Background
Cook, Robert Patterson was born on August 30, 1947 in Chattanooga. Son of Eddie Patterson and Cynthia (Hubble) Cook.
Cook, Robert Patterson was born on August 30, 1947 in Chattanooga. Son of Eddie Patterson and Cynthia (Hubble) Cook.
Bachelor of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1969; Master of Science, Vanderbilt University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1978.
Instructor Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1970-1971, 76-78, University Florida, Gainesville, 1973-1976. Assistant professor University Wisconsin, Madison, 1978-1983. Associate professor University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1983-1991.
Architect Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, 1991-1994. Chair, professor department computer science University Mississippi, 1994-2001. Yamacraw professor department computer science Georgia Southern University, since 2001.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery.
Married Kristina Payne, August 30, 1975.