David Alan Plaisted

Background

Plaisted, David Alan was born on February 9, 1948 in Danville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Richard Glenn and Elizabeth (Justus) Plaisted.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, Stanford University, 1976.

Career

From assistant professor to associate professor computer science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1974-1985; professor computer science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1985; visiting fellow, Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, 1982-1983; visiting professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1985; professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1985; visiting professor, Max-Planck Institute, U. Kaiserslautern, Germany, 1993-1994. Chairman U. North Carolina Admissions and Fellowships Committee, 1987-1988, Curriculum and Planning Committee, 1992, member Admissions Committee, Doctoral Written Exam Committee, member panel to evaluate National Science Foundation RIA proposals, 1990-1991. Visiting professor U. Saarlandes, Saarbruecken, Germany, 1992.

Kenan Sabbatical, 1993-1994. Member program committees, organizing committees numerous conferences, workshops, symposiums.

Achievements

• David Alan Plaisted has been listed as a noteworthy Computer science educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, playing musical instruments, cooking, foreign languages, bird watching.

Connections

Married Anne Elizabeth Slater, June 18, 1978. Children: Daniel, Michael.

Father:

Richard Glenn Plaisted

Mother:

Elizabeth (Justus) Plaisted

Spouse:

Anne Elizabeth Slater

child:

Michael Plaisted

child:

Daniel Plaisted