Gerald J. Popek | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1946 |
| Died | July 20, 2008 (aged 61) |
| Alma mater | New York University Harvard University |
| Known for | Popek and Goldberg virtualization requirements |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Scientist |
| Institutions | UCLA Locus Computing Corporation United Online |
Gerald John "Jerry" Popek (September 22, 1946 – July 20, 2008) was an American computer scientist, known for his research on operating systems and virtualization.
With Robert P. Goldberg he proposed the Popek and Goldberg virtualization requirements,[1] a set of conditions necessary for a computer architecture to support system virtualization.