Deborah Estrin
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| Residence | Los Angeles, CA |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | UCLA |
| Alma mater | U.C. Berkeley, MIT |
| Known for | Embedded Networked Sensing |
Deborah Estrin is a professor of Computer Science at UCLA. She is the daughter of Gerald Estrin, also a UCLA Computer Science professor, and the sister of Judy Estrin. She is a pioneer in the field of embedded network sensing and is the director of the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) at UCLA. She is on the advisory board of TTI/Vanguard.
In 2003, Popular Science named her one of their "Brilliant 10" for that year.[1]
In 2007, Estrin was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is also a fellow of the ACM and the IEEE.[2]
Deborah Estrin had received the degree honoris causa from EPFL in 2008 during the master ceremony.[3]
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[edit] Awards
- 2009: National Academy of Engineering
- 2008: Doctor Honoris Causa EPFL
- 2007: Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award for Innovation[4]
- 1987: National Science Foundation's Presidential Young Investigator Award
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ PopSci's 2nd Annual Brilliant 10 | Popular Science
- ^ Estrin, Deborah
- ^ Magistrale 2008
- ^ Fuller, Brian (18 October 2005). "Perlman, Samuelson, Tsao, honored for innovations". EETimes. UBM Electronics. http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4056086/Perlman-Samuelson-Tsao-honored-for-innovations. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- Biography of Deborah Estrin
- Deborah Estrin's page at the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS)
- Publications
- Video (6 min.) of Deborah Estrin being awarded the Anita Borg Institute's Women of Vision Award, 2007
- Video (4 min.) of Deborah Estrin's acceptance speech for the Anita Borg Institute's Women of Vision Award, 2007
- Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) home page
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