[11].
  • Vern Paxson received the IEEE Internet Award[12].
  • Vern Paxson received the ACM Fellow[13].
  • Vern Paxson was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[14].
  • Vern Paxson is recorded as male[15].
  • Vern Paxson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Vern Paxson supervised Yin Zhang as a doctoral student[17].
  • Vern Paxson supervised Weidong Cui as a doctoral student[18].
  • Vern Paxson's family name is recorded as Paxson[19].
  • Vern Paxson's given name is recorded as Vern[20].

Body

Education

Vern Paxson was educated at University of California, Berkeley[8]. His doctoral advisor was Domenico Ferrari[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[2], programmer[3], and computer scientist[4]. Among Vern Paxson's employers was University of California, Berkeley[7]. Doctoral students include Yin Zhang[17] and Weidong Cui[18], a computer scientist[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Grace Murray Hopper Award[10], an award[22], in United States[23], founded in 1971[24]; SIGCOMM Award[11], an award[25], in United States[26], founded in 1989[27]; IEEE Internet Award[12], a technical field award[28], founded in 1999[29]; and ACM Fellow[13], a fellowship award[30].

Why It Matters

Vern Paxson is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Works attributed to him include flex[31], a free software[32], founded in 1987[33].

His notable doctoral advisees include Weidong Cui[34], a computer scientist[35].

FAQs

What did Vern Paxson do for work?

Vern Paxson worked as engineer[2], programmer[3], and computer scientist[4].

Where did Vern Paxson go to school?

Vern Paxson was educated at University of California, Berkeley[8].

What awards did Vern Paxson receive?

Honors received include Grace Murray Hopper Award[10], SIGCOMM Award[11], IEEE Internet Award[12], and ACM Fellow[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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