Alistair Sinclair

British computer scientist
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Alistair Sinclair

Summary

Alistair Sinclair is a human[1]. He was born on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Alistair Sinclair was born on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alistair Sinclair held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Alistair Sinclair's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Alistair Sinclair worked as an engineer[4].
  • Alistair Sinclair worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Alistair Sinclair was employed by University of California, Berkeley[8].
  • Alistair Sinclair's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[9].
  • Alistair Sinclair's education included a stint at St John's College[10].
  • Alistair Sinclair's doctoral advisor was Mark Jerrum[11].
  • Alistair Sinclair received the Gödel Prize[12].
  • Alistair Sinclair received the ACM Fellow[13].
  • Alistair Sinclair was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[14].
  • Alistair Sinclair is recorded as male[15].
  • Alistair Sinclair's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Lars Rasmussen as a doctoral student[17].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Michael Mitzenmacher as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Dana Randall as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Benjamin James Morris as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Anupam Gupta as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Eric Joseph Vigoda as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Dror Weitz as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Elitza Maneva as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Ari Juels as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Steve Chien as a doctoral student[26].
  • Alistair Sinclair supervised Alexandre de Oliveira Stauffer as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alistair Sinclair was born on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh[9], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1583[30], headquartered in Edinburgh[31] and St John's College[10], a college of the University of Cambridge[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1511[34]. Alistair Sinclair's doctoral advisor was Mark Jerrum[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5]. Alistair Sinclair was employed by University of California, Berkeley[8]. Doctoral students include Lars Rasmussen[17], a computer scientist[35], b. 1963[36], of Kingdom of Denmark[37], awarded the Pearcey Award[38], specialised in computer science[39]; Michael Mitzenmacher[18], a computer scientist[40], b. 1969[41], of United States[42], awarded the ACM Fellow[43], specialised in algorithm[44]; Dana Randall[19], a computer scientist[45], b. 1901[46], of United States[47], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[48], specialised in theoretical computer science[49]; Benjamin James Morris[20]; Anupam Gupta[21], a computer scientist[50], awarded the ACM Fellow[51], specialised in theoretical computer science[52]; and Eric Joseph Vigoda[22], a computer scientist[53], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[54].

Recognition

Awards received include Gödel Prize[12], a science award[55], founded in 1992[56] and ACM Fellow[13], a fellowship award[57].

Why It Matters

Alistair Sinclair ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58]

His notable doctoral advisees include Lars Rasmussen[59], a computer scientist[60], b. 1963[61], of Kingdom of Denmark[62], awarded the Pearcey Award[63], specialised in computer science[64]; Dana Randall[65], a computer scientist[66], b. 1901[67], of United States[68], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[69], specialised in theoretical computer science[70]; Ari Juels[71], a computer scientist[72]; Michael Mitzenmacher[73], a computer scientist[74], b. 1969[75], of United States[76], awarded the ACM Fellow[77], specialised in algorithm[78]; Steve Chien[79], a computer scientist[80]; and Alexandre de Oliveira Stauffer[81], a computer scientist[82].

FAQs

What did Alistair Sinclair do for work?

Alistair Sinclair worked as computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Alistair Sinclair go to school?

Alistair Sinclair was educated at University of Edinburgh[9] and St John's College[10].

What awards did Alistair Sinclair receive?

Honors received include Gödel Prize[12] and ACM Fellow[13].

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