Douglas Comer

American computer scientist
Person human Q2742165
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Summary

Douglas Comer was born on September 9, 1949[1]. He has worked as a computer scientist[2] and university teacher[3].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[4]
  • Employer: Purdue University[5]
  • Educated at: University of Pennsylvania[6]
  • Doctoral advisor: Ravi Sethi[7]
  • Award received: ACM Fellow[8], Internet Hall of Fame[9], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[10]
  • Member of: Association for Computing Machinery[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Doctoral student: Rajendra Shivaram Yavatkar[13], Larry L. Peterson[14], Christopher Adam Telfer[15], Chueng-Hsien Lin[16], Victor Todd Norman[17], Shawn David Ostermann[18], James Nelson Griffioen[19], Kenneth Robert Rodemann[20], Thomas Narten[21], Robert Lloyd Brown[22], Ralph E. Droms[23], Christopher A. Kantarjiev (Kent)[24], James Douglas Arthur[25], Maxim S. Martynov[26]
  • Family name: Comer[27]
  • Given name: Douglas[28], Earl[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[31]

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Larry L. Peterson[32], a computer scientist[33], b. 1958[34], of United States[35], awarded the IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award[36] and Ralph E. Droms[37], a computer scientist[38], of United States[39].

FAQs

What did Douglas Comer do for work?

Douglas Comer worked as a computer scientist[2] and university teacher[3].

Where did Douglas Comer go to school?

Douglas Comer was educated at University of Pennsylvania[6].

What awards did Douglas Comer receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[8], Internet Hall of Fame[9], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[10].

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  1. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . cs.purdue.edu. cs.purdue.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 2019 Internet Hall of Fame Inductees Announced!. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [11] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → ACM Fellow, Internet Hall of Fame, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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