Lars Rasmussen (software developer)
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 Lars Rasmussen in 2007
Photo credit: Charlie Brewer |
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| Residence | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | Google, Facebook |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University University of Edinburgh University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | Alistair Sinclair |
| Known for | Google Maps, Google Wave |
| Notable awards | Pearcey Award (2010) |
Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen is a Danish-born[1] computer scientist, software developer, and co-founder of Google Maps.
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[edit] Qualifications
In 1990, Rasmussen graduated from the University of Aarhus with a major in Mathematics.[2] He gained his MSc in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Edinburgh in 1992.[3]
Rasmussen began his PhD, working with Mark Jerrum and Alistair Sinclair in the Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science at Edinburgh, then moved, with Sinclair, to Berkeley, California, USA. He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998, for his thesis "On Approximating the Permanent and Other #P-Complete Problems".[4]
[edit] Where 2 Technologies and Google Maps
In 2003, Lars and his brother, Jens, with Australians Noel Gordon and Stephen Ma, co-founded Where 2 Technologies, a mapping-related start-up in Sydney, Australia. This company was bought by Google in October 2004, to create the popular, free, browser-based software, Google Maps.[5][6] The four of them were subsequently employed by Google in the engineering team at the company's Australian office in Sydney.[7] Lars and Jens are also the originators of the Google Wave project.[7].
[edit] Facebook
On 29 October 2010, Rasmussen announced that he had left Google, and was moving to San Francisco to work for Facebook.[8]
[edit] Awards
On 19 October 2010, Lars and Jens Rasmussen were awarded the Pearcey Award for NSW ICT Entrepreneurs of the Year.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Sydney Morning Herald article". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-05-29. http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/2009/05/29/1243456712775.html.
- ^ "Lars Rasmussen's Facebook page". http://www.facebook.com/lars.e.rasmussen?v=info.
- ^ "LFCS report, Approximating the Permanent, Lars Rasmussen, LFCS, Edinburgh". 1992-03-12. http://www.lfcs.inf.ed.ac.uk/reports/92/ECS-LFCS-92-201/ECS-LFCS-92-201.ps.
- ^ "Berkeley PhD Dissertations 1998". 1998. http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/Dissertations/Years/1998.html.
- ^ "CrunchBase Profile". CrunchBase. 2009-09-17. http://www.crunchbase.com/person/lars-rasmussen. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ "Video: Lars Rasmussen on creating Google Maps". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fx4z0ZrSW0.
- ^ a b Sutter, John D.: The genius brothers behind Google Wave, CNN, October 27, 2009.
- ^ Hutcheon, Stephen: Why I quit Google to join Facebook: Lars Rasmussen, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 November 2010.
- ^ Press Release – Jens and Lars Rasmussen Win 2010 NSW Entrepreneur Award and 9 Entrepreneurs Inducted into Hall of Fame, The Pearcey Foundation, 19 October 2010.
