Alfred Z. Spector | |
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| Born | October 14, 1954 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Stanford University |
| Known for | Opportunities and Perils in Data Science Google's Hybrid Approach to Research CS+X Research on Reliable Distributed Computing Andrew File System (AFS) |
| Awards | ΦBK Scholar (2018-19) ACM Software Systems Award (2016) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009) National Academy of Engineering (2004) IEEE Kanai Award for Distributed Computing (2001) Hertz Fellow (1977) |
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| Institutions | MIT Two Sigma Investments IBM Transarc Corporation Carnegie Mellon University |
| Thesis | Multiprocessing Architectures for Local Area Networks (1981) |
| Website | www |
Alfred Zalmon Spector is an American computer scientist and research manager. He is a visiting scholar in the MIT EECS Department and was previously CTO of Two Sigma Investments. Before that, he was Vice President of Research and Special Initiatives at Google.