Gilles Kahn
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Gilles Kahn was a French
computer scientist. He notably introduced Kahn process networks as a model for parallel processing
.
He became a member of the French Academy of Sciences
in 1997. He was president and director-general of INRIA from 2004 to 2006.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
computer scientist. He notably introduced Kahn process networks as a model for parallel processing
Parallel processing
Parallel processing is the ability to carry out multiple operations or tasks simultaneously. The term is used in the contexts of both human cognition, particularly in the ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli, and in parallel computing by machines.-Parallel processing by...
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He became a member of the French Academy of Sciences
French Academy of Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
in 1997. He was president and director-general of INRIA from 2004 to 2006.