Wendy Mackay

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Wendy Mackay

Summary

Wendy Mackay is a human[1]. She was born in Montreal[2]. She was born on +1956-05-25T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Montreal[2], Wendy Mackay…
  • Wendy Mackay was born on +1956-05-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wendy Mackay held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Wendy Mackay's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Among Wendy Mackay's employers was Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique[7].
  • Wendy Mackay was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].
  • Wendy Mackay's education included a stint at University of San Diego[9].
  • Wendy Mackay's education included a stint at Northeastern University[10].
  • Wendy Mackay received the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award[11].
  • Wendy Mackay received the ACM Fellow[12].
  • Wendy Mackay received the CHI Academy[13].
  • Wendy Mackay received the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award[14].
  • Wendy Mackay was a member of Collège de France[15].
  • Wendy Mackay was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Wendy Mackay's image is recorded as Wendy Mackay.jpg[17].
  • Wendy Mackay is recorded as female[18].
  • Wendy Mackay's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Wendy Mackay supervised Aurélien Tabard as a doctoral student[20].
  • Wendy Mackay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000385690479[21].
  • Wendy Mackay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 197379409[22].
  • Wendy Mackay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2003077538[23].
  • Wendy Mackay's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17250156d[24].
  • Wendy Mackay's IdRef ID is recorded as 130729523[25].
  • Wendy Mackay's family name is recorded as MacKay[26].
  • Wendy Mackay's given name is recorded as Wendy[27].

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Origins and Family

Wendy Mackay was born in Montreal[2]. She was born on +1956-05-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; University of San Diego[9], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1949[34], headquartered in San Diego[35]; and Northeastern University[10], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1898[38], headquartered in Boston[39].

Career and Affiliations

Wendy Mackay's professions included computer scientist[4]. Among her employers was Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique[7]. She supervised Aurélien Tabard as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award[11], a science award[40], founded in 2001[41]; ACM Fellow[12], a fellowship award[42]; CHI Academy[13], a science award[43], in United States[44], founded in 2001[45]; and ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award[14], a science award[46], founded in 1998[47].

Why It Matters

Wendy Mackay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5] She is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Wendy Mackay born?

Wendy Mackay's place of birth was Montreal[2].

What did Wendy Mackay do for work?

Wendy Mackay worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Wendy Mackay go to school?

Wendy Mackay was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8], University of San Diego[9], and Northeastern University[10].

What awards did Wendy Mackay receive?

Honors received include ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award[11], ACM Fellow[12], CHI Academy[13], and ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  5. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . sigchi.org. sigchi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . hpcwire.com. Retrieved . hpcwire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] . universite-paris-saclay.fr. universite-paris-saclay.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Persée. wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . www.college-de-france.fr. wikidata.org.
  22. [16] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . college-de-france.fr. Retrieved . college-de-france.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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