Peter J. Denning

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Peter J. Denning is an American computer scientist renowned for his foundational work in operating systems, particularly virtual memory, and for his leadership in advancing the science and practice of computing.


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instanceOf American
academic
author
computer scientist
almaMater Manhattan College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
awardReceived ACM Distinguished Service Award
ACM Fellow
ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award
ACM SIGOPS Hall of Fame Award
IEEE Fellow
birthDate 1942-01-06
birthPlace Queens, New York City, New York, United States
degree B.E. in Electrical Engineering
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
doctoralAdvisor Fernando J. Corbató
employer George Mason University
Naval Postgraduate School
Purdue University
familyName Denning
field computer science
givenName Peter
knownFor CS education and curriculum
computing as a science
innovation in computing practice
operating systems
principles of computing
virtual memory
working sets
language English
memberOf Association for Computing Machinery
National Academy of Engineering
name Peter J. Denning
nationality United States
notableConcept locality of reference in memory management
working set model
notableWork Computing as a Discipline
Great Principles of Computing
The Science of Computing
position Chair of Computer Science Department at Purdue University
Director of the Cebrowski Institute for Information Innovation and Superiority
Director of the Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (RIACS)
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Editor-in-chief of Communications of the ACM
President of the Association for Computing Machinery
thesisTitle Resource Allocation in Multiprocess Computer Systems
thesisYear 1968
worksOn computing foundations
innovation and design in computing
operating system performance
virtual memory management


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