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Jennifer Widom

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Jennifer Widom is an American computer scientist known for her work in database systems and data management, with foundational contributions to semi-structured data management and data stream management systems. Since 2017 she has been dean of the School of Engineering and a professor of computer science at Stanford University, and her honors include the Fletcher Jones Professorship of Computer Science and multiple lifetime achievement awards from the Association for Computing Machinery.

Facts
Birth Year
1960 1
Wikipedia states born 1960 or 1961 and does not resolve which year is correct; recorded as the earlier of the two.
Birth Date
1960-10-20 1
Nationality
American 2
Award
SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award 1
Award
Guggenheim Fellowship 1
Award
ACM Fellow 1
Award
Erna Hamburger Prize 1
Award
Athena Lecturer 1
Connections

In Field

Databases, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Jennifer Widom
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Sources
1. Wikidata: Jennifer Widom
  • Wikidata Q4816089, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q4816089 P569 (date of birth)
2. Wikipedia: Jennifer Widom
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, opening sentence
    born 1960 or 1961
  • Lead section
    an American computer scientist
  • In Group: Data Management Systems
  • In Field: Databases, Lead paragraph
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