Edsger W. Dijkstra(1930–2002)
Computer ScienceEdsger W. Dijkstra is a recipient of the Turing Award (1972) from Netherlands. Their primary field is Computer Science. They were educated at Gymnasium Erasmianum and University of Cambridge. They have been affiliated with Burroughs Corporation.
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Education
Gymnasium Erasmianum
University of Cambridge
University of Amsterdam(Doctor of Philosophy)
Leiden University
Doctoral Advisors
Martin RemJan L. A. van de SnepscheutNico HabermannDavid Andrew NaumannAntonetta Johanna Maria van GasterenJan Tijmen UddingKees HemerikAdriaan van Wijngaarden
Career Timeline
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica1952–1962
Eindhoven University of Technology1962–1984
Radboud University1971–1972
Burroughs Corporation1973–1984
University of Texas at Austin1984–1999
Academy Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
GB
Gilles Brassard
Turing Award (2025)
GE
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
VC
Vint Cerf
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2024)
AS
Adi Shamir
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2024)
AB
Andrew Barto
Turing Award (2024)
RS
Richard Sutton
Turing Award (2024)
AW
Avi Wigderson
Turing Award (2023)
YB
Yoshua Bengio
Princess of Asturias Award (2022)
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