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 Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Engineering in 1997. The NAE and the National Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ 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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