Deb Roy

Canadian computer scientist
Person human Q16875165
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Deb Roy

Summary

Deb Roy is a human[1]. His place of birth was Winnipeg[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Winnipeg[2], Deb Roy…
  • Deb Roy held citizenship in Canada[6].
  • Deb Roy worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Deb Roy worked as an engineer[4].
  • Deb Roy's field of work was cognitive science[7].
  • Among Deb Roy's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].
  • Deb Roy was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Deb Roy's education included a stint at University of Waterloo[10].
  • Deb Roy's doctoral advisor was Alex Pentland[11].
  • Deb Roy's image is recorded as Deb Roy (11881280833).jpg[12].
  • Deb Roy is recorded as male[13].
  • Deb Roy's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Deb Roy's founder is recorded as Bluefin Labs[15].
  • Deb Roy supervised Peter John Gorniak as a doctoral student[16].
  • Deb Roy earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[17].
  • Deb Roy's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 131615[18].
  • Deb Roy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0wy1qvw[19].
  • Deb Roy's family name is recorded as Roy[20].
  • Deb Roy's given name is recorded as Deb[21].
  • Deb Roy's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100653347[22].
  • Deb Roy's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as btoec6QAAAAJ[23].
  • Deb Roy's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 49674[24].
  • Deb Roy's DBLP author ID is recorded as 16/1529[25].
  • Deb Roy's TED speaker ID is recorded as deb_roy[26].
  • Deb Roy's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as deb-roy-662a644[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Winnipeg[2], Deb Roy…

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Waterloo[10], a public research university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1956[34], headquartered in Waterloo[35]. Deb Roy's doctoral advisor was Alex Pentland[11]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and engineer[4]. Deb Roy's field of work was cognitive science[7]. He was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8]. He supervised Peter John Gorniak as a doctoral student[16].

Why It Matters

Deb Roy ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Deb Roy born?

Deb Roy was born in Winnipeg[2].

What did Deb Roy do for work?

Deb Roy worked as computer scientist[3] and engineer[4].

Where did Deb Roy go to school?

Deb Roy was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9] and University of Waterloo[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Deb Roy. Retrieved March 9, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/deb-roy
MLA “Deb Roy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 9 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/deb-roy.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_deb-roy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Deb Roy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/deb-roy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-09}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Deb Roy — https://4ort.xyz/entity/deb-roy (retrieved 2026-03-09)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/deb-roy · Last refreshed: