Michael Burrows
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For other people named Michael Burrows, see Michael Burrows (disambiguation).
Michael Burrows, FRS (born 1963) is a British computer scientist and the creator of the Burrows–Wheeler transform, currently working for Google. Born in Britain, as of 2018 he lives in the United States, although he remains a British citizen.[7][8][9]
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Michael Burrows | |
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Born | 1963 (age 60–61)[citation needed] |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University College London (BSc) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
Known for | Burrows–Wheeler transform[1][2] |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (2013)[3] SIGOPS Mark Weiser Award (2003)[4] IET Achievement Medal (2019) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer Science |
Institutions | Google University of Cambridge Digital Equipment Corporation AltaVista Microsoft |
Thesis | Efficient Data Sharing (1988) |
Doctoral advisor | David Wheeler[5][6] |
Website | research |
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