Wenfei Fan

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Wenfei Fan

Summary

Wenfei Fan is a human[1]. He was born on January 1963[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Wenfei Fan was born on January 1963[2].
  • Wenfei Fan held citizenship in United Kingdom[5].
  • Wenfei Fan's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Among Wenfei Fan's employers was University of Edinburgh[6].
  • Wenfei Fan's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[7].
  • Wenfei Fan's doctoral advisor was Peter Buneman[8].
  • Wenfei Fan's doctoral advisor was Scott Weinstein[9].
  • Wenfei Fan received the ACM Fellow[10].
  • Wenfei Fan received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[11].
  • Wenfei Fan received the Fellow of the Royal Society[12].
  • Wenfei Fan received the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[13].
  • Wenfei Fan was a member of Academia Europaea[14].
  • Wenfei Fan was a member of Royal Society[15].
  • Wenfei Fan was a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences[16].
  • Wenfei Fan was a member of UK Computing Research Committee[17].
  • Wenfei Fan was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[18].
  • Wenfei Fan is recorded as male[19].
  • Wenfei Fan's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Wenfei Fan supervised Byron Choi as a doctoral student[21].
  • Wenfei Fan supervised Carmem S Hara as a doctoral student[22].
  • Wenfei Fan supervised Xibei Jia as a doctoral student[23].
  • Wenfei Fan supervised Shuai Ma as a doctoral student[24].
  • Wenfei Fan supervised Yinghui Wu as a doctoral student[25].
  • Wenfei Fan supervised Xin Wang as a doctoral student[26].
  • Wenfei Fan supervised Wenyuan Yu as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Wenfei Fan was born on January 1963[2].

Education

Wenfei Fan was educated at University of Pennsylvania[7]. Doctoral advisors include Peter Buneman[8], a computer scientist[28], b. 1943[29], of United Kingdom[30], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[31], specialised in database management system[32] and Scott Weinstein[9].

Career and Affiliations

Wenfei Fan worked as a computer scientist[3]. He was employed by University of Edinburgh[6]. Doctoral students include Byron Choi[21], a researcher[33]; Carmem S Hara[22], a computer scientist[34]; Xibei Jia[23]; Shuai Ma[24]; Yinghui Wu[25]; and Xin Wang[26].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[10], a fellowship award[35]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[11], a fellowship award[36], in United Kingdom[37]; Fellow of the Royal Society[12], a fellowship award[38], in United Kingdom[39]; and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[13], a fellowship award[40].

Why It Matters

Wenfei Fan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[4]

His notable doctoral advisees include Carmem S Hara[41], a computer scientist[42].

FAQs

What did Wenfei Fan do for work?

Wenfei Fan worked as computer scientist[3].

Where did Wenfei Fan go to school?

Wenfei Fan was educated at University of Pennsylvania[7].

What awards did Wenfei Fan receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[10], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[11], Fellow of the Royal Society[12], and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . royalsociety.org. Retrieved . royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . raeng.org.uk. Retrieved . raeng.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] . theiet.org. theiet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [18] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . 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. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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