Fred B. Schneider
Encyclopedia
Fred B. Schneider is an American computer scientist
, based at Cornell University
, New York
, USA, where he is the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Computer Science. He has published extensively. His research is in the area of concurrent and distributed systems for high-integrity and mission-critical applications.
Schneider received a BS degree in Engineering
from Cornell University in 1975 followed by a PhD from Stony Brook University. In Fall 1978, he joined the faculty at Cornell University.
He has been editor-in-chief of Distributed Computing
and associate editor-in-chief of IEEE Security and Privacy. He has also edited ACM Computing Surveys
, High Integrity Systems, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, and Information Processing Letters
.
Schneider is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(1992), the Association for Computing Machinery
(1995), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(2008).
In 1996, Schneider was named Professor-at-Large at the University of Tromso, Norway
.
In 2003, he was awarded an honorary DSc degree by the University of Newcastle in the United Kingdom
.
He has been named as the recipient of the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
for 2012.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
, based at Cornell University
Cornell University
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, New York
New York
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, USA, where he is the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Computer Science. He has published extensively. His research is in the area of concurrent and distributed systems for high-integrity and mission-critical applications.
Schneider received a BS degree in Engineering
Engineering
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from Cornell University in 1975 followed by a PhD from Stony Brook University. In Fall 1978, he joined the faculty at Cornell University.
He has been editor-in-chief of Distributed Computing
Distributed Computing (journal)
Distributed Computing is a peer reviewed scientific journal in the field of computer science, published by Springer. The journal covers the field of distributed computing, with contributions to the theory, specification, design, and implementation of distributed systems....
and associate editor-in-chief of IEEE Security and Privacy. He has also edited ACM Computing Surveys
ACM Computing Surveys
ACM Computing Surveys is a peer reviewed scientific journal published by the Association for Computing Machinery. The journal publishes survey articles and tutorials related to computer science and computing. It was founded in 1969; the first editor-in-chief was William S...
, High Integrity Systems, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, and Information Processing Letters
Information Processing Letters
Information Processing Letters is a peer reviewed scientific journal in the field of computer science, published by Elsevier. The aim of the journal is to enable fast dissemination of results in the field of information processing in the form of short papers. Submissions are limited to nine...
.
Schneider is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
(1992), the Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
(1995), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(2008).
In 1996, Schneider was named Professor-at-Large at the University of Tromso, Norway
Norway
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.
In 2003, he was awarded an honorary DSc degree by the University of Newcastle in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
He has been named as the recipient of the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
The IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award is a Technical Field Award given each year by the IEEE to an individual or small team that has made outstanding contributions to information processing systems in relation to computer science. The award is named in honor of Emanuel R. Piore.The award was established...
for 2012.
Books
- A Logical Approach to Discrete Math. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1993. (With David GriesDavid GriesDavid Gries is an American computer scientist at Cornell University, United States. He is currently Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Engineering. His research interests include programming methodology and related areas such as programming languages, programming...
.) - On Concurrent Programming. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1997.
- Trust in Cyberspace, National Academy Press, 1998. (Editor.)
External links
- Fred B. Schneider homepage
- Fred B. Schneider publication list details, Scientific Commons