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Hjålmtysson, Gisli was born on September 15, 1963.
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Gisli Hjålmtysson
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Gisli Hjålmtysson, computer scientist. Fellow, Helga Jonsdottir and Sigurlidi Kristjansson Memorial Fund, 1991-1992, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1994-1995; grantee, Iceland National Research Council, 2002-2005, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Sweden, University Basel, Switzerland, National Science Foundation, University Massachusetts, Amherst, Smith College, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Fulbright fellow, 1985-1987.
Education
Associate of Arts in Business, Commercial College Iceland, 1981. Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science summa cum laude, University Rochester, New York, 1987. Master of Science in Computer Science, University California, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University California, Santa Barbara, 1995.
Career
Visiting research scientist Telecom Australia, 1993. Member technical staff American Telephone & Telegraph Company Laboratories, 1995—1996, senior technical staff member, 1996—1997, principal technical staff member, 1997—2000, technical consultant, 2000. Professor computer science University Iceland, 2000—2001.
Professor Reykjavik University, Iceland, since 2001, dean computer science department Iceland, 2003—2005. Chief Executive Officer Bru Venture Capital, since 2004. Board directors Cadec Global LLC, SunRocket Inc.
Chief technical officer AVX-e.com, 2000—2002. Managing director, chief technical officer MetWorldNet.com, 2000—2002. Executive, co-founder Islenskt hugvit, Garoabae, Iceland, 1988—1990.
Consultant in field.
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Born
Education
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1981
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1987
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1992
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1995
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2001
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1993
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2001
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2003 - 2005
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2004
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Fellow, Helga Jonsdottir and Sigurlidi Kristjansson Memorial Fund, 1991-1992, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1994-1995. Grantee, Iceland National Research Council, 2002-2005, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Sweden, University Basel, Switzerland, National Science Foundation, University Massachusetts, Amherst, Smith College, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Fulbright fellow, 1985-1987.Fellow, Helga Jonsdottir and Sigurlidi Kristjansson Memorial Fund, 1991-1992, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1994-1995. Grantee, Iceland National Research Council, 2002-2005, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Sweden, University Basel, Switzerland, National Science Foundation, University Massachusetts, Amherst, Smith College, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Fulbright fellow, 1985-1987.