Mik Kersten
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| Mik Kersten | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1975 Warsaw, Poland |
| Residence | Vancouver, Canada |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | Tasktop Technologies, Xerox PARC |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Doctoral advisor | Gail C. Murphy |
| Known for | created Task-Focused Interface and Mylyn, major contributor to AspectJ and Aspect-Oriented Programming, Eclipse (software) |
| Influences | Gail C. Murphy, Gregor Kiczales, Charles Simonyi, Jim Hugunin |
Mik Kersten is a Canadian computer specialist who created and leads the open-source Eclipse Mylyn project.[1][2] Kersten invented the Task-Focused Interface technology underlying Mylyn while working on his PhD at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.[1][3][4] While completing his PhD, supervised by Gail C. Murphy, Kersten and Gail co-founded Tasktop Technologies, which provides productivity software built on the Mylyn technology.[5]
Kersten has been a member of the Eclipse Foundation Architecture Council since 2007.[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Kersten develops Mylar". 2008. http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcthisweek/2006/06dec14.html. Retrieved 25-Sep-2008.
- ^ "Kersten Leads Mylar". 2008. http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn/contributors/. Retrieved 25-Sep-2008.
- ^ "Tasktop Team". 2008. http://tasktop.com/about/team/. Retrieved 25-Sep-2008.
- ^ "Mik Kersten Thesis". 2008. http://www.cs.ubc.ca/grads/resources/thesis/Nov07/Kersten_Mik.pdf. Retrieved 25-Sep-2008.
- ^ "Tasktop About". 2008. http://tasktop.com/about/. Retrieved 25-Sep-2008.
- ^ "Mik Kersten Eclipse Foundation Architecture Council Member". 2008. http://www.eclipse.org/org/foundation/council.php. Retrieved 25-Sep-2008.
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