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Alex Szalay | |
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Born | Alexander Sandor Szalay June 17, 1949 Debrecen, Hungary |
Alma mater | University of Debrecen (B.Sc.) Eötvös Loránd University(M.Sc., Ph.D.) |
Known for | Sloan Digital Sky Survey National Virtual Observatory WorldWide Telescope |
Awards | Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships (2015) Jim Gray eScience Award (2007) Széchenyi Prize (1991) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy Computer science Cosmology Big data |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
Website | idies |
Alex Szalay is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor[1] of physics and astronomy[2] and computer science[3] at the Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences and Whiting School of Engineering.[4] Szalay is an international leader in astronomy, cosmology, the science of big data, and data-intensive computing. In 2023, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.[5]