Leonidas J. Guibas

Summary

Leonidas J. Guibas is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Athens^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1949^[3]. He worked as a university teacher^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], mathematician^[7], and academic^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Leonidas J. Guibas's place of birth was Athens^[2].
• Leonidas J. Guibas was born on January 1, 1949^[3].
• Leonidas J. Guibas held citizenship in Greece^[10].
• Leonidas J. Guibas's professions included university teacher^[4].
• Leonidas J. Guibas's professions included computer scientist^[5].
• Leonidas J. Guibas's professions included engineer^[6].
• Leonidas J. Guibas's professions included mathematician^[7].
• Leonidas J. Guibas worked as an academic^[8].
• Leonidas J. Guibas's field of work was computer science^[11].
• Leonidas J. Guibas was employed by Stanford University^[12].
• Leonidas J. Guibas was educated at Stanford University^[13].
• Leonidas J. Guibas was educated at California Institute of Technology^[14].
• Leonidas J. Guibas's doctoral advisor was Donald Knuth^[15].
• Leonidas J. Guibas received the ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award^[16].
• Leonidas J. Guibas received the ACM Fellow^[17].
• Leonidas J. Guibas received the IEEE Fellow^[18].
• Leonidas J. Guibas was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[19].
• Leonidas J. Guibas was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[20].
• Leonidas J. Guibas was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• Leonidas J. Guibas is recorded as male^[22].
• Leonidas J. Guibas's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Leonidas J. Guibas supervised John Hershberger as a doctoral student^[24].
• Leonidas J. Guibas supervised David Salesin as a doctoral student^[25].
• Leonidas J. Guibas supervised Justin Solomon as a doctoral student^[26].
• Leonidas J. Guibas supervised Jack Snoeyink as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Leonidas J. Guibas was born in Athens^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1949^[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University^[13], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1885^[30], headquartered in Stanford^[31] and California Institute of Technology^[14], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1891^[34], headquartered in California^[35]. Leonidas J. Guibas's doctoral advisor was Donald Knuth^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], mathematician^[7], and academic^[8]. Leonidas J. Guibas's field of work was computer science^[11]. Among his employers was Stanford University^[12]. Doctoral students include John Hershberger^[24], a computer scientist^[36], b. 1959^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the ACM Fellow^[39]; David Salesin^[25], a computer scientist^[40], awarded the ACM Fellow^[41]; Justin Solomon^[26], a researcher^[42], specialised in numerical analysis^[43]; Jack Snoeyink^[27], a researcher^[44]; Eric Veach^[45], a computer scientist^[46], of Canada^[47], awarded the Scientific and Engineering Award^[48]; and Alejandro A Schäffer^[49], a researcher^[50], b. 1963^[51].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award^[16], an award^[52]; ACM Fellow^[17], a fellowship award^[53], in United States^[54]; and IEEE Fellow^[18], a science award^[55].

Why It Matters

Leonidas J. Guibas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

His notable doctoral advisees include Eric Veach^[58], a computer scientist^[59], of Canada^[60], awarded the Scientific and Engineering Award^[61]; Jorge Stolfi^[62], an engineer^[63], b. 1950^[64], of Brazil^[65]; Jie Gao^[66], a computer scientist^[67], specialised in computer science^[68]; David Salesin^[69], a computer scientist^[70], awarded the ACM Fellow^[71]; John Hershberger^[72], a computer scientist^[73], b. 1959^[74], of United States^[75], awarded the ACM Fellow^[76]; and Justin Solomon^[77], a researcher^[78], specialised in numerical analysis^[79].

FAQs

Where was Leonidas J. Guibas born?

Leonidas J. Guibas was born in Athens^[2].

What did Leonidas J. Guibas do for work?

Leonidas J. Guibas worked as university teacher^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], mathematician^[7], and academic^[8].

Where did Leonidas J. Guibas go to school?

Leonidas J. Guibas was educated at Stanford University^[13] and California Institute of Technology^[14].

What awards did Leonidas J. Guibas receive?

Honors received include ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award^[16], ACM Fellow^[17], and IEEE Fellow^[18].