John Guttag
Encyclopedia
John V. Guttag is an American
Computer Scientist
, Professor and former Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
at MIT.
John Guttag received a bachelor's degree in English
from Brown University
in 1971, and a master's degree in Applied Mathematics
from Brown in 1972. In 1975, he received a doctorate in Computer Science
from the University of Toronto
. He was a member of the faculty at the University of Southern California
from 1975 to 1978, and joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
faculty in 1979.
From 1993 to 1998, he served as Associate Department Head for Computer Science of MIT's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. From January 1999 through August 2004, he served as Head of that department. EECS, with approximately 2000 students and 125 faculty members, is the largest department at MIT.
Guttag also co-heads the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
's Networks and Mobile Systems Group. This group studies issues related to computer networks, applications of networked and mobile systems, and advanced software-based medical instrumentation and decision systems. He has also done research, published, and lectured in the areas of software engineering
, mechanical theorem proving, hardware verification, compilation, software radios, and medical computing.
Guttag currently serves on the technical advisory board of Vanu, Inc., on the Board of Directors of Empirix
and Avid Technologies
, and on the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts General Hospital
Institute of Health Professions. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
. In 2006 he was inducted as a Fellow
of the Association for Computing Machinery
.
John Guttag was raised in Larchmont, New York.
United States
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Computer Scientist
Computer scientist
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, Professor and former Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
EECS
EECS may refer to:* Electrical Engineering & Computer Science* European Energy Certificate System...
at MIT.
John Guttag received a bachelor's degree in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1971, and a master's degree in Applied Mathematics
Applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
from Brown in 1972. In 1975, he received a doctorate in Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. He was a member of the faculty at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
from 1975 to 1978, and joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
faculty in 1979.
From 1993 to 1998, he served as Associate Department Head for Computer Science of MIT's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. From January 1999 through August 2004, he served as Head of that department. EECS, with approximately 2000 students and 125 faculty members, is the largest department at MIT.
Guttag also co-heads the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is a research laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology formed by the 2003 merger of the Laboratory for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory...
's Networks and Mobile Systems Group. This group studies issues related to computer networks, applications of networked and mobile systems, and advanced software-based medical instrumentation and decision systems. He has also done research, published, and lectured in the areas of software engineering
Software engineering
Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
, mechanical theorem proving, hardware verification, compilation, software radios, and medical computing.
Guttag currently serves on the technical advisory board of Vanu, Inc., on the Board of Directors of Empirix
Empirix
Empirix Inc. is a privately held company which designs and manufactures service assurance testing and monitoring equipment for IP-based communications networks such as Voice-over-Internet-Protocol , IP Multimedia Subsystem -based, next generation network and 4G wireless networks...
and Avid Technologies
Avid Technology
Avid Technology, Inc. is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear editing systems, management and distribution services. It was created in 1987 and became a publicly traded company in 1993...
, and on the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital and biomedical research facility in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts...
Institute of Health Professions. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
. In 2006 he was inducted as a Fellow
Fellow
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of 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...
.
John Guttag was raised in Larchmont, New York.
Selected publications
- Z. Syed, D. Leeds, D. Curtis, F. Nesta, R. Levine, and J. Guttag, "Audio-Visual Tools for Computer-Assisted Diagnosis of Cardiac Disorders," Computer Based Medical Systems 2006, (June 2006).
- A. Shoeb, H. Edwards; J. Connolly; B. Bourgeois; T. Treves, and J. Guttag, "Patient-Specific Epileptic Seizure Onset Detection," 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, (September 2004).
- Program Development in Java; Abstraction, Specification, and Object-oriented Design, with Barbara LiskovBarbara LiskovBarbara Liskov is a computer scientist. She is currently the Ford Professor of Engineering in the MIT School of Engineering's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department and an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.-Life and career:She earned her BA in...
, Addison-WesleyAddison-WesleyAddison-Wesley was a book publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, best known for its textbooks and computer literature. As well as publishing books, Addison-Wesley also distributed its technical titles through the Safari Books Online e-reference service...
, (2000). ISBN 0-201-65768-6. - Larch: Languages and Tools for Formal Specification, with J. J. HorningJim HorningJames J. "Jim" Horning is an American computer scientist and ACM Fellow.Jim Horning received a PhD in computer science from Stanford University in 1969 for a thesis entitled A Study of Grammatical Inference. He was a founding member, and later Chairman, of the Computer Systems Research Group at the...
, Springer-VerlagSpringer Science+Business Media- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
(1993). ISBN 0387940065 & ISBN 0-540-94006-5 - "Abstract Data Types and the Development of Data Structures," Communications of the ACMCommunications of the ACMCommunications of the ACM is the flagship monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery . First published in 1957, CACM is sent to all ACM members, currently numbering about 80,000. The articles are intended for readers with backgrounds in all areas of computer science and information...
, vol. 20, no. 6 (1977).