Wendy Mackay

Computer Scientist
Person human Q47289503
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Summary

Wendy Mackay is a human[1]. She was born in Montreal[2]. She was born on May 25, 1956[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Montreal[2].
  • Wendy Mackay was born on May 25, 1956[3].
  • Wendy Mackay held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Wendy Mackay's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Among Wendy Mackay's employers was Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique[7].
  • Wendy Mackay was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].
  • Wendy Mackay's education included a stint at University of San Diego[9].
  • Wendy Mackay's education included a stint at Northeastern University[10].
  • Wendy Mackay received the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award[11].
  • Wendy Mackay received the ACM Fellow[12].
  • Wendy Mackay received the CHI Academy[13].
  • Wendy Mackay received the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award[14].
  • Wendy Mackay was a member of Collège de France[15].
  • Wendy Mackay was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Wendy Mackay is recorded as female[17].
  • Wendy Mackay's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Wendy Mackay supervised Aurélien Tabard as a doctoral student[19].
  • Wendy Mackay's family name is recorded as MacKay[20].
  • Wendy Mackay's given name is recorded as Wendy[21].
  • Wendy Mackay's official website is recorded as https://ex-situ.lri.fr/people/mackay[22].

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Origins and Family

Wendy Mackay was born in Montreal[2]. She was born on May 25, 1956[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8], a university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1861[25], headquartered in Cambridge[26]; University of San Diego[9], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1949[29], headquartered in San Diego[30]; and Northeastern University[10], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1898[33], headquartered in Boston[34].

Career and Affiliations

Wendy Mackay's professions included computer scientist[4]. Among her employers was Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique[7]. She supervised Aurélien Tabard as a doctoral student[19].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award[11], a science award[35], founded in 2001[36]; ACM Fellow[12], a fellowship award[37], in United States[38]; CHI Academy[13], a science award[39], in United States[40], founded in 2001[41]; and ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award[14], a science award[42], founded in 1998[43].

Why It Matters

Wendy Mackay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Wendy Mackay born?

Wendy Mackay's place of birth was Montreal[2].

What did Wendy Mackay do for work?

Wendy Mackay worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Wendy Mackay go to school?

Wendy Mackay was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8], University of San Diego[9], and Northeastern University[10].

What awards did Wendy Mackay receive?

Honors received include ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award[11], ACM Fellow[12], CHI Academy[13], and ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award[14].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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