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Jeffrey David Ullman, American computer scientist, educator. Co-recipient John Von Neumann medal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2009; Guggenheim fellow, 1989.

Background

Ullman, Jeffrey David was born on November 22, 1942 in New York City. Son of Seymour and Nedra L. (Hart) Ullman.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Brussels, 1975.

Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Paris-Dauphine, 1992.

Career

Member technical staff Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1966-1969, consultant, 1969-1989. Professor electrical engineering, computer science Princeton University, 1969-1979. Professor computer science Stanford University, 1979—2003, professor emeritus, since 2003.

Chief Executive Officer Gradiance Corporation, since 2003. Member computer science advisory panel National Science Foundation, 1974—1977, member information, robotics and intelligent system advisory panel, 1986—1988. Member examination committee computer science graduate record examination Endl.

Testing Service, 1978—1986. Chairman doctoral rating committee computer science New York State Regents, 1989—1993, 1998—1999. Member technical advisory board Google, since 1998, Viquity, 1999—2002, Surromed, since 1999, Whizbang Labs, 1999—2002, Quiq, 1999—2002.

Advisory board World Wide Web Consortium, 1998—1999. Board directors Junglee, 1996—1998, Kirusa, 2001—2003, Enosys software, 2000—2001, 2002—2003. Member international science advisory group National Information & Communications Technology, Australia, since 2003.

Chair National Research Council for National Institute Standards and Technology Information Technology Laboratory, 2007.

Achievements

  • Jeffrey David Ullman has been listed as a notable computer scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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Membership

Fellow: Association Computing Machinery (council 1978-1980, Special Interest Group Management Data Contributions award 1996, Outstanding Educator award 1998, Knuth prize 2000, Special Interest Group Management Data E.F. Codd Innovations award 2006, E. F. Codd Innovation award 2006). Member: National Academy of Engineering, Special Interest Group Management Data (vice chairman 1983-1995), Computing Research Association (board directors 1994—2001), Special Interest Group Automata and Computability Theory (secretary-treasurer 1973-1975).

Connections

Married Holly E. Ullman, November 19, 1967. Children: Peter, Scott, Jonathan.

Father:
Seymour Ullman

Mother:
Nedra L. (Hart) Ullman

Spouse:
Holly E. Ullman

child:
Peter Ullman

child:
Jonathan Ullman

child:
Scott Ullman