Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941-08-09
- Works
- 0
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Synthesis of graphene-based nanosheets via chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide
· 2007 · cited 13,045x
- Mutation and Cancer: Statistical Study of Retinoblastoma
· 1971 · cited 5,376x
- G PROTEINS: TRANSDUCERS OF RECEPTOR-GENERATED SIGNALS
· 1987 · cited 4,970x
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
· 2022 · cited 4,672x
- The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Glioblastoma
· 2013 · cited 4,416x
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Key facts
- Born
- Alfred Vaino Aho , ( 1941-08-09 ) August 9, 1941 (age 84) , Timmins , Ontario, Canada
- Education
- University of Toronto ( BASc ) Princeton University ( MA , PhD )
- Known for
- Awk programming language Principles of Compiler Design Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools Aho-Corasick algorithm
- Awards
- Bell Labs Fellow (1984) FAAAS (1986) IEEE Fellow (1988) FACM (1996) IEEE John von Neumann Medal (2003) NAE Member NAS Member Turing Award (2020)
- Fields
- Computer science
- Institutions
- Columbia University
- Thesis
- Indexed Grammars: An Extension of Context Free Grammars (1968)
- Doctoral advisor
- John Hopcroft
- Doctoral students
- Krysta Svore Gaurav Kc Marc Eaddy Marcio Buss
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Key dates
- Born
- 9 August 1941
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Timmins
- Occupation
- programmer
- Educated at
- Princeton University
- Employer
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Q213970
- Doctoral advisor
- John Edward Hopcroft
Article
Alfred Vaino Aho (born August 9, 1941) is a Canadian computer scientist best known for his work on programming languages, compilers, and related algorithms, and his textbooks on the art and science of computer programming.
Aho was elected into the National Academy of Engineering in 1999 for his contributions to the fields of algorithms and programming tools.
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