Professor
William Allan Wulf
(
–
)
1939
2023
University of Virginia
;
Charlottesville, VA
Computer scientist; Educator; Government science agency administrator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Computer Sciences
Elected
1995
He was elected President of the National Academy of Engineering in 1997. The NAE and the National Academy of Sciences operate under a congressional charter to provide advice to government on issues of science and engineering. He was a University Professor at the University of Virginia. His research spanned computer architecture, computer security, programming languages, and optimizing compilers. In 1988-90, he was also Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation. Prior to joining Virginia, he founded Tartan Laboratories based on research he did at Carnegie-Mellon University.
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