James Aspnes
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James Aspnes | |
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Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer Science; |
Institutions | Yale University |
Thesis | Wait-Free Consensus (1992) |
Doctoral advisor | Steven Rudich[1] |
James Aspnes is a professor in Computer Science at Yale University. He earned his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992.[2] His main research interest is distributed algorithms.
In 1989, he wrote and operated TinyMUD, one of the first "social" MUDs that allowed players to build a shared virtual world.
He is the son of David E. Aspnes, Distinguished University Professor at North Carolina State University.[3]
Awards
- Dijkstra Prize, 2020.
- Dylan Hixon '88 Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Natural Sciences, Yale College, 2000.
- IBM Graduate Fellowship, 1991โ1992.
- NSF Graduate Fellowship, 1987โ1990.
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1987.
References
- ^ James Aspnes at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "James Aspnes". ACM SIGACT Theoretical Computer Science genealogy database. Archived from the original on September 8, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
- ^ "James Aspnes - Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science | Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science". seas.yale.edu.
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