Jacob Abraham

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Jacob A. Abraham is an American computer scientist and engineer who is currently the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kerala in 1970. He received an M.S. degree, also in electrical engineering, and Ph.D., in electrical engineering and computer science, from Stanford University.[1]

Awards and recognition[edit]

Abraham is a recipient of numerous awards including the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award,[2] the Jean-Claude Laprie Award, and the IEEE TTTC Lifetime Contribution Medal. He also was a fellow of both IEEE and ACM.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Prof. Jacob Abraham Receives IEEE TTTC Lifetime Contribution Medal". October 11, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

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