Thomas E. Anderson
| Thomas E. Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 21, 1961 Orlando, Florida, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions |
University of Washington University of California, Berkeley |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University University of Washington |
| Doctoral advisor |
Edward D. Lazowska Hank Levy |
| Doctoral students |
Margaret Martonosi Amin Vahdat |
| Known for |
Distributed computing networking operating systems |
| Notable awards | ACM Fellow (2005) |
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Website www | |
Thomas E. Anderson is an American computer scientist noted for his research on distributed computing, networking and operating systems.
Biography
Anderson received a B.A. in Philosophy from Harvard University in 1983. He received a M.S. in computer science from University of Washington in 1989 and a Ph.D in computer science from University of Washington in 1991.
He then joined the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley as an assistant professor in 1991. While there he was promoted to associate professor in 1996. In 1997, he moved to the University of Washington as an associate professor. In 2001, he was promoted to professor, and in 2009 to the Robert E. Dinning Professor in Computer Science.
Awards
His notable awards include:
- ACM Fellow in 2005[1]
- IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award, 2013[2]
- USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014
References
- ↑ Ascribe Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge (2006-01-10). "ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, Names 34 Fellows for Contributions to Computing and IT; Winners Represent Leading Industries, Research Labs, Universities". Cable Spotlight. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ↑ IEEE (2013). "IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award Recipients". IEEE. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
External links
- University of Washington web page: Thomas E. Anderson, Department of Computer Science